Last updated: 28/2/2024

Programme Details

Programme objectives

To enhance food security and reduce hunger in line with the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on hunger, poverty and malnutrition 

(i) The Immediate objectives of the Programme are to contribute to: 

  • Increase school enrolment, attendance and retention 
  • Reduce short-term hunger and malnutrition amongst kindergarten and primary school children 
  • Boost domestic food production 

(ii) The long-term objectives of the programme are to contribute to: 

  • Poverty reduction 
  • Improving food security 
Programme components
Agriculture, education, as well as hunger and malnutrition (with implications for water and sanitation).
References
https://schoolfeeding.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GSFP_Programme_Document_2007_2010-2.07.53-PM-2.07.53-PM-2.07.53-PM.pdf Government of Ghana. 2006. Ghana school feeding programme- Programme Document 2007-2010. Accessible: https://schoolfeeding.gov.gh/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GSFP_Programme_Document_2007_2010-2.07.53-PM-2.07.53-PM-2.07.53-PM.pdf Accessed 04 Feb 2024
Coverage
1.7 million children—39 per cent of students registered in public pre-primary and primary schools (2014). About 3.3 million pupils from nine thousand basic schools (2020).
References
(i) World Bank. 2016 (forthcoming). Ghana: Social Protection Assessment and Expenditure Review. Washington, DC: World Bank. (ii) Ghartey, R. 2023. Government to increase grant for School Feeding Programme in 2023. Accessible at https://www.myjoyonline.com/government-to-increase-grant-for-school-feeding-programme-in-2023/. Accessed on 05 February 2024

Targeting and eligiblity

Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Eligibility criteria
Enrolment in public pre-primary and primary schools and school attendance. Selecting schools based on their social status or poverty conditions in line with the objective of the school feeding programme.

Coverage and other information

Type of benefits
Food
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)