Sentences with phrase «school feeding programmes»

Education is still not free in many places, but cash transfer and school feeding programmes have had a positive impact on school enrolment for the poor.

«During the 26th African Union Summit in Jan. 2016, the heads of states adopted school feeding programmes as a continental strategy to enhance retention and performance of children in schools and to boost income generation and entrepreneurship in local communities.

School feeding programmes improve health and stimulate development.

The shared ambition of all partners in the school feeding programme is for it to become self - sustaining and a permanent feature of Bolivian society.

He held that even with the economic hardship, the state still became the cynosure of all eyes as it became the offshoot of the national take - off of school feeding programme.

The school feeding programme which he said has increased enrollment by 30 percent, currently serves over 7 million school children, across 22 of Nigeria's 36 states, and continues to grow as more States sign up for it.

The Governor on Osun school feeding programme tagged O - MEALS noted that the programme has provided the template for national adoption and implementation of free meals in schools, adding that he was invited by the British Parliament twice to share Osun's experience with the world.

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Commissioner for Special Duties in Ogun State, Adeleke Adewolu, has said more than 270,000 pupils in 1,510 public primary schools in the state are currently benefitting from the Federal Government's HomeGrown School feeding programme.

Under President Mahama, the school feeding programme increased from 441,189 children to 1,693,000 children and was fully funded by the Government of Ghana.

He should travel to the north and find out from his regional chairman Bugri Naabu, the state of the school feeding programme in his region and also find out why Bugri revealed how chairman Adams was killed and why he mentioned the names he mentioned.

The Bureau also urged the Federal Government to intensify its efforts at achieving a nationwide implementation of the school feeding programme.

So has Osun shrugged off its laggardness to, despite its puny resources, point the way in the schools feeding programme, which the Federal Government just adopted on a national scale.

We shall subsequently deal with the chip compounds, the Onuador clinic etc but let's move on to the School feeding programme

«Also, we have budgeted N2billion for our school feeding programme.

The Ghana Rice Inter-Professional Body (GRIB), has called on government to procure made in Ghana rice for government agencies and institutions such as Ghana prisons and schools on government's school feeding programme.

Chairman of the group, Kamel Yusif, explained that their protest was necessary due to what they describe as challenges bedeviling the school feeding programme under the governing New Patriotic...

Also in Tamale, a group of NPP sympathizers calling themselves Burma Camp Youth, have locked up the Northern Regional office of the Ghana School Feeding programme for nearly a week now with no action from the police there.

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba, has disclosed that, government has allocated GHc114 million to offset all arrears owed caterers under the school feeding programme.

Caterers in the Upper East Region say they will resist any attempt by the Ministry of Gender Children and Social Protection to impose on them rice that cost GHc180 per bag for the school feeding programme.

John Kufuor oversaw the setting up of the National Health Insurance Scheme to replace the existent cash - and - carry system, institutionalised the capitation grant, started the school feeding programme, launched the Microfinance and small loans program and introduced the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty Program, among other social interventions.

«A lot of people in the party have issues with the school feeding programme especially how it was distributed in the region.

Mohammed Kamil fumed, saying,» Our purpose is that, they should redistribute the school feeding programme so that no one should be a beneficiary and at the same time a monitor.»

Chairman of the group, Kamel Yusif, explained that their protest was necessary due to what they describe as challenges bedeviling the school feeding programme under the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).

It will be recalled that after flagging off the Federal Government's HGSF programme, a federal delegation visited Osun state in July to understudy the successful implementation of the state's school feeding programme, styled O'MEALS.

When added to Anambra where the school feeding programme kicked off last year, there would now be 6 states implementing the scheme using FG funds.

In the year in which Aregbesola began the school feeding programme, he also initiated a physical education programme, focusing on calisthenics, with the assistance of a Cuban duo, Francis Rodriguez and Raiza Guerra.

«We ought to do better and I promise you that under Nana Akufo Addo and the NPP we will do better, We introduced the school feeding programme to give our children nutritious food to support their growth and learning to improve their status.

He added that the homegrown school feeding programme would proceed this week with the addition of five states to be getting federal government's funding to ensure that primary school pupils there start enjoying one hot meal a day.»

Yet, for the society's most vulnerable, Osun has pioneered this schools feeding programme, as part of its larger social safety - net agenda.

Some of these federal offerings which other states are taking full advantage of but which Ekiti government has so far refused to participate in include the free rice mill programme, the free school feeding programme, the cocoa plantation renewal scheme, the free tractor and land clearing programmes, the rice outgrower scheme, among others.

He said the team would visit 10 schools in the urban and rural areas of the state to inspect the impact of the free school feeding programme of the state as well as other education intervention.

They condemned his school feeding programme, by sidetracking its multiplier economic benefits for farmers, market women, and neighbourhood food vendors as well as its health benefits for school children.

Akinola said the team of the UNICEF officials will be visiting some model schools built by the Aregbesola's administration where the school feeding programme of the state will be acknowledged.

«Bad, policies, high cost of living, failed school feeding programme, dumsor and many others are affecting us, and I am not sure the NDC can win the 2016 elections», he said.

The new formula allocates 40 percent of the fund to the school feeding programme, 20 percent each to the Nation Builders» Corps, planting for food and jobs and the remaining 20 % for the running of the assemblies.

The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Amina Gwar, said the school feeding programme would create about 10,000 jobs and that about 5,000 would be cooks already engaged from the 274 wards across the 25 local government areas of the state.

Ms Uwais had reportedly said that, «A total of 7,812,201 Nigerians are direct beneficiaries of the SIP, which include home - grown school feeding programme, conditional cash transfer, N - Power; while secondary beneficiaries — mainly farmers and cooks — are about 1,500,000.

As part of our efforts to take our people out of poverty, we re-energised the school feeding programme which we met on ground.»

The Gender Minister alleged that Bugri Naabu engages in corrupt activities by collecting monies, goats, cows and other things from people with a promise of getting them the School Feeding programme job.

The Ghana School Feeding Programme has released GHc 21 million to cater for part of the debt it owes caterers under the school feeding programme.

Regional and Zonal coordinators of the Ghana School Feeding programme (GSFP), have assured President Nana Akufo - Addo of their commitment to work assiduously and efficiently to improve on the quality of meals served under the school feeding programme across the country.

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Friday commended the Federal Government's efforts on the National Home Grown School Feeding programme.

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba earlier said government had allocated GHc114 million to offset all arrears owed caterers under the school feeding programme.

The President had also said programmes such as the N93.1 bn school feeding programme for children were to ensure that more children went to school.

Speaking about promoting education among children, policy analysts have criticised the APC - led government for the «poor» implementation of its education policies for children, especially its school feeding programme.

Demand the termination of all contracts under the Ghana School Feeding programme by the end of this term.

«What we are saying is that, all the things that you have put to me are things that I am very concerned about — extending the school feeding programme, establishing a nurses training college — but a lot of them depend on the state of our public finances.

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Osinbajo said the Social Investment Programme launched in 2016 — comprising a jobs scheme for unemployed graduates, a feeding programme for public primary school pupils, a micro-credit scheme for small businesses, and a cash transfer scheme for our poorest and most vulnerable households, is a key component of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia who was speaking at a programme organised by the aspiring Member of Parliament of Awutu Senya West George Andah said the NPP instituted the NHIS policy, National Youth Employment Policy, school feeding, free maternal health paid teacher, nursing training allowances etc. out of the 20 billion cedis it accumulated.

Through a programme being instituted by the Ministry of Agriculture through COCOBOD, the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection through the School Feeding Programme, and the Ministry of Education, President Akufo - Addo noted that the target is to ensure the sustained provision of cocoa beverages and chocolates to school children, from primary school up to secondary School Feeding Programme, and the Ministry of Education, President Akufo - Addo noted that the target is to ensure the sustained provision of cocoa beverages and chocolates to school children, from primary school up to secondary school children, from primary school up to secondary school up to secondary level.