Ghana School Feeding Programme
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Children
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To achieve food security by providing public primary school students with one hot meal per day, usually procured from local farmers
Afoakwa, E.O. n.d. “Home Grown School Feeding Programme – The Ghanaian Model
as Icon for Africa.” Accra: University of Ghana, Legon. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.gcnf.org/library/Ghana-School-Feeding-Programme-Overview-and-Progress.pdf>.
Programme components
GSFP is one of Ghana’s strategies for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on hunger, poverty and primary education.
Afoakwa, E.O. n.d. “Home Grown School Feeding Programme – The Ghanaian Model
as Icon for Africa.” Accra: University of Ghana, Legon. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.gcnf.org/library/Ghana-School-Feeding-Programme-Overview-and-Progress.pdf>.
Start date
2005
Afoakwa, E.O. n.d. “Home Grown School Feeding Programme – The Ghanaian Model
as Icon for Africa.” Accra: University of Ghana, Legon. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.gcnf.org/library/Ghana-School-Feeding-Programme-Overview-and-Progress.pdf>.
World Bank. 2016 (forthcoming). Ghana: Social Protection Assessment and Expenditure
Review. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Conditionalities (if any)
School attendance
Coverage
1.7 million children—39 per cent of students registered in public pre-primary and primary schools (2014).
World Bank. 2016 (forthcoming). Ghana: Social Protection Assessment and Expenditure
Review. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Programme expenditure
GHS165 million (2014)
World Bank. 2016 (forthcoming). Ghana: Social Protection Assessment and Expenditure
Review. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Targeted areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Children
Eligibility criteria
Enrolment in public pre-primary and primary schools and school attendance.
World Bank. 2016 (forthcoming). Ghana: Social Protection Assessment and Expenditure
Review. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Food
Amount of benefits
One hot meal made from locally produced foodstuffs.
World Bank. 2016 (forthcoming). Ghana: Social Protection Assessment and Expenditure
Review. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Payment/delivery frequency
Daily
World Bank. 2016 (forthcoming). Ghana: Social Protection Assessment and Expenditure
Review. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Benefit delivery mechanism
Meals are delivered at schools.
Benefit recipients
Public school children
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
Meals are distributed daily throughout the school year.
World Bank. 2016 (forthcoming). Ghana: Social Protection Assessment and Expenditure
Review. Washington, DC: World Bank.
