School Feeding Programme
Basic Information
Country
Geographic area
Population group
Children
Programme Details
Programme objectives
To combat malnutrition among children, increase school enrolment rates, stabilise attendance and reduce drop-out rates.
Government of Lesotho. n.d. Poverty Reduction Strategy 2004-2005 2006-2007. Maseru:
Government of Lesotho. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www.gov.ls/documents/PRSP_Final.pdf>.
World Food Programme. n.d. Lesotho Development Project Number 200199 -
School Meals Programme. Rome: WFP. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://one.wfp.org/operations/current_operations/project_docs/200199.pdf>.
Start date
2005
Conditionalities (if any)
Meals are served at school; therefore, school attendance is the implicit conditionality of the programme.
Coverage
389,000 students
Smith, W.J., E. Mistiaen, M. Guven, and M. Morojele. 2013. Lesotho - A safety net to end extreme
poverty. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/06/30/000470435_20140630105903/Rendered/
PDF/889990NWP0P13200Box385260B00PUBLIC0.pdf>.
Programme expenditure
1.05 per cent of GDP
Targeting and eligiblity
Targeting methods
Categorical Targeting
Smith, W.J., E. Mistiaen, M. Guven, and M. Morojele. 2013. Lesotho - A safety net to end extreme
poverty. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/06/30/000470435_20140630105903/Rendered/
PDF/889990NWP0P13200Box385260B00PUBLIC0.pdf>.
Targeted areas
Nationwide (many schools are in the remote and economically disadvantaged mountain regions of the country)
World Food Programme. 2014. “Lesotho DEV 200199:B/R No: 07 Project Revision
for the Approval of: The Executive Director.” Rome: WFP. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/internal/documents/projects/wfp272073.pdf>.
Target groups
Students in pre-primary and primary schools across the country.
World Food Programme. 2014. “Lesotho DEV 200199:B/R No: 07 Project Revision
for the Approval of: The Executive Director.” Rome: WFP. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/internal/documents/projects/wfp272073.pdf>.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible, children should be enrolled at school.
Coverage and other information
Type of benefits
Food
Smith, W.J., E. Mistiaen, M. Guven, and M. Morojele. 2013. Lesotho - A safety net to end extreme
poverty. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/06/30/000470435_20140630105903/Rendered/
PDF/889990NWP0P13200Box385260B00PUBLIC0.pdf>.
Amount of benefits
School children are provided with one mid-morning snack of maize meal and a one midday meal of maize meal, pulses and vegetable oil.
World Food Programme. 2014. “Lesotho DEV 200199:B/R No: 07 Project Revision
for the Approval of: The Executive Director.” Rome: WFP. Accessed 11 November 2015.
<http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/internal/documents/projects/wfp272073.pdf>.
Payment/delivery frequency
Daily
Smith, W.J., E. Mistiaen, M. Guven, and M. Morojele. 2013. Lesotho - A safety net to end extreme
poverty. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/06/30/000470435_20140630105903/Rendered/
PDF/889990NWP0P13200Box385260B00PUBLIC0.pdf>.
Benefit delivery mechanism
Meals are delivered at schools.
Benefit recipients
Pre-primary and primary-school students.
Smith, W.J., E. Mistiaen, M. Guven, and M. Morojele. 2013. Lesotho - A safety net to end extreme
poverty. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/06/30/000470435_20140630105903/Rendered/
PDF/889990NWP0P13200Box385260B00PUBLIC0.pdf>.
Minimum and maximum duration of benefits (if any)
180 days per year
Smith, W.J., E. Mistiaen, M. Guven, and M. Morojele. 2013. Lesotho - A safety net to end extreme
poverty. Washington, DC: World Bank. Accessed 11 November 2015. <http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/06/30/000470435_20140630105903/Rendered/
PDF/889990NWP0P13200Box385260B00PUBLIC0.pdf>.
