Assesments of the Contributions and Challenges of School Feeding Nutrition Program in the Government Primary School; the Case of Mekane Hiwot Primary School Yeka Subcity of Addis Ababa
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2022-07
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Addis Ababa University
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Before the first official school feeding was started by Yeenat Weg, there was a fragmented school feeding by individuals, teachers, organizations and non-governmental communities with reduced coverage. The aim of the study was to assess the contributions and challenges of school nutritional content to children's academic performance and the educational focus in school. This study was conducted in the Yeka sub-city of Addis Ababa, which is the Mekane Hiwot elementary school. To conduct this study, an interview with key informants, FGD, was conducted and a questionnaire was distributed to collect the data. Many challenges emerged from the results, such as lack of awareness, especially on the part of the private sector, financial constraints, allocating money to feed a child does not take into account the current market situation, physical capital; unavailability of feed materials, feeding room, power outages, lack of access to water, policy challenges; no clear policy on tax administration and payments for poor cooks, stakeholder participation is insignificant compared to the needs of needy students. In particular, government sponsored SF started spontaneously without adequate planning and preparation. Although there are many threats to stop school feeding, the students are very happy they do not hesitate to stop school feeding.
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School Feeding Program, Nutrition, financial constraints, challenges, FGD.