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Vulnerable Group Feeding Programme (VGFP)
Programme
Vulnerable Group Feeding Programme (VGFP)
Country
Botswana
Geographic area
Sub-Saharan Africa
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date 1988 1
Programme objectives
To assist the most vulnerable and
food-insecure populations during drought. 1
Programme type
Unconditional In-kind transfer
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods Categorical targeting 2
Target areas Nationwide 2
Target groups Children; pregnant women; chronically ill individuals 2
Eligibility criteria
During the drought season: all children aged 6–60 months are eligible;
supplementary feeding is also provided to medically selected pregnant
and lactating women, and outpatients with tuberculosis or leprosy.
During the non-drought season: children under 5 years of age
are eligible according to their medical conditions. 1,2
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Food
Amount of benefits
Take-home food rations are provided in clinics for children aged
6–60 months, with different ration packages according to age group
(6–18, 19–36 and 37–60 months). Rations are composed of maize
meal, beans and vegetable oil, tsabana (sorghum/soya) with vitamin
enrichment, and dry skimmed milk. 2,3
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism Take-home food rations are provided via clinics. 2
Benefit recipients
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage 383,392 beneficiaries (18.3 per cent of the population) in 2012/2013 4
Programme expenditure 0.1 per cent of GDP (2012/13) 4
Institutions and agencies involved Ministry of Local Government, Food Relief Services Division 4
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 165: Vulnerable Group Feeding Programme (VGFP)
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