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National School Feeding Scheme

National School Feeding Scheme. Report to the Portfolio Committee October 2002. Background to PSNP. Presidential Lead Project since 1994 Aims of PSNP To improve the learning capacity of children To alleviate the effects of poverty. Current status of PSNP.

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National School Feeding Scheme

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  1. National School Feeding Scheme Report to the Portfolio Committee October 2002

  2. Background to PSNP • Presidential Lead Project since 1994 • Aims of PSNP • To improve the learning capacity of children • To alleviate the effects of poverty

  3. Current status of PSNP • Implemented by Health and Education, with Health as lead Department • Components of Integrated Nutrition Programme • School feeding • Nutrition education • Parasite control • Micronutrient supplementation in schools

  4. Cabinet decisions 23rd January 2002 • Improve implementation of PSNP • Extension to Grade R learners in schools and registered ECD Centres • Determine best location of school feeding • Health, Education and Social Development to ensure proper functioning of PSNP

  5. Further steps • Evaluation of PSNP programme by Health • Working group of Health, Education and Social Development considered decisions of Cabinet and evaluation, and prepared technical paper for Cabinet.

  6. Cabinet decision 18th September 2002 • Inclusion of Grade R learners in targeted Primary schools • Funding to be increased annually • Continue co-operation to improve efficiency • Transfer of School feeding component of the Integrated Nutrition Programme to Education by April 2004.

  7. Inclusion of Grade R learners • Develop criteria for targeting Primary schools in nodal areas • Detailed information available on current Grade R learners; ECD rollout to coincide with targeting • Co-ordination with DoSD regarding feeding in registered ECD Community sites

  8. Funding • Agreed to increase annually • Increase to be based on ongoing needs analysis • Basic options for menus to be prepared and costed • Part of budget for Integrated Nutrition Programme to be retained by Health for management of other three components

  9. Improving efficiency • Standardised menus • Standardised time and number of days feeding • Improved procurement procedures • Improved targeted strategies • Increased participation of community groups, especially women’s groups

  10. Transfer of programme to Education • Conceptualisation and planning of new approach • Human resources: recruitment and development • System capacity: national, provincial, local and school levels • Inter-Departmental collaboration • Governing body involvement

  11. New approaches? • Build on successes of community feeding initiatives • Build especially on community gardens: co-operation of FAO secured • Provide a hot meal, for up to 200 days a year • Use governing bodies to manage programmes

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