MOZAMBIQUEMOZAMBIQUE

Introducing a national school feeding programme

General contextGeneral context

• Population: 20,6 million (census 2007)

• 52% of population 0-18 years old

• 70% lives in rural areas, and 40% in two provinces (Nampula and Zambezia)

• Agriculture dominated by smallholders

• 56,9 in rural and 49,6% in urban areas below poverty line

• Chronic food insecurity: 34% (see map areas most affected)

• Malnourished children: 43% (0-5 years)

• 15% children 6-12 suffer from iodine deficiencies

EducationEducation

Progresses

• Expansion of system (all levels)

• Improved equity (gender and geographically)

• More teachers and more teachers trained

• Expenditure on education more than tripled (2005-2011)

Major challenges

• Retention and conclusion primary education

• PCR: 50% (2011)• Dropout rates increasing

(14% grade 5)• Diversification of learning

skills and opportunities, responding to the challenges of the labor market

Strategic Plan for Education 2012-2016 Strategic Plan for Education 2012-2016 Priorities for the coming yearsPriorities for the coming years

Cash-transfers?

Parental education

2008-2011GoM takes over boarding schools feeding program

and prepares for for take over school feeding in primary schools

1977: WFP started boarding school feeding

2012-2016

Transition to a sustainable school feeding program

1977-2008

Initial School Feeding Program

2002: WFP and JAM started primary school feeding

2009: GoM takes over boarding school feeding program

2010: Government budgets for SF under FTI for GoM SF programme

2011: GoM inserts SF program under Education Sector Plan (PEE 2012-15) and within the MOZ Social Protection framework and PRAP

School Feeding stakeholders consultation workshop

2011: GoM designs new program: retargeting, new food basket, lower costs, local purchases etc

2016: Government to implement sustainable schoolfeeding program

Development of School Feeding Development of School Feeding Program (historial overview)Program (historial overview)

2011: Government & WFP agree on the transition action plan

2008: WFP SF Evaluated-High implementation cost-Not well targeted programme-Imported food basket

Main recommendation:Remodeling program to allowHand Over to Gov

2012-15: Main activities

Pilot of SF Models in 12 schools ABC/WFP (trilateral agreement)

-Technical Assistant from WFP/BR for development of a sustainable National School Feeding Strategy.

-SF Programme in food insecure districts (Tete, Sofala & Manica)

-Fielding technical staff from the WFP Centre of Excellency (South/South Cooperation)

2010: Government request technical assistance to develop strategy schoolfeeding (Brazil and WFP: trilateral agreement)

JAM aligns school feeding with Gov plans

Existing PartnershipsExisting Partnerships

Existing PartnershipsExisting Partnerships

Major challenges

Financial sustainability Local capacity

Key Elements SustainableKey Elements SustainableSchool Feeding ProgrammeSchool Feeding Programme

1. Targeting: Primary Schools of Priority districts

• High food insecurity• Low performance of education

indicators

2. Local procurement: Promote local agricultural development

• Small farmers food commodity supplying school feeding

• Economic and social development

3. Food basket• Locally produced and nutritionally

appropriate• Milled and fortified locally

4. Government leadership• Intersectoral coordenation• Strengthening government

capacity (central and local level)

5. Budget• State budget (internal and

external) within boundaries of CFMP

• Local contributions

6. Community participation• Implementation and monitoring • School committees: quality control

and supervision

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