World BankGuyana Ministry of Education2014-09-162014-09-162012-07-13https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20176Guyana s Hinterland Community-Based School Feeding Program (SFP) began in 2007 with the objective of building more community participation in schools and improving children s human development outcomes, such as student enrollment and attendance, nutritional status and learning outcomes. In addition, the program supports improvement of schools organization of primary level in Regions 1, 7, 8 and 9. In order to participate in the program, schools and their associated communities are required to submit school feeding proposals, undergo training in basic financial bookkeeping, food hygiene and nutritious meal preparation, using locally produced foods whenever possible. Communities must also ensure school kitchens meet the requirements and guidelines of the Ministry of Health, ensuring an adequate safe-water supply. To evaluate the program, the Government of Guyana and the World Bank collected survey data from schools, students, teachers and parents in three rounds 2007, 2008 and 2009 in Regions 1 and 7. This report shows the findings and impacts of SFP using all survey rounds. Regions 1 and 7 are characterized by high poverty levels and agricultural labor intensity. Both factors highlight the potential of organizing SFP around local producers, so that a regular supply of low-cost food can be guaranteed to the local schools and children living in precarious conditions. Seventeen of the sixty-four schools participating in the impact evaluation are in Region 7, and the rest are in Region 1. Randomization for the selection of comparison groups was not achieved, due to the participation rules. However, sample selection correction methods were used to correct for observable and unobservable biases.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTACADEMIC PERFORMANCEACADEMIC SUBJECTSACADEMIC YEARACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO SCHOOLSACCESS TO SERVICESACUTE MALNUTRITIONADJACENT REGIONSAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCEAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTUREATTENDANCE RATESAVERAGE ATTENDANCEAVERAGE NUMBER OF STUDENTSBASIC NUTRITIONCALCIUMCARBOHYDRATESCARIBBEAN REGIONCASSAVACHEESECHILD CARECHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCLASS ACTIVITIESCLASS TEACHERCLASS TEACHERSCLASSROOMCLASSROOM ACTIVITIESCLASSROOM BEHAVIOURCLASSROOM PARTICIPATIONCOASTAL REGIONSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOOKINGCORNCOST PER CHILDCOST-EFFECTIVENESSDAIRYDATESDIETARY PATTERNSECONOMIC SHOCKSEDUCATION FOR ALLEDUCATION OF CHILDRENEDUCATION OFFICESEDUCATION STRATEGYEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSEDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCEEDUCATIONAL SYSTEMEGGSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT FOR WOMENEMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTUREENROLLMENT BY GENDERETHNIC GROUPSEXPENDITURESFARM WORKFARMERSFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD DELIVERYFOOD EXPENDITURESFOOD FOR WORKFOOD HANDLINGFOOD HANDLING PRACTICESFOOD HYGIENEFOOD INSECURITYFOOD INTAKEFOOD NEEDSFOOD POLICYFOOD PREPARATIONFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD SUBSIDIESFOODSFRUITFRUITSGEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONGLOBAL PARTNERSHIPGRAINSHEAD TEACHERHEAD TEACHERSHEIGHT FOR AGEHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD HEADHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOLSINCOME GROWTHINFANT MORTALITYINTERVENTIONSJUICESLEARNINGLEARNING ENVIRONMENTLEARNING OUTCOMESLEGUMESLITERACYLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL FARMERSLOCAL FOOD PRODUCTIONLOCAL SCHOOLSMALNUTRITIONMEAL PREPARATIONMEATMILKMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONNATIONAL ASSESSMENTNUMBER OF SCHOOLSNUMBER OF STUDENTSNURSERY SCHOOLNUTRITION INDICATORSNUTRITION OUTCOMESNUTRITION PROGRAMNUTRITION SURVEYSNUTRITIONAL INTAKENUTRITIONAL STATUSOILS AND FATSPARENTAL PARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATION IN SCHOOLSPARTICIPATION OF PARENTSPEANUTSPOOR FAMILIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOOR PERSONPOOR POPULATIONPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDSPOVERTY ASSESSMENTPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY THRESHOLDPRIMARY LEVELPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDRENPRIMARY SCHOOL LEVELPRIMARY SCHOOLSPROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONSPROTEINPROTEINSQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY PRIMARY EDUCATIONRATES OF ACCESSREADINGREGIONAL ADMINISTRATIONREGIONAL CAPITALREGIONAL CHARACTERISTICSREGIONAL EDUCATIONREGIONAL EDUCATION OFFICESREGIONAL LEVELREMOTE AREASREMOTE COMMUNITIESREMOTE RURAL AREASREPEATERSRICEROOT VEGETABLESRURAL AREASRURAL POORSAFETY NETSAFETY NET MECHANISMSSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSCHOOL ACTIVITIESSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL CHILDRENSCHOOL CLUSTERSCHOOL DAYSCHOOL ENROLLMENTSCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSCHOOL HOLIDAYSSCHOOL MEALSCHOOL MEALSSCHOOL PERFORMANCESCHOOL TEACHERSSCHOOL YEARSCHOOL YEARSSCHOOLSSEAFOODSECONDARY SCHOOLSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL FACILITIESSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SCIENCESSOYBEANSSPARSELY POPULATED REGIONSTUDENT ATTENDANCESTUDENT DATASTUDENT PARTICIPATIONSTUDENT PERFORMANCESUB-REGIONSSUBSISTENCESUGARSUGARSTEACHERTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING FORCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCETROPICAL FRUITSUNIVERSITY LEVELVEGETABLESVILLAGE COUNCILSVITAMIN AVITAMINSWFPWHEATWORLD FOOD PROGRAM10.1596/20176