Njaa Marufuku Kenya, NMK (School Feeding Programme)
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Children
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To improve the health and nutrition of school children.
Ogada, M.J. et al. 2011. Trends and Outlook Report on Key Agriculture and Rural Development
Indicators in Kenya. Washington, DC: IFPRI. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.resakss.
org/sites/default/files/pdfs/trends-and-outlook-report-on-key-indicators-in-ken-50981.pdf>.
Programme components
The programme also provides funds for smallholder farmers
to enable them meet new demands, as well as for schools to
create school gardens.
Nzuma, J.M. 2013. “The political economy of food price policy - The case of Kenya.”
WIDER Working Paper, No. 2013/026. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/2013/en_GB/wp2013-026/>.
Start date
2006
Ogada, M.J. et al. 2011. Trends and Outlook Report on Key Agriculture and Rural Development
Indicators in Kenya. Washington, DC: IFPRI. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.resakss.
org/sites/default/files/pdfs/trends-and-outlook-report-on-key-indicators-in-ken-50981.pdf>.
Conditionalities (if any)
The meals are served at school; therefore, school attendance is the implicit conditionality of the programme.
Coverage
44,000 beneficiaries (2013)
Nzuma, J.M. 2013. “The political economy of food price policy - The case of Kenya.”
WIDER Working Paper, No. 2013/026. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/2013/en_GB/wp2013-026/>.
Programme expenditure
The programme’s budget is USD1.3 million for the first five years (2013).
Nzuma, J.M. 2013. “The political economy of food price policy - The case of Kenya.”
WIDER Working Paper, No. 2013/026. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/2013/en_GB/wp2013-026/>.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Targeted areas
Areas of high poverty, school drop-out rates and malnutrition with
poor primary school performance, but with the potential to grow food.
Dorward, A. 2009. Rethinking Agricultural Input Subsidy Programmes in a Changing World.
Rome: FAO. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.oecd.org/tad/agricultural-policies/46384527.pdf>.
Target groups
Children
Eligibility criteria
Food-insecure children in pre-primary and primary schools.
Nzuma, J.M. 2013. “The political economy of food price policy - The case of Kenya.”
WIDER Working Paper, No. 2013/026. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/2013/en_GB/wp2013-026/>.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Food
Amount of benefits
Daily hot meals
Nzuma, J.M. 2013. “The political economy of food price policy - The case of Kenya.”
WIDER Working Paper, No. 2013/026. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/2013/en_GB/wp2013-026/>.
Payment/delivery frequency
Daily
Nzuma, J.M. 2013. “The political economy of food price policy - The case of Kenya.”
WIDER Working Paper, No. 2013/026. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/2013/en_GB/wp2013-026/>.
Benefit delivery mechanism
Meals are delivered at schools
Benefit recipients
Students
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
The programme is implemented for a maximum period of three years,
after which the communities must either take over the programme’s
management or seek the support of the Home-Grown School Meals
(HGSM) programme.
Nzuma, J.M. 2013. “The political economy of food price policy - The case of Kenya.”
WIDER Working Paper, No. 2013/026. Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/working-papers/2013/en_GB/wp2013-026/>.
