1. African Network for School Feeding Programmes – The Issues, Developments, Challenges and Strategies
NEPAD/WFP REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON HGSF
ACCRA, GHANA
EMMANUEL OHENE AFOAKWA
SECRETARY
AFRICAN NETWORK FOR SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMMES (ANSFEP)

2. The Main Issues Lack of education Malnutrition Poor health
These are interrelated and are all cause and consequences of poverty.
The vicious cycle:
Malnourished children become adults with limited opportunities and capacities and in turn, end up having malnourished children of their own.
Such a cycle undermines human and economic development.

3. Lack of Education Children around the world are not in school
77 million children of primary school age are not in school
49 percent of them in Sub-Saharan Africa
57 percent of them are girls
Source: UNESCO Monitoring Report (2006)

4. Malnutrition
300 million chronically hungry children in the world (0 to 15 years).
Micronutrient deficiencies massively affect vulnerable children.
112 million of hungry children are aged between 5 and 15 and live outside India, China and Brazil.

5. Lack of good health HIV/AIDS Malaria Parasite infections
Anaemia and other micronutrient deficiencies

6. The consequences Are different according to age
0 – 5 years: Impaired brain development/poor health/poor nutrition/death
5 – 15 years: lack of benefit from education/poor health/early pregnancy/poor nutrition/high risk of contracting HIV/AIDS

7. Millennium Development Goals

8. Background to HGSFP The UN Millennium Project Task Force on Hunger
Proposed expansion of local school meal
programmes in July 2003
“Quick impact initiatives” to achieve the MDGs
Link school feeding with agricultural development
- purchase of locally/domestically produced food,
- school gardens and
- the incorporation of agriculture into school
curricula.

9. NEPAD and WFP Initiatives
- Captured as Comprehensive Africa Agriculture
Development Programme (CAADP)
- Signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation on Home-grown school feeding in 2005.
Ten (10) pilot countries
- Senegal - Malawi
- Mali - Mozambique
- Ghana Nigeria
- Ethiopia - Zambia
- Kenya - Uganda

10. African Feeding Programmes - Facts & Figures
WEST AFRICA:
Country
Total Children fed daily
Governance /
Implementer (s)
Nigeria
3,628,736
Government
Benin
120,786
WFP
Burkina Faso
61,366
Cote d’Ivoire
580,686
Ghana
528,235
Guinea
191,859
Guinea Bissau
92,711
Mali
150,180
Sierra Leone
248,188

11. Total Children fed daily
West Africa
Country
Total Children fed daily
Governance /
Implementer(s)
Niger
78,488
WFP
Senegal
347,774
Cape Verde
96,660
Liberia
686,014
The Gambia
123,999
Sao Tome & Principe
29,461
Cameroon
82,672
Mauritania
143,560
Total
10,371,073
Governments and WFP

12. East Africa Country Total Children fed Governance / Implementer(s)
Kenya
1,753,092
WFP
Ethiopia
706,539
Sudan
803,800
Uganda
675,138
Burundi
362,505
Tanzania
202,075
Eritrea
32,022
Somalia
45,390
Rwanda
255,667
Total
4,836,228 

13. Central Africa Country Total Children fed Governance / Implementer(s)
Central African Republic
80,359
WFP
Chad
113,306
Djibouti
10,155
Congo DRC
314,600
Congo Republic
21,373
Total 
539,793 

14. North & Southern Africa
Country
Total Children fed daily
Governance /
Implementer(s)
Egypt
316,325
WFP
Algeria
34,000
South Africa
6,041,056
Government
Zimbabwe
1,110,674
Malawi
914,690
Lesotho
146,390
Mozambique
388,043
Angola
269,553
Swaziland
105,278
Zambia
290,519
Madagascar
58,900
Total 
9,616,528 
& WFP

15. African School Feeding Beneficiaries - 2006
Region
Total Children
assisted
Northern Africa
350,325
West Africa
10,371,073
Central Africa
539,793
East Africa
4,836,228
Southern Africa
9,266,203
TOTAL ( in 42 counties)
25,363,622

16. WFP phased out 7 African countries (July 2006)
Morocco
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Togo
Botswana
Mauritius
Namibia

17. AU Target African Union and NEPAD: - 20% of countries in Africa should
have HGSF programmes by 2008
Using Country models from Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, etc.

18. Food Procurement / Commodities Used in 2006 (MT)
Wheat
302,862
Wheat flour
188,707
Blended food
228,093
Maize
616,323
Maize meal
54,872
Pulses (Legumes)
172,280
Rice
250,499
Sorghum
49,652
Sugar
40,771
Vegetable oil
78,194
Other
33,136
Total World
2,015,389
Total Africa
779,634
% from Africa 39

19. Food Recipes/Menu
Local food recipes are used for feeding pupils by all the implementing Countries except those with special problems such as famine, drought, conflicts, etc. where food is internationally sourced and served.
The meals are prepared locally by community members from maize, rice, yams, beans, plantain, cassava (major staple foods) and complemented with animal protein.
Most WFP implemented countries use fortified recipes prepared from maize, rice and legumes (soybean, cowpea, groundnuts, etc depending on country and availability).

20. Partners World Bank UNICEF FAO USAID
International Community (Governments)
Local African Governments
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
NGOs
Industries

21. The Big Question: How Do We Ensure Sustainability of the Programmes?

22. African Network for School Feeding Programmes (ANSFEP)
ANSFEP FORMATION:
Formed in July, 2006 during GCNF 2006 in Los Angeles, CA, with support from Global Child Nutrition Foundation, USAID and USDA.
MISSION:
Expanding opportunities to all African School going children to receive adequate nutrition (at least one hot meal a day) for improved nutritional status (well-being) and enhanced learning readiness.
VISION:
Promoting the right of the African child to food and freedom from hunger.

23. ANSFEP Priorities Our activities are focused on:
key intervention to achieve Education for all African children and
to promote improved nutritional status and good health for all school-aged children in Africa

24. Current ANSFEP Membership
Ghana
Nigeria
South Africa
Uganda
Zambia
Kenya
Tanzania
Malawi
Ethiopia
Mali

25. Strategies for Sustainability
Advocate/Promote Government commitment
Promote Community Participation
Promote Use of Home Grown Food
Provide Technical support to Develop National Capacities
Train/Support good program leadership and communication mechanisms with stakeholders
Promote private sector involvement

26. ANSFEP Activities Development of National Capacities: Complex
process due to its dimension and
diversity:
Programme Management
Financial and Human resources
Operational: M&E, Nutrition, Procurement models, logistics, food quality control
Community Participation
Legislation framework
Role of private sector
Inter-sectorial coordination

27. ANSFEP Activities Programme Management Advocacy Policies/Legislation
Implementation
Abuse
Waste
Fraud
Management of various challenges
Advocacy
Advocate governments and international organizations to
Assist African countries institute school feeding programmes
and ensure sustainability at national level.
Policies/Legislation
Support on national framework establishment
Institutional mechanisms
Infrastructure to administer programs

28. Issues and Challenges
Getting all other African countries to take off by securing political will of governments
Supporting Programmes in member countries
Stimulating and winning the confidence of development partners and other stakeholders for policy support
Infrastructure to cater for population explosion resulting from increase in enrolment
Providing barns for storage of surplus food production

29. Issues and Challenges
Generating sound and reliable data on food production and usage
Resources, manpower and skills for Programme Management at all levels
Building capacity of Governments to take full ownership and responsibility
Funding for each country-wide, capital-intensive programme.

30. GCNF 2005 DELEGATES, BALTIMORE, MD USA

31. GCNF 2006 DELEGATES, LOS ANGELES, CA, USA

32. GCNF 2007 DELEGATES, CHICAGO, IL, USA

33. ANSFEP Executives
Secretary
President

34. Some ANSFEP Members

35. Some ANSFEP Members

36. Some ANSFEP Members

37. ANSFEP Executives PRESIDENT: Dr. Kwame Amoako Tuffuor (Ghana)
VICE-PRESIDENT: Dr. Lami Amodu (Nigeria)
SECRETARY: Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa (Ghana)

38. ANSFEP Contacts PRESIDENT: Dr. Kwame Amoako Tuffuor
SECRETARY: Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa
All other information could be found at:

39. CONCLUSION
There is no doubt that education and learning depend on good nutrition and health.
Poor nutrition and health among children have contributed to the general inefficiency of education systems world-wide.
Malnutrition often leads to disease, devastating the lives of both children and adults.
Research and Programme experience have shown that improved nutrition and health lead to:
- better performance
- fewer repeated classes
- reduced drop-out rates

40. CONCLUSION
HGSFP is part of the answer to Africa’s challenges in meeting the MDGs.
Such challenges include:
- poverty
- hunger
- malnutrition
- low-enrolment
- high gender disparity
- school attendance, retention and completion - high rates of child mortality
- poor infrastructural development.

41. “Of all the ties that bind, friendship is the strongest”
Feeding the bodies and minds of children worldwide
Reaching out our realm of comfort to lend a hand of hope
Investing in the future of children everywhere
Enabling networks of support to accomplish our goals
Nutritious meals to the world’s children
Developing viable, lasting partnerships
Sustaining together, the capacities to end world hunger
“Of all the ties that bind, friendship is the strongest”

42. THANK YOU