National School Nutrition Programme Presentation to Standing Committee

Focus of presentation n 1/13/2022 Provide committee with a brief overview of status of

Targets of NSNP in 2004/5 f/y n n n 1/13/2022 Ensure smooth transition of

Achievements in Year One n n n 1/13/2022 Programme successfully transferred and integrated into

Achievements in 2004/05 n n n 1/13/2022 Engaged and paid a modest honorarium to

Key focus for 2005/06 Strengthened monitoring and a quality service that is properly targeted;

Strengthened monitoring n n n 1/13/2022 Monitoring visits by provinces officials stipulated and within

Sustainable Food Production n n 1/13/2022 Major drive to ensure operational school/community gardens in

Sustainable Food Production n n 1/13/2022 Collaboration primarily with Departments of Agriculture and Health

Sustainable Food Production n 1/13/2022 In Mpumalanga partnership with Do. H resulted in irrigation

Stimulation of local economy n n n 1/13/2022 In 5 provinces (FS, Gauteng, Limpopo,

Stimulation of local economy n n 1/13/2022 In KZN local women already being trained

Job Creation(? ) n n 1/13/2022 Systematic targeting of volunteer food handlers enabling Do.

Key remaining challenges n n 1/13/2022 Refining targeting criteria to prioritise truly needy learners;

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National School Nutrition Programme Presentation to Standing Committee for Education 24 August 2005 1/13/2022 1

Focus of presentation n 1/13/2022 Provide committee with a brief overview of status of NSNP 18 months into its management by the Education Department; Highlight some of the key shifts made; Highlight further shifts being contemplated; 2

Targets of NSNP in 2004/5 f/y n n n 1/13/2022 Ensure smooth transition of scheme from Do. H to Do. E; Create capacity to manage scheme at all critical levels; Improve quality of food and service; Ensure feeding for at least 156 of the total number of school days; Refine targeting criteria to ensure reach to poorest learners 3

Achievements in Year One n n n 1/13/2022 Programme successfully transferred and integrated into education; Feeding approximately 5 million learners in 16 000 schools for required number of days; Created NSNP units in all 9 provinces; Provided training for 200 district managers on project management – special focus on monitoring Visited and monitored programme in 4 248 schools mainly in rural, farm and informal settlements 4

Achievements in 2004/05 n n n 1/13/2022 Engaged and paid a modest honorarium to 40 000 unemployed women who are heads of households Contracted 316 SMMEs who are resident in communities where we are feeding; 98, 5% of budget spent by end of March. 5

Key focus for 2005/06 Strengthened monitoring and a quality service that is properly targeted; u Sustainable Food Production in schools u Stimulation of local economy; u Job Creation u 1/13/2022 6

Strengthened monitoring n n n 1/13/2022 Monitoring visits by provinces officials stipulated and within guiding framework – complimented by adhoc visits by Do. E; Provincial monitoring focuses on quality of service including adherence to menus, food preparation and food handling; Do. E focuses on the above as well as management of finances. 7

Sustainable Food Production n n 1/13/2022 Major drive to ensure operational school/community gardens in all schools where feeding happening; Capacity established both in the Do. E and in the 9 provinces to assist schools. 2803 new gardens established in the 9 provinces; Target to increase these by an additional 2 000 in current f/y; 8

Sustainable Food Production n n 1/13/2022 Collaboration primarily with Departments of Agriculture and Health hugely beneficial to project; In KZN, Do. A assisting in the training of school communities in productive gardening. Benefit spilled over to local communities who have established own gardens. 9

Sustainable Food Production n 1/13/2022 In Mpumalanga partnership with Do. H resulted in irrigation systems being set up in 37 schools; In NW the Agriculture Research Council providing seedlings for Fleshy Sweet Potato in targeted schools and providing assistance in planting them; In NC, DWAF has donated fruit trees to schools and Do. H a variety of vegetable seeds for schools and home use. 10

Stimulation of local economy n n n 1/13/2022 In 5 provinces (FS, Gauteng, Limpopo, NC and NW) government prescription that local SMEs be preferred service providers; North West narrowed this to parents with learners in a particular school feeding their children; Both NW and NC prescribe number of schools to be serviced by any one provider, to curb monopolies; 11

Stimulation of local economy n n 1/13/2022 In KZN local women already being trained as cooperatives that the programme can draw on; To date 1 659 SMEs being utilised – of the targeted 2 083 for the 2005/06 f/y 12

Job Creation(? ) n n 1/13/2022 Systematic targeting of volunteer food handlers enabling Do. E to create some job opportunities; Target for 2005/06, 23 037 but already 26 612 engaging in the programme; Honorarium given to volunteers critical – currently sits at a range of between R 80 and R 512 p/m Intention of Do. E to prescribe that honorarium to be no less than R 400 p/m for a 4 hr day; 13

Key remaining challenges n n 1/13/2022 Refining targeting criteria to prioritise truly needy learners; Shift to broader school nutrition programme to address not only issues of hunger but link to healthy life-styles; Move to sustain feeding beyond school days for needy and orphaned children; Increase community engagement and particularly parental involvement in all aspects of the programme. 14