School Feeding Programme
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Children
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To improve schooling rates and diminish school attrition.
World Food Programme. 2012. “Programme d’alimentation scolaire au Mali.” Rome: WFP. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://pt.slideshare.net/WFPCentre/programme-dalimentation-scolaire-au-mali>.
Start date
1962
School feeding programmes have been in place since the 1960s.
Government of Mali. 2013. Stratégie de Pérennisation de l’Alimentation Scolaire au Mali. Bamako: Government of Mali. Accessed 8 July 2015). <http://hgsf-global.org/en/bank/downloads/doc_download/362-strategie-de-perennisation-de-lalimentation-scolaire-au-mali>.
Conditionalities (if any)
School attendance
Coverage
354,000 beneficiaries or 17 per cent of children attending school
World Food Programme. 2013. State of School Feeding Worldwide. Rome: WFP. Accessed 11 November 2015. <https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/13536/WFP_StateofSchoolFeeding2013_web.pdf?sequence=1>.
Programme expenditure
The government contributed USD5.8 million to school feeding activities in 2011.
World Food Programme. 2011. Budget Increases to Development Activities— Mali Country Programme 105830 (2008–2012). Rome: WFP. Accessed 9 July 2015. <http://one.wfp.org/operations/current_operations/project_docs/105830.pdf>.
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Geographical Targeting
Government of Mali. 2013. Stratégie de Pérennisation de l’Alimentation Scolaire au Mali. Bamako: Government of Mali. Accessed 8 July 2015). <http://hgsf-global.org/en/bank/downloads/doc_download/362-strategie-de-perennisation-de-lalimentation-scolaire-au-mali>.
World Food Programme. 2013. State of School Feeding Worldwide. Rome: WFP. Accessed 11 November 2015. <https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/13536/WFP_StateofSchoolFeeding2013_web.pdf?sequence=1>.
Targeted areas
166 vulnerable communities in the regions of Gao, Kayes, Koulikoro, Kidal, Mopti and Tombouctou.
Government of Mali. 2013. Stratégie de Pérennisation de l’Alimentation Scolaire au Mali. Bamako: Government of Mali. Accessed 8 July 2015). <http://hgsf-global.org/en/bank/downloads/doc_download/362-strategie-de-perennisation-de-lalimentation-scolaire-au-mali>.
Target groups
Children
Eligibility criteria
Geographical targeting criteria involved: vulnerability and food insecurity of the regions; low schooling rates (especially
of girls); and remoteness of the location of the schools. Children who attend school are eligible.
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.
Government of Mali. 2013. Stratégie de Pérennisation de l’Alimentation Scolaire au Mali. Bamako: Government of Mali. Accessed 8 July 2015). <http://hgsf-global.org/en/bank/downloads/doc_download/362-strategie-de-perennisation-de-lalimentation-scolaire-au-mali>.
Benefit delivery mechanism
School canteens
Government of Mali. 2013. Stratégie de Pérennisation de l’Alimentation Scolaire au Mali. Bamako: Government of Mali. Accessed 8 July 2015). <http://hgsf-global.org/en/bank/downloads/doc_download/362-strategie-de-perennisation-de-lalimentation-scolaire-au-mali>.
Benefit recipients
Students
Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms and frequency
The regional offices of the Ministry of Education—Centres d’Animation Pédagogique (CAPs)—are responsible for monitoring and evaluation.
Global Child Nutrition Foundation. 2009. Country Policy and Funding Mechanism Study. Seattle, WA: GCNF. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://hgsf-global.org/en/bank/downloads/doc_details/25-countrypolicy-and-funding-mechanism-study>.
