Rethinking School Feeding Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector

by Bundy, Donald; Burbano, Carmen; Grosh, Margaret; Gelli, Aulo; Jukes, Matthew; Drake, Lesley

• ISBN13: 9780821379745
• ISBN10: 0821379747
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-02
• Publisher: World Bank Publications

Summary

This paper, produced jointly by the World Bank and World Food Programme, analyses the evidence on school feeding and provides guidance on best practice in its design and implementation.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Executive Summary	p. xv
Context and Rationale	p. 1
What Is School Feeding?	p. 7
The Food	p. 7
Complementary Health and Nutrition Interventions	p. 9
Other Important Actions	p. 10
Why Implement School Feeding?	p. 13
School Feeding as a Safety Net	p. 13
The Educational Benefits of School Feeding	p. 20
The Nutritional Benefits of School Feeding	p. 27
Defining Objectives in Practice: Safety Net, Education, or Nutrition?	p. 30
Planning for Sustainability	p. 33
Demand for School Feeding Programs	p. 34
How the Costs of School Feeding Relate to the Costs of Education	p. 35
The Evolution of National School Feeding Programs	p. 39
Key Elements of the School Feeding Program Transition Process	p. 40
Linking School Feeding with Local Agricultural Production	p. 45
Trade-Offs in Program Design: Targeting, Feeding Modalities, and Costs	p. 51
Approaches to Targeting Programs	p. 51
Operational Implications of School Feeding Modalities	p. 54
Costs of School Feeding Modalities and Food Choices	p. 60
Trade-Offs in Targeting and Feeding Modalities	p. 63
Institutional and Procurement Arrangements	p. 67
Institutional Arrangements	p. 67
The Role of the Private Sector in School Feeding	p. 71
Procurement	p. 71
School-Level Implementation Arrangements	p. 76
Environmental Concerns at the School Level	p. 77
How to Design and Update School Feeding Programs	p. 81
Checklist to Design and Implement New School Feeding Programs	p. 82
Checklist to Update Existing School Feeding Programs	p. 82
A Designer's Toolkit	p. 85
Additional Sources of Useful Information	p. 87
Key Findings and Research Agenda	p. 91
Key Findings of the Analyses	p. 91
Research Agenda	p. 94
School Feeding in El Salvador: Preliminary Findings of a Case Study of the Transition	p. 99
Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping	p. 117
Setting Up School Feeding Programs	p. 121
Revisiting School Feeding Programs	p. 131
References	p. 147
Index	p. 155
Boxes
Case Studies: School Feeding Programs in Transition Stage 5	p. 11
School-Based Deworming: Evolution of an Education Policy Priority	p. 29
Case Studies: School Feeding Programs in Transition from Stage 2 to Stage 3	p. 31
Case Studies: School Feeding Programs in Transition from Stage 4 to Stage 5	p. 49
Case Studies: Evaluated Programs Using Fortified Biscuits	p. 57
Case Studies: School Feeding Programs in Transition from Stage 1 to Stage 2	p. 78
World Food Programme Support for School Feeding	p. 88
Case Study: School Feeding Program in Transition from Stage 3 to Stage 4	p. 90
Figures
Targeting Results from Latin America and the Caribbean: School-Related Social Assistance Programs	p. 16
Changes in the Costs per Child of School Feeding and Primary Education with Economic Growth (per Capita GDP) for 58 Countries	p. 36
Ratio of per Child Cost of School Feeding in Relation to per Child Cost of Basic Education, versus GDP per Capita	p. 37
Yearly Expenditure on School Feeding in El Salvador by Source of Funding, US$	p. 44
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