Cantines Scolaires (School Feeding Programme)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Children
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To improve school enrolment, attendance and retention in the country’s poorest areas.
World Bank. 2014. Project Paper on a Proposed Restructuring and Additional Credit in
the Amount of SDR 7.9 Million (USD 12.1 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Togo for the
Communit Development and Safety Nets Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 26
February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/
IB/2016/03/18/090224b0828cb41f/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Togo000Communi0additional0financing.pdf>.
Start date
2008
Conditionalities (if any)
School attendance
Coverage
84,983 beneficiaries (40 per cent girls) representing
6.03 per cent of children attending public schools.
World Bank. 2014. Project Paper on a Proposed Restructuring and Additional Credit in
the Amount of SDR 7.9 Million (USD 12.1 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Togo for the
Communit Development and Safety Nets Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 26
February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/
IB/2016/03/18/090224b0828cb41f/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Togo000Communi0additional0financing.pdf>.
Programme expenditure
In 2011, the Government contributed
USD2 million to school feeding activities.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Geographical Targeting
World Bank. 2014. Project Paper on a Proposed Restructuring and Additional Credit in
the Amount of SDR 7.9 Million (USD 12.1 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Togo for the
Communit Development and Safety Nets Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 26
February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/
IB/2016/03/18/090224b0828cb41f/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Togo000Communi0additional0financing.pdf>.
Targeted areas
308 schools nationwide in the country’s poorest areas
Target groups
Children
Eligibility criteria
Children who are enrolled in the selected schools are eligible (selected schools are located in remote and economically disadvantaged regions of the country).
World Bank. 2014. Project Paper on a Proposed Restructuring and Additional Credit in
the Amount of SDR 7.9 Million (USD 12.1 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Togo for the
Communit Development and Safety Nets Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 26
February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/
IB/2016/03/18/090224b0828cb41f/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Togo000Communi0additional0financing.pdf>.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Food
Amount of benefits
There are no nutritional standards for the meals, but they consist
mainly of staple foods (millet, sorghum or rice) complemented
by condiments and legumes.
Payment/delivery frequency
Daily
Benefit delivery mechanism
Meals are provided at schools.
World Bank. 2014. Project Paper on a Proposed Restructuring and Additional Credit in
the Amount of SDR 7.9 Million (USD 12.1 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Togo for the
Communit Development and Safety Nets Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 26
February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/
IB/2016/03/18/090224b0828cb41f/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Togo000Communi0additional0financing.pdf>.
Benefit recipients
Students
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
The regional offices of the Ministry of Education—Comités de Gestion des
Ecoles Publiques (COGEPs) and Comités de Parents d’Elèves (CPEs)—
are responsible for monitoring activities.
World Bank. 2014. Project Paper on a Proposed Restructuring and Additional Credit in
the Amount of SDR 7.9 Million (USD 12.1 Million Equivalent) to the Republic of Togo for the
Communit Development and Safety Nets Project. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 26
February 2016. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/
IB/2016/03/18/090224b0828cb41f/1_0/Rendered/PDF/Togo000Communi0additional0financing.pdf>.
