Articles relating to the event:

Commemoration of the 7th African Day of School Feeding

Launch of the Home-Grown School Feeding Guidelines

The Guidelines for the Design and Implementation of AUDA-NEPAD Home Grown School Feeding Programmes in Africa is the result of a collaborative effort initiated by the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) and supported by the African Union Commission for Education, Science, Technology and Innovations (AUC-ESTI) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The Home Grown School Feeding has been recognized by African leaders for its contribution to human resources and capital development in the continent and for having an important role in inclusive development, health, rural development, gender equality and inclusive education, particularly for the poor and socially marginalised communities.

These HGSF guidelines are meant to provide general direction or guidance to African Union Member States who wish to establish HGSF programmes or review existing school feeding programmes with the aim to link them more directly with smallholder farmers and other role players in the school food value chain, while addressing the nutrition component more adequately.

The five school feeding quality standards form the organizational structure of these guidelines, namely,  i) policy and legal framework, ii) financial capacity and stable funding, iii) institutional capacity for implementation and coordination, iv) design and implementation, v) and community participation. The guide features the key elements (essentials) within each standard that should be taken into consideration when planning and operationalizing HGSF programmes.

For more information, please contact Ms Kefilwe Moalosi | kefilwem@nepad.org