Successes and challenges of implementing USDA McGovern-Dole funded food for education programmes in the Asia/Pacific region

Author(s)
Dunn, S., Deimann, I., and Kanemitsu, Y.
Publication language
English
Date published
01 Oct 2019
Type
Programme/project reviews
Keywords
Education, Evaluation-related, Food and nutrition
Organisations
World Food Programme (WFP)

This report provides a summary of the key findings from McGovern-Dole evaluations conducted in the Asia/Pacific region between 2013 and 2018. By reviewing evaluation findings using a common analytical framework, WFP's Regional Bureau Bangkok aimed to provide country offices with insights on the strengths and weaknesses of the McGovern-Dole approach to school feeding and highlight regional learning.

The study answers the following questions:

  • Have McGovern-Dole funded school feeding programmes achieved their objectives to improve literacy, and increase the use of health and dietary practices during the time period 2013-2018? 
  • Have McGovern-Dole funded school feeding programmes in the Asia/Pacific region enabled governments to successfully transition to nationally-owned school feeding programmes during the time period 2013-2018? 
  • What are the factors that positively or negatively influenced the ability of the programmes to reach their objectives?