Guyana's Hinterland and Community-Based School Feeding Programme

Guyana s Hinterland Community-Based School Feeding Program (SFP) began in 2007 with the objective of building more community participation in schools and improving children s human development outcomes, such as student enrollment and attendance, nutritional status and learning outcomes. In addition, the program supports improvement of schools organization of primary level in Regions 1, 7, 8 and 9. In order to participate in the program, schools and their associated communities are required to submit school feeding proposals, undergo training in basic financial bookkeeping, food hygiene and nutritious meal preparation, using locally produced foods whenever possible. Communities must also ensure school kitchens meet the requirements and guidelines of the Ministry of Health, ensuring an adequate safe-water supply. To evaluate the program, the Government of Guyana and the World Bank collected survey data from schools, students, teachers and parents in three rounds 2007, 2008 and 2009 in Regions 1 and 7. This report shows the findings and impacts of SFP using all survey rounds. Regions 1 and 7 are characterized by high poverty levels and agricultural labor intensity. Both factors highlight the potential of organizing SFP around local producers, so that a regular supply of low-cost food can be guaranteed to the local schools and children living in precarious conditions. Seventeen of the sixty-four schools participating in the impact evaluation are in Region 7, and the rest are in Region 1. Randomization for the selection of comparison groups was not achieved, due to the participation rules. However, sample selection correction methods were used to correct for observable and unobservable biases.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	World Bank, Guyana Ministry of Education
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-07-13
Subjects:	ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ACADEMIC SUBJECTS, ACADEMIC YEAR, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO SCHOOLS, ACCESS TO SERVICES, ACUTE MALNUTRITION, ADJACENT REGIONS, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, ATTENDANCE RATES, AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, AVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, BASIC NUTRITION, CALCIUM, CARBOHYDRATES, CARIBBEAN REGION, CASSAVA, CHEESE, CHILD CARE, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CLASS ACTIVITIES, CLASS TEACHER, CLASS TEACHERS, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, CLASSROOM BEHAVIOUR, CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION, COASTAL REGIONS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COOKING, CORN, COST PER CHILD, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, DAIRY, DATES, DIETARY PATTERNS, ECONOMIC SHOCKS, EDUCATION FOR ALL, EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, EDUCATION OFFICES, EDUCATION STRATEGY, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, EGGS, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN, EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE, ENROLLMENT BY GENDER, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXPENDITURES, FARM WORK, FARMERS, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD DELIVERY, FOOD EXPENDITURES, FOOD FOR WORK, FOOD HANDLING, FOOD HANDLING PRACTICES, FOOD HYGIENE, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD INTAKE, FOOD NEEDS, FOOD POLICY, FOOD PREPARATION, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOOD SUBSIDIES, FOODS, FRUIT, FRUITS, GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION, GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP, GRAINS, HEAD TEACHER, HEAD TEACHERS, HEIGHT FOR AGE, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOLS, INCOME GROWTH, INFANT MORTALITY, INTERVENTIONS, JUICES, LEARNING, LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LEGUMES, LITERACY, LIVING STANDARDS, LOCAL FARMERS, LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION, LOCAL SCHOOLS, MALNUTRITION, MEAL PREPARATION, MEAT, MILK, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, NATIONAL ASSESSMENT, NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, NUMBER OF STUDENTS, NURSERY SCHOOL, NUTRITION INDICATORS, NUTRITION OUTCOMES, NUTRITION PROGRAM, NUTRITION SURVEYS, NUTRITIONAL INTAKE, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OILS AND FATS, PARENTAL PARTICIPATION, PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLS, PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS, PEANUTS, POOR FAMILIES, POOR HOUSEHOLD, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POOR PERSON, POOR POPULATION, POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY THRESHOLD, PRIMARY LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN, PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, PROTEIN, PROTEINS, QUALITY EDUCATION, QUALITY PRIMARY EDUCATION, RATES OF ACCESS, READING, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION, REGIONAL CAPITAL, REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS, REGIONAL EDUCATION, REGIONAL EDUCATION OFFICES, REGIONAL LEVEL, REMOTE AREAS, REMOTE COMMUNITIES, REMOTE RURAL AREAS, REPEATERS, RICE, ROOT VEGETABLES, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POOR, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET MECHANISMS, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NETS, SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SCHOOL CLUSTER, SCHOOL DAY, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL FEEDING, SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, SCHOOL MEAL, SCHOOL MEALS, SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, SCHOOL TEACHERS, SCHOOL YEAR, SCHOOL YEARS, SCHOOLS, SEAFOOD, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL FACILITIES, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SCIENCES, SOYBEANS, SPARSELY POPULATED REGION, STUDENT ATTENDANCE, STUDENT DATA, STUDENT PARTICIPATION, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, SUB-REGIONS, SUBSISTENCE, SUGAR, SUGARS, TEACHER, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEACHING FORCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TROPICAL FRUITS, UNIVERSITY LEVEL, VEGETABLES, VILLAGE COUNCILS, VITAMIN A, VITAMINS, WFP, WHEAT, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/19783271/guyanas-hinterland-community-based-school-feeding-programme https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20176
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