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BRIEFING ON NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMME

BRIEFING ON NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMME. PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 15 MAY 2007. TRANSFER OF NSNP. NSNP transferred successfully from DoH to DoE in April 2004. Transfer and Implementation Plan (TIP) directs DoE to: Implement to the same levels as DoH in 2004/05.

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BRIEFING ON NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMME

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  1. BRIEFING ON NATIONAL SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMME PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION 15 MAY 2007

  2. TRANSFER OF NSNP • NSNP transferred successfully from DoH to DoE in April 2004. • Transfer and Implementation Plan (TIP) directs DoE to: • Implement to the same levels as DoH in 2004/05. • Review and factor in qualitative improvements in 2005/06 .

  3. EFFECTED CHANGES BY DoE • Revised menu options. • Commissioned a study to verify targets. • Established sustainable food production and strengthened promotion of healthy lifestyles within the programme.

  4. Objectives of NSNP • To contribute to enhanced learning capacity through school feeding • Generate food production and economic activities in school communities. • Strengthen nutrition education in the school curriculum and school communities.

  5. FREE STATE • 2006/7 allocation at R64 784 million • Expenditure to date - R 80 078 million (110.19%) • Number of NSNP Schools - 1 643 • Learners reached – 407 743 in Grade R – 7 • Achievements • Feeding has been extended to the poorest learners not covered before • Human resource capacity improved with appointment of Programme Manager • Resources allocated to improve efficiencies • Challenges • Budget constraints to reach registered community based ECD sites • Lack of resources by schools (water, planting space, fence and garden tools, cooking and eating utencils).

  6. Planned Activities for 2007/8 • Allocation - R68 023 • Targeted schools – 1 472 • Total targeted learners – 413 546 from Grades R – 7 • Honoraria for Food Handlers and fuel payments will be transferred to schools quarterly • Monitoring visits to schools by provincial officials will increase to 4 times per month.

  7. GAUTENG • 2006/7 allocation at R99 921 million • Expenditure to date - R98.262 million (98.34%) • Number of Schools - 1 122 • Learners reached - 389 361 • Achievements • Support by Interns to monitor • Delivery of equipment and utensils to targeted schools • Challenges • Outstanding deliveries of utensils and equipment by some service providers to schools resulting in under-expenditure

  8. Planned Activities for 2007/08 • Allocation - R114 574 million • Targeted Schools- 1 143 • Targeted learners - 453 189 • Planned projects: • Compile baseline information on Grade R learners in registered community-based ECD sites.

  9. KWA-ZULU NATAL • Allocation – R239 372 million • Expenditure to date - R254 404 million (80.67%) • Learners reached - 1 367 656 million • Number of schools – 3 453 • Achievements • Local women cooperatives participate in the NSNP • Nutrition banners and fliers developed to promote healthy lifestyles • NSNP posts are advertised to increase HR capacity • Food production initiatives supplements feeding and contributes to the school fund • Garden implements purchased for food gardens • Challenges • Non permanent staff to oversee the programme • Slow submission of applications by schools

  10. Planned activities for 2007/8 • Allocation – R260 006 million • Targeted Schools – 3 619 • Targeted learners – 1 418 180 Planned Projects • Filling of all critical posts • Conduct quarterly workshop for women cooperatives • Increase women cooperative coverage to 6000 learners per cooperative

  11. LIMPOPO • 2006/7 allocation at R202 039 million • Expenditure to date – R212 363 (105.11%) • Number of Schools - 2711 • Learners reached - 1 054 609 in Grade R – 7 • Achievements • Human resource capacity improvement as NSNP established posts are absorbed in the provincial structure • Parents participate in NSNP as food handlers and support food production programme • Challenges • Monitors and parents lack technical knowledge in food production

  12. Planned Activities for 2007/08 • Allocation R192 694 million • Targeted schools 2 622 • Targeted learners 1 177 770 in Grade R-7 • Projects • Introduction of women cooperatives in two circuits • Purchasing of eating utensils in some schools

  13. MPUMALANGA 2006/07 • Allocation - R84 549 million • Expenditure to date – R83 100 million (98.29%) • Number of Schools- 1 321 • Learners reached – 492 025 • Achievements • Food production initiatives receive high priority with support from Social Cluster Sector MECs • Challenges • Inadequate infrastructure in terms of storage and food preparation.

  14. Planned Activities for 2007/08 • Allocation – R106 604 million • Targeted schools – 1 478 • Targeted learners 572 876 • Projects • Train outstanding food handlers on health and hygienic handling of food • Procure cooking utensils and garden tools for some schools

  15. NORTHERN CAPE • 2006/07 allocation – R29 647 million • Expenditure to date – R29 199 million (91.50%) • Number of schools - 319 • Learners reached - 128 452 from Grade R to 7 • Achievements • extended feeding of transferred schools and learners due to re-definition of borders • procured cooking and gardening equipment for schools • conducted school gardening competitions with partner departments, business sector and non-governmental organisations

  16. Planned Activities for 2007/08 • Allocation R29,647 million • Targeted schools – 576 • Targeted learners - 169 772 Projects • Training of educators, learners and parents in food production skills and Nutrition Education

  17. NORTH WEST • 2006/7l allocation - R95 529 million • Expenditure to date - R120 635 million (118.97%) • Number of schools – 1269 • Learners reached – 481 986 in Grade R – 7 • Achievements • Community participation through Local Cooperatives • Resource allocation (motor vehicles) for monitoring • Training workshops in gardening skills conducted in collaboration with social sector partners • Received LTSM promoting good nutrition and healthy lifestyles for distribution to schools • Challenges • Outstanding payment of service providers • Lack of Human Resources for monitoring

  18. Planned Activities for 2007/8 • Allocation - R87 916 million • Targeted schools – 1 160 • Targeted learners - 416 954 from Grade R-7 Projects • Appoint 30 contract workers with financial skill to process payment • Training of service provider in all four regions

  19. WESTERN CAPE • 2006/7 Allocation – R48 313 million • Expenditure to date – R45 956 million (95.12%) • Number of schools - 873 • Learners reached - 203 183 Achievements • MoU with Department of Health is finalised • Continuous stock taking system introduced at 5 schools • Targeted schools received mobile kitchens and equipment • Warm meals menu have been extended to other targeted schools Challenges • delays in finalising new tender may affect time schedules of new contractors • Lack of skills and resources for food gardens management

  20. Planned Activities for 2007/8 • Allocation R48,313 million • Targeted schools – 993 • Targeted learners – 203 026 Project • Improve monitoring tool and introduce more schools to continuous monitoring system • Training of educators, parents and learners in food production skills and Nutrition Education

  21. EASTERN CAPE • 2006/7 allocation at R233 882 million • Expenditure to date - R166 642 million (62.62%) • Number of NSNP Schools- 5 046 • Learners being fed -1 461 917 in Grade R – 4. Achievements • Feeding has been re-established after interruptions in the latter part of 2006.

  22. CHALLENGES • Extending feeding to grade 5 -7

  23. PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR 2007/8 • Allocation R 237 885m • Target schools - 4978 • Target learners - 1 265 295. • Projects • Capacity building of food handlers, parents and administrative staff. • Develop a new NSNP implementation strategy • Capacity building on food production skills

  24. Schools and Learners on the Programme

  25. NSNP Financial Performance

  26. Overall Progress • About 6 million learners were reached in 18 000 schools • 1 228 workshops conducted on food safety and Health & hygiene • 84 000 booklets and 42 000 playing cards on healthy lifestyles distributed to provinces • A database of feeding schools has been developed and will be updated in this financial year

  27. Challenges • Human Resources in provinces • Expanding provision to secondary schools • Equipment and Infrastructure • Data verification systems • Inadequate allocation in relation to targets

  28. Proposed Interventions • Review of the National School Nutrition Programme • Develop NSNP National Framework • Tightening monitoring and evaluation • Increasing provincial capacity to monitor • Expansion to Secondary Schools • Database management

  29. Proposed Interventions • Increase feeding days to include all school days • Capacity building for SGBs in Nutrition Education • Share best Practice • Pilot Milk & Egg project in EC and FS in collaboration with DoA

  30. Plans for 2007/8 • Implement Technical Cooperation Project on Food production and Nutrition Education with Food and Agriculture Organisation

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