School-Based Feeding Programme
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Children
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To improve children's nutritional status, their behaviour towards health and nutrition, and their school attendance.
Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. 2018. “Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program for School Years 2017-2022”. DepEd Order No. 39. Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. <http://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DO_s2017_039.pdf>. Accessed 18 May 2018.
Programme components
Complementary activities are: deworming; good grooming and personal hygiene checks; integration of the policy on health care promotion and washing in schools; Gulayan sa Paaralan/School Garden Programme; waste sorting and composting; productivity, and life and values development training.
Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. 2018. “Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program for School Years 2017-2022”. DepEd Order No. 39. Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. <http://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DO_s2017_039.pdf>. Accessed 18 May 2018.
Start date
1997
The Department of Education has been implementing school feeding programmes since 1997.
Tabunda, Ana Maria, Jose Ramon G. Albert, and Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa. 2016. “Results of an Impact Evaluation Study on DepED’s School-Based Feeding Program.” Discussion Paper Series No. 2016-05. Philippine Institute for Development Studies. <https://dirp3.pids.gov.ph/websitecms/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps1605.pdf>. Accessed 18 May 2018.
Coverage
1.8 million wasted and severely wasted students.
DBM. 2018. 2018 People’s Budget. Department of Budget and Management website. <https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/budget-documents/2018/2018-people-s-budget/2018-people-s-budget>. Accessed 24 July 2018.
Programme expenditure
PHP5.3 billion (2018).
DBM. 2018. 2018 People’s Budget. Department of Budget and Management website. <https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/budget-documents/2018/2018-people-s-budget/2018-people-s-budget>. Accessed 24 July 2018.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Targeted areas
Nationwide
Target groups
Children
Eligibility criteria
All severely wasted (SW) or wasted (W) students from kindergarten to grade 6 are eligible. These classifications are assessed based on a yearly nutritional assessment, anchored in the World Health Organization (WHO)’s Child Growth Standards (CGS). SW are children whose Body Mass Index (BMI) falls below -3 z-score line and W are children with a BMI between -2 and -3.
Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. 2018. “Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program for School Years 2017-2022”. DepEd Order No. 39. Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. <http://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DO_s2017_039.pdf>. Accessed 18 May 2018.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Food
Amount of benefits
Programme guidelines recommend that meals include iron-fortified rice, brown rice, corn, enriched/fortified cooking oil and sugar.
Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. 2018. “Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program for School Years 2017-2022”. DepEd Order No. 39. Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. <http://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DO_s2017_039.pdf>. Accessed 18 May 2018.
Payment/delivery frequency
Daily
Benefit delivery mechanism
Schools.
Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. 2018. “Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program for School Years 2017-2022”. DepEd Order No. 39. Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. <http://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DO_s2017_039.pdf>. Accessed 18 May 2018.
Benefit recipients
Students
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
Minimum 100 days per year.
Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. 2018. “Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program for School Years 2017-2022”. DepEd Order No. 39. Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. <http://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DO_s2017_039.pdf>. Accessed 18 May 2018.
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
Progress monitoring processes are laid out from the school to the national level. Progress reports should be presented by schools monthly or quarterly. An evaluation of the programme should be conducted during the first quarter of each year.
Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. 2018. “Operational Guidelines on the Implementation of School-Based Feeding Program for School Years 2017-2022”. DepEd Order No. 39. Republic of the Philippines Department of Education. <http://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/DO_s2017_039.pdf>. Accessed 18 May 2018.
