Does Provision of Food in School Increase Girls' Enrollment? Evidence from Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa

Gelli, Aulo; Meir, Ute; Espejo, Francisco

doi:10.1177/156482650702800203

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“…This is consistent with the findings reported by ISSN 1948-5476 2017 Arsenault et al, (2009) that the number of days absent from school was 23% lower in public primary schools in Bogotá , Colombia that received mid-morning snack than those that did not which also underscores the results revealed in a study conducted in 32 African countries where the World Food Programme operated school feeding programmes in primary schools. The results indicated that in the first year of the intervention, average enrolment and attendance increased by twenty-two (22%) for boys and twenty-eight (28%) for girls (Gelli, Meir & Espejo (2007).…”

Section: International Journal Of Educationmentioning

confidence: 92%

Impact of School Feeding Programme on Access to Basic Education: The Case of South Tongu District of the Volta Region, Ghana

Milledzi

Keney

Amponsah

2017

IJE

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The study examined the impact of the school feeding programme on access to basic education in the South Tongu district in the Volta Region, Ghana. A convergent parallel mixed method research design was employed to conduct the study. Stratified random sampling and purposive sampling procedures were used to select 213 respondents for the study. Questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussion were used to collect the data for the study. Data gathered through questionnaires was analysed using descriptive statistics such as percentages and frequencies while interview data analysis was done using the thematic approach. The results of the study showed that the school feeding programme has a significant impact on increased enrolment, attendance and retention of pupils in the South Tongu district. However, the implementation of the programme has put pressure on teaching and learning materials as well as increased teacher-pupil ratio. The study recommended that plans and measures should be put in place by the government, implementation ministries and agencies on how to increase existing human, physical and financial resources for the school feeding programme to be sustained.

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Section: International Journal Of Educationmentioning

confidence: 92%

Impact of School Feeding Programme on Access to Basic Education: The Case of South Tongu District of the Volta Region, Ghana

Milledzi

Keney

Amponsah

2017

IJE

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“…School feeding coupled with take-home rations seems to have a greater impact on girls' enrolment compared with that of boys (Gelli et al 2007;Kazianga et al 2009). The empirical investigations based on experimental or quasi-experimental designs providing causal evidence is relatively scant.…”

Section: Ffe Programs In General and Previous Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of a Food for Education Program on Schooling in Cambodia

Cheung

Berlin

2014

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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“…Moreover, the evidence suggests that school feeding can mitigate gender disparities in school enrollment where girls face greater barriers (Gelli, Meir, and Espejo 2007). In particular, the provision of take-home rations to girls can represent a significant income transfer to households, outweighing the forgone benefits of nonattendance (Bundy and others 2009).…”

Section: Access To Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%