COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES

4 Handwashing with soap Hearing testing/treatment Height measurement Dental cleaning/testing Weight measurement Menstrual hygiene

4 Deworming treatment Drinking water Eye testing/eyeglasses Waterpurification

COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

EDUCATION OTHER Nutrition Schoolgardens Health Physicaleducation Foodandagriculture Reproductivehealth Hygiene HIVprevention

4 = mandatory

SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 (projected)

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Department of Agriculture under agreement number FX18TA-10960G002.

CHILDREN RECEIVING FOOD, 2017-18

School level # Students % Girls % BoysPre-school 10,106 51% 49%Primaryschool 36,660 48% 52%Secondaryschool — — —Total 46,766 — —

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SãoTomé andPríncipe

MEALS/SNACKS/MODALITY

Breakfast Snacks4 Lunch Take-homerations

Dinner Conditionalcashtransfer

4 Grains/cereals 4 Fish4 Roots, tubers 4 Green, leafy vegetables 4 Legumes and nuts 4 Other vegetables

Dairyproducts 4 Fruits Eggs 4 Oil Meat 4 Salt Poultry 4 Sugar

Nofoodsareprohibited,thoughfriedfoods,softdrinks,industrializedfoods,sweets,etc.arerestrictedinschoolcafeteriasandonschoolgrounds.

FOOD SOURCES

4 Purchased (domestic) In-kind(domestic) Purchased(foreign) In-kind(foreign)

SCHOOL MEAL/FEEDING PROGRAM(S)

Most recently completed school year: September 2017 - June 2018 (Children received food about 80 days of 180 school days)

• ProgramaNacionaldeAlimentaçãoeSaúdeEscolar(PNASE,NationalSchoolFoodandHealthProgram)

Lead Agency: MinistryofEducation/NationalSchool FoodandHealthProgram

NATIONAL LAWS, POLICIES, AND STANDARDS

4 National school feeding policy Nutrition

4 Food safety4 Agriculture Privatesectorinvolvement

Lineiteminthenationalbudget… 4 Yes No

INFRASTRUCTURE

Allschoolshavekitchens;mosthaveelectricityandrunningwater;somehavecleanwaterandsomehaveflushtoilets,andsomebathroomsare“genderprivate”.

SPECIAL NOTES

ThePNASE(schoolfeedingprogram)isthecountry’slargestsocialactionprogram.

BUDGETTotal: USD 260,497

nNationalGovernment: USD 30,000

nParents: USD 130,248

nOther*: USD 100,249

*The government sometimes receives project support for the purchase of specific commodities, but this is not consistent from year to year.

50%

11.5%

38.5%

COVERAGE PRIMARY SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, AGES 3-12

Total#childrenages3-12 intendedtoreceiveone meal/schoolday:46,766 (100%targeted)

Schooldays:180

nDayswithschoolmeals:80

44%

These are all required under a new (2018) policy, though most are not yet uniformly implemented.

NUTRITION

Schoolfeedingprogram(s)include/involvethefollowing:

Fortifiedfoods Bio-fortifiedfoods Micronutrientsupplements Nutritionistsinvolved Specialtrainingforcooks/caterersinnutrition

4 Objective to meet nutritional goals 4 Objective to reduce obesity

Food items fortified:None

Micronutrients added to fortified foods:N/A

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

SãoToméandPríncipereportstakingactionstopreventormitigateobesityincluding:settingnutritionalrequirementsforfoodbaskets,restrictingunhealthyfooditemsonornearschoolgrounds,andprovidingfoodandnutritioneducation.

SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES

PositivedevelopmentsfortheprograminSãoToméandPríncipeincludethecreationofalegalpolicyframeworkthatregulatestheSchoolFoodandHealthProgram(PNASE),communicationandvisibilityoftheprogram,andparticipationofthecommunity.SãoToméandPríncipereportsthatthePNASEisthecountry’slargestsocialactionprogram,andthatithelpsreduceschooldropouts,teachesstudentsabouthealthyandnutritionaldiets,andcontributestoaccessandschoolsuccess.

Unfortunately,theprogramsuffersfrominsufficientbudgetaryresources.Thebudgetcoverslessthan20%oftheactualprogramcosts,resultinginpoormenudiversity,inadequatecoverage,alackofkitchenutensils,andpoorinfrastructure.

Thereisconcernregardingweaknessinthebudgetexecutionandthelackoftransparencyinthebudgetaryprocess,andwiththeverycentralizednatureoftheprogram’sexecution.

STUDIES CONDUCTED

Nonereported

RESEARCH NEEDED

1. Costs-benefitanalysisoftheprogram2. SystemsApproachtoBetterEducationResults(“SABER”)

—GeneralProgramAssessment3. HowtoimplementthePurchaseforProgress(P4P)model

AGRICULTURE, EMPLOYMENT, AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Jobs created by school feeding programs

374 Cooks/caterers

0 Transporters

0 Off-siteprocessors

0 Foodpackagersandhandlers

0 Monitoring

0 Foodservicemanagement

0 Safetyandqualityinspectors

0 Other

Farmers were involved with the school feeding program(s)...

4 Yes No

Other private sector (for profit) actors were involved...

Yes 4 No

There was a focus on creating jobs or leadership or income-generating opportunities for...

4 Women Youth Othergroups

There was community engagement (by parents or others) in the school feeding program(s)

4 Yes No

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

NGOsareinvolvedinschoolgardens.Parentspaypartofthe costoftheprogramandparentcommissionsandEducationOfficersareaskedtoparticipateindistrictandregionalsupervisorycommitteesfortheprogram.

CONTACTS: SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE

Agency: MinistériodaEducação/ProgramaNacionaldeAlimentaçãoeSaúdeEscolar(MinistryofEducation/NationalSchoolFoodandHealthProgram)

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SCHOOL FOOD AND HEALTH PROGRAMPROGRAMA NACIONAL DE ALIMENTAÇÃO E SAÚDE ESCOLAR (PNASE)

Lead implementer(s):MinistryofEducation/ProgramaNacionaldeAlimentaçãoeSaúdeEscolar(PNASE)

OBJECTIVES: • Tomeeteducationalgoals • Tomeetnutritionaland/orhealthgoals • Other:Promotehealthyeatinghabits

MODALITIES OF PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH FOOD: • In-schoolmeals • Fivetimesperweekduringtheschoolyear(planned)

TARGETING: Universal

HOW MANY STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOOL FOOD IN 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR?

School level # Students % Girls % BoysPre-school 10,106 51% 49%Primaryschool 36,660 48% 52%Secondaryschool 0 — —Total 46,766 — —

FOOD ITEMS: Grains/cereals Green,leafyvegetables Salt Rootsandtubers Othervegetables Sugar Legumesandnuts Fruits Fish Oil

FOOD SOURCES: 100% Purchased (domestic) 0%In-kind(domestic) 0%Purchased(foreign) 0%In-kind(foreign)

NOTES: Thisprogrambeganinschoolyear2011-12.

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