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The Osun Elementary School Feeding and Health Programme, now tagged O-MEALS, is
one of the very few surviving school meal programmes in Nigeria.
Formerly known as the Home Grown School Feeding and Health Programme (HGSFP), it was restructured and enhanced by the Aregbesola administration of the State of Osun, to reach a larger number of students (254,000) and to empower over 3000 community caterers.
The programme was initiated by the Federal Government in 2004 through the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act. On assumption of office, the Aregbesola administration undertook a comprehensive review of the inherited school feeding scheme, and came up with an overhauled and rebranded programme, which was officially launched on the 30th of April, 2012.
The key areas of improvement include the incorporation of elementary year 4, thereby increasing beneficiaries to 254,000; Capacity Development and Empowerment of 3000 Community Caterers; Backward Integration to Local Markets and Process Improvements.
In November 2012, the O-MEALS scheme gained international endorsement by the Partnership for Child Development (PCD), United Kingdom. This led to the signing of the Osun Elementary School Feeding Transition Strategy Plan Document, to further strengthen the programme and the pact between PCD and the Government of the State of Osun.
Interestingly, the programme has helped increase school enrolment by a minimum of 25% since the commencement of the its rejuvenated version, and also increased vitamin A consumption of the pupils, who are mainly from vulnerable groups of the society.
Formerly known as the Home Grown School Feeding and Health Programme (HGSFP), it was restructured and enhanced by the Aregbesola administration of the State of Osun, to reach a larger number of students (254,000) and to empower over 3000 community caterers.
The programme was initiated by the Federal Government in 2004 through the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act. On assumption of office, the Aregbesola administration undertook a comprehensive review of the inherited school feeding scheme, and came up with an overhauled and rebranded programme, which was officially launched on the 30th of April, 2012.
The key areas of improvement include the incorporation of elementary year 4, thereby increasing beneficiaries to 254,000; Capacity Development and Empowerment of 3000 Community Caterers; Backward Integration to Local Markets and Process Improvements.
In November 2012, the O-MEALS scheme gained international endorsement by the Partnership for Child Development (PCD), United Kingdom. This led to the signing of the Osun Elementary School Feeding Transition Strategy Plan Document, to further strengthen the programme and the pact between PCD and the Government of the State of Osun.
Interestingly, the programme has helped increase school enrolment by a minimum of 25% since the commencement of the its rejuvenated version, and also increased vitamin A consumption of the pupils, who are mainly from vulnerable groups of the society.
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