Scores of students in Botswana are never happier about being at school than when they are waiting in the queue for their turn to be served the day’s dish of bread, milk and boiled egg. Nonetheless, a survey carried out by the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF) highlights that corruption and poor administration plague Botswana’s US$30,114,875 school feeding programme.
“Setbacks to the country’s program include the delayed implementation of the home-grown school feeding program and a lack of procurement and food management capacity. In terms of concerns regarding program corruption/mismanagement, Botswana reported that pilferage was a concern,” states the survey. Furthermore, the survey notes that the programme confronts problems such as lack of a food composition table to aid school menu planning and food waste. “Challenges faced by the program included the lack of a Food Composition Table to guide school menu planning, food waste by beneficiaries, a lack of trained and skilled personnel, and high prices charged by food suppliers,” states the survey.
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