EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - Global Child Nutrition Foundation

the quality of food storage. Food is distributed from these
depots to schools in the area.
In terms of community involvement, the parent-teacher
organization is responsible for procuring minor food items that do
not need to go through a tendering process.
Kenya
The Kenyan Ministry of Education disburses school feeding
funds, coordinates with stakeholders, and trains local staff
while the schools procure and prepare the food.
Kenya’s school feeding program is coordinated by the School
Health, Nutrition, and Meals Investment Program Unit. This
organization is housed in the Directorate of Basic Education,
which is part of the Ministry of Education. Government
involvement in school feeding includes:
Coordination with local, international, and private sector
partners. All program activities are coordinated through the
Ministry of Education. This includes identification of needy
schools and working with provincial government organizations.
In addition, partnerships have been created with private
organizations like Unilever, Nestle and Kenya Power and
Lighting Company.
Financial management and program evaluation. The national
government is responsible for disbursing school feeding funds
to schools. It also monitors program performance.
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Development to Maximize Food Security
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Training local staff. The national government has district field
officers that train school management committees on food
procurement and hygiene.
In addition to the Ministry of Education’s school feeding initiative,
other programs exist. The Ministry of Agriculture administers a
school feeding program which involves strong community
engagement.
Senegal
In Senegal, more local resources are needed to augment
government support of the school feeding program.
Senegal views school feeding programs as one way to achieve
the Millennium Development Goals. After the president declared
his support for the program in 2007, a school cafeteria
management structure was implemented. In addition, tools and
information systems were developed for program management.
One challenge is that partners finance 80% of the program, with
the government financing the remaining 20%. Local resources
must be mobilized to increase the financing generated locally.
Increased participation by the private sector and households is
necessary. A dairy producer in Dakar, for example, has started
contributing milk. In the agricultural sector, technology must be
used to help farmers increase their productivity.