Rethinking School Feeding Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector

This review highlights three main findings. First, school feeding programs in low-income countries exhibit large variation in cost, with concomitant opportunities for cost containment. Second, as countries get richer, school feeding costs become a...

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Main Authors: Bundy, Donald, Burbano, Carmen, Grosh, Margaret, Gelli, Aulo, Jukes, Matthew, Drake, Lesley
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ANEMIA
ARITHMETIC SCORES
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
ATTENDANCE OF CHILDREN
ATTENDANCE RATES
AVAILABILITY OF FOOD
AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS
BARRIERS TO EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BILHARZIA
BLENDED FOODS
CAROTENE
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHILD ALLOWANCES
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD LABOR
CHILD NUTRITION
COGNITIVE FUNCTION
COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
COMPLETION RATES
CONDITIONAL CASH
CONFLICT
COOKING
DIARRHEA
DIET
DIETARY ENERGY
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
DONOR SUPPORT
DROPOUT RATE
DROPOUT RATES
DRY RATIONS
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION FOR ALL
EDUCATION GOALS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL ACCESS
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
EDUCATIONAL COSTS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATORS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
ENROLLMENT OF BOYS
ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS
ENROLLMENT RATES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
FEMALE STUDENTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FIRST GRADE
FLOUR
FOOD PREPARATION
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PROGRAMS
FOOD QUALITY
FOOD RESOURCES
FOOD SECURITY
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORTIFIED FOODS
FREE FOOD
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER EQUITY
GENDER EQUITY IN EDUCATION
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HIGH DROPOUT
HIGHER GRADES
HOME RATIONS
HORIZONTAL EQUITY
HOUSEHOLD BENEFIT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUNGER
HYGIENE
IMPROVEMENT IN LITERACY
INCENTIVE SCHEMES
INCOME
INCOME SHOCKS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHERS
IODINE
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
IRON SUPPLEMENTS
LEARNING
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
MALNUTRITION
MATERNAL NUTRITION
MEAT
METABOLISM
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION
MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
MICRONUTRIENTS
MINERALS
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NATIONAL SCHOOL
NEEDY CHILDREN
NET ENROLLMENT
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION EDUCATION
NUTRITION INTERVENTION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION POLICIES
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION SERVICES
NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS
NUTRITIONAL DEFICITS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION
OLDER CHILDREN
PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN
POOR
POOR NUTRITION
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIMARY COMPLETION
PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY GRADE
PRIMARY GRADES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROCESSED FOODS
PROVISION OF FOOD
PURCHASING POWER
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
READING
REPEATERS
RETENTION RATES
RICE
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BREAKFAST
SCHOOL CANTEENS
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL COMPLETION
SCHOOL DAY
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENTRY
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
SCHOOL FACILITIES
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL GARDENS
SCHOOL HEALTH
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
SCHOOL MEAL
SCHOOL MEALS
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL SNACKS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOL-AGE
SCHOOL-AGE CHILD
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLCHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SITE FEEDING
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PENSIONS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENT LEARNING
TARGETED TRANSFERS
TARGETING
TEACHER
TEACHING
TRANSFER PROGRAM
UNIVERSAL COVERAGE
VERTICAL EQUITY
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
VITAMINS
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
ANEMIA
ARITHMETIC SCORES
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
ATTENDANCE OF CHILDREN
ATTENDANCE RATES
AVAILABILITY OF FOOD
AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS
BARRIERS TO EDUCATION
BASIC EDUCATION
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
BILHARZIA
BLENDED FOODS
CAROTENE
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
CASH TRANSFERS
CHILD ALLOWANCES
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD LABOR
CHILD NUTRITION
COGNITIVE FUNCTION
COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
COMPLETION RATES
CONDITIONAL CASH
CONFLICT
COOKING
DIARRHEA
DIET
DIETARY ENERGY
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
DONOR SUPPORT
DROPOUT RATE
DROPOUT RATES
DRY RATIONS
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC CRISIS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EDUCATION FOR ALL
EDUCATION GOALS
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION POLICY
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATIONAL ACCESS
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
EDUCATIONAL COSTS
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATORS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
ENROLLMENT OF BOYS
ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS
ENROLLMENT RATES
EQUITABLE ACCESS
FEMALE STUDENTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FIRST GRADE
FLOUR
FOOD PREPARATION
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PROGRAMS
FOOD QUALITY
FOOD RESOURCES
FOOD SECURITY
FORMAL EDUCATION
FORTIFIED FOODS
FREE FOOD
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER EQUITY
GENDER EQUITY IN EDUCATION
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INTERVENTIONS
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HIGH DROPOUT
HIGHER GRADES
HOME RATIONS
HORIZONTAL EQUITY
HOUSEHOLD BENEFIT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUNGER
HYGIENE
IMPROVEMENT IN LITERACY
INCENTIVE SCHEMES
INCOME
INCOME SHOCKS
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY
INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHERS
IODINE
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
IRON SUPPLEMENTS
LEARNING
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
MALNUTRITION
MATERNAL NUTRITION
MEAT
METABOLISM
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION
MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
MICRONUTRIENTS
MINERALS
NATIONAL EDUCATION
NATIONAL SCHOOL
NEEDY CHILDREN
NET ENROLLMENT
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION EDUCATION
NUTRITION INTERVENTION
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION POLICIES
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION SERVICES
NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS
NUTRITIONAL DEFICITS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION
OLDER CHILDREN
PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN
POOR
POOR NUTRITION
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIMARY COMPLETION
PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY GRADE
PRIMARY GRADES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROCESSED FOODS
PROVISION OF FOOD
PURCHASING POWER
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
READING
REPEATERS
RETENTION RATES
RICE
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL BREAKFAST
SCHOOL CANTEENS
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL COMPLETION
SCHOOL DAY
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENTRY
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
SCHOOL FACILITIES
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL FEES
SCHOOL GARDENS
SCHOOL HEALTH
SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE
SCHOOL LEVEL
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
SCHOOL MEAL
SCHOOL MEALS
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
SCHOOL SNACKS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOL-AGE
SCHOOL-AGE CHILD
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLCHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SITE FEEDING
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL PENSIONS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENT LEARNING
TARGETED TRANSFERS
TARGETING
TEACHER
TEACHING
TRANSFER PROGRAM
UNIVERSAL COVERAGE
VERTICAL EQUITY
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
VITAMINS
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Bundy, Donald
Burbano, Carmen
Grosh, Margaret
Gelli, Aulo
Jukes, Matthew
Drake, Lesley
Rethinking School Feeding Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector
relation Directions in Development ; human development
description This review highlights three main findings. First, school feeding programs in low-income countries exhibit large variation in cost, with concomitant opportunities for cost containment. Second, as countries get richer, school feeding costs become a much smaller proportion of the investment in education. For example, in Zambia the cost of school feeding is about 50 percent of annual per capita costs for primary education; in Ireland it is only 10 percent. Further analysis is required to define these relationships, but supporting countries to maintain an investment in school feeding through this transition may emerge as a key role for development partners. Third, the main preconditions for the transition to sustainable national programs are mainstreaming school feeding in national policies and plans, especially education sector plans; identifying national sources of financing; and expanding national implementation capacity. Mainstreaming a development policy for school feeding into national education sector plans offers the added advantage of aligning support for school feeding with the processes already established to harmonize development partner support for the education for all-fast track initiative.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Bundy, Donald
Burbano, Carmen
Grosh, Margaret
Gelli, Aulo
Jukes, Matthew
Drake, Lesley
author_facet Bundy, Donald
Burbano, Carmen
Grosh, Margaret
Gelli, Aulo
Jukes, Matthew
Drake, Lesley
author_sort Bundy, Donald
title Rethinking School Feeding Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector
title_short Rethinking School Feeding Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector
title_full Rethinking School Feeding Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector
title_fullStr Rethinking School Feeding Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector
title_full_unstemmed Rethinking School Feeding Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector
title_sort rethinking school feeding social safety nets, child development, and the education sector
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
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spelling okr-10986-26342021-04-23T14:02:03Z Rethinking School Feeding Social Safety Nets, Child Development, and the Education Sector Bundy, Donald Burbano, Carmen Grosh, Margaret Gelli, Aulo Jukes, Matthew Drake, Lesley ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ANEMIA ARITHMETIC SCORES ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ATTENDANCE OF CHILDREN ATTENDANCE RATES AVAILABILITY OF FOOD AVAILABILITY OF TEXTBOOKS BARRIERS TO EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BILHARZIA BLENDED FOODS CAROTENE CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD ALLOWANCES CHILD GROWTH CHILD LABOR CHILD NUTRITION COGNITIVE FUNCTION COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS COMPLETION RATES CONDITIONAL CASH CONFLICT COOKING DIARRHEA DIET DIETARY ENERGY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DONOR SUPPORT DROPOUT RATE DROPOUT RATES DRY RATIONS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION FOR ALL EDUCATION GOALS EDUCATION OUTCOMES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATIONAL ACCESS EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS EDUCATIONAL COSTS EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATORS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ENROLLMENT OF BOYS ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS ENROLLMENT RATES EQUITABLE ACCESS FEMALE STUDENTS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FIRST GRADE FLOUR FOOD PREPARATION FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PROGRAMS FOOD QUALITY FOOD RESOURCES FOOD SECURITY FORMAL EDUCATION FORTIFIED FOODS FREE FOOD GENDER DIMENSIONS GENDER EQUITY GENDER EQUITY IN EDUCATION HEALTH CARE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH PROGRAMS HIGH DROPOUT HIGHER GRADES HOME RATIONS HORIZONTAL EQUITY HOUSEHOLD BENEFIT HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUNGER HYGIENE IMPROVEMENT IN LITERACY INCENTIVE SCHEMES INCOME INCOME SHOCKS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION INVOLVEMENT OF TEACHERS IODINE IRON IRON DEFICIENCY IRON SUPPLEMENTS LEARNING LEVEL OF EDUCATION MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MATERNAL NUTRITION MEAT METABOLISM MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION MICRONUTRIENTS MINERALS NATIONAL EDUCATION NATIONAL SCHOOL NEEDY CHILDREN NET ENROLLMENT NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUMBER OF STUDENTS NUTRIENT NUTRITION EDUCATION NUTRITION INTERVENTION NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION POLICIES NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITION SERVICES NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS NUTRITIONAL DEFICITS NUTRITIONAL STATUS NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION OLDER CHILDREN PARTICIPATION OF CHILDREN POOR POOR NUTRITION POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY COMPLETION PRIMARY COMPLETION RATE PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY GRADE PRIMARY GRADES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROCESSED FOODS PROVISION OF FOOD PURCHASING POWER QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION READING REPEATERS RETENTION RATES RICE SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SCHOOL AGE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL BREAKFAST SCHOOL CANTEENS SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL COMPLETION SCHOOL DAY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENTRY SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT SCHOOL FACILITIES SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCHOOL FEES SCHOOL GARDENS SCHOOL HEALTH SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURE SCHOOL LEVEL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SCHOOL MEAL SCHOOL MEALS SCHOOL PARTICIPATION SCHOOL PERFORMANCE SCHOOL SNACKS SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOL-AGE SCHOOL-AGE CHILD SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLCHILDREN SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SITE FEEDING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PENSIONS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENT LEARNING TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TEACHER TEACHING TRANSFER PROGRAM UNIVERSAL COVERAGE VERTICAL EQUITY VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION VITAMINS VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE GROUPS WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME This review highlights three main findings. First, school feeding programs in low-income countries exhibit large variation in cost, with concomitant opportunities for cost containment. Second, as countries get richer, school feeding costs become a much smaller proportion of the investment in education. For example, in Zambia the cost of school feeding is about 50 percent of annual per capita costs for primary education; in Ireland it is only 10 percent. Further analysis is required to define these relationships, but supporting countries to maintain an investment in school feeding through this transition may emerge as a key role for development partners. Third, the main preconditions for the transition to sustainable national programs are mainstreaming school feeding in national policies and plans, especially education sector plans; identifying national sources of financing; and expanding national implementation capacity. Mainstreaming a development policy for school feeding into national education sector plans offers the added advantage of aligning support for school feeding with the processes already established to harmonize development partner support for the education for all-fast track initiative. 2012-03-19T10:03:34Z 2012-03-19T10:03:34Z 2009 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20090604061014 978-0-8213-7974-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2634 English Directions in Development ; human development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication