School feeding programmes in Chimutu, Malawi:Opportunities, benefits and challenges
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2013-12-04
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University of Fort Hare
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Developing countries have the highest dropout as well as non enrollment rates among primary school pupils. However there are efforts to reverse the situation through interventions like
school feeding programme to improve schooling outcomes. The aim of this study was specifically to find out the details of why school participation is still a problem among primary
school children despite provision of food in primary school. This was achieved through discussions on community members' participation, benefits and challenges of the school feeding programme. Data collected from key informants and community members using in-depth interviews revealed the benefits and challenges as well as perceptions on community participation. Data was collected from 46 respondents of whom 14 were key informants from government and NGO implementers and 32 community members who are benefiting from the intervention in the area of Traditional Authority Chimutu in Lilongwe District, Malawi.
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SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Sociology::Sociology of Law
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Yasin,J.(2013).School feeding programmes in Chimutu, Malawi:Opportunities, benefits and challenges.Alice.University of Fort Hare.