Foreign Assistance: Global Food for Education Initiative Faces Challenges for Successful Implementation.

摘要

At the July 2000 Group of Eight industrialized countries' summit in Okinawa, Japan, President Clinton proposed a Global Food for Education Initiative (GFEI) whereby developed countries would provide school breakfasts or lunches to needy children in poor countries. The overall goal of the initiative is to contribute to universal education for all by using school meals to attract children to school, keep them attending once they enroll, and improve learning. An estimated 300 million children in developing countries are chronically undernourished, and many of them are among an estimated 120 million who do not now attend school. To examine the lessons learned about the effectiveness and cost of school feeding programs in promoting increased school enrollment, attendance, and performance, we reviewed studies completed by the U.S. government, international organizations, private voluntary organizations, and private research institutions. We also met with selected experts in international school feeding. We reviewed the studies in terms of past programs' impact on enrollment, attendance, and learning.