Key messages
- Adopt a hybrid school feeding model that remains parent-led where viable and provides government funding in food-insecure regions. This targets government resources where the parent-led model cannot reach food-insecure regions, without disrupting communities where parent-led feeding already works well.
- Set and monitor a minimum coverage standard of at least 75% of learners. Attendance and learning gains occur only when coverage is high: up to 18.5 percentage-point gains in numeracy and 8.2 percentage-point gains in attendance compared with schools with no or low coverage.
Key messages as published in the author’s policy brief.