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Global school feeding sourcebook [electronic resource] : lessons from 14 countries / edited by Lesley Drake ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Imperial College Press, c2016.Description: 1 online resource (505 p.) : ill. (some col.)ISBN:
  • 9781783269129
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 371.7/16091724 23
LOC classification:
  • LB3479.D443 G56 2016
Online resources: Summary: "Compiled by the Partnership for Child Development at Imperial College London, the World Food Programme, the World Bank and the African Union's New Partnership for Africa's Development, this is the first sourcebook of its kind to document government-led school feeding programmes in low and middle income countries. It includes a compilation of concise but comprehensive chapters about national programmes in 14 countries from sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. The sourcebook highlights the trade-offs associated with alternative school feeding models and analyses the overarching themes, trends and challenges which run across these programmes. This sourcebook supports learning and knowledge exchange among countries looking to strengthen and scale-up national school feeding programmes. The evidence presented here sheds light on identified global good practices which can be employed to improve the quality and effectiveness of programmes that positively impact on millions of children and communities worldwide."-- Provided by publisher.
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Title from PDF file title page (viewed June 16, 2016).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Compiled by the Partnership for Child Development at Imperial College London, the World Food Programme, the World Bank and the African Union's New Partnership for Africa's Development, this is the first sourcebook of its kind to document government-led school feeding programmes in low and middle income countries. It includes a compilation of concise but comprehensive chapters about national programmes in 14 countries from sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. The sourcebook highlights the trade-offs associated with alternative school feeding models and analyses the overarching themes, trends and challenges which run across these programmes. This sourcebook supports learning and knowledge exchange among countries looking to strengthen and scale-up national school feeding programmes. The evidence presented here sheds light on identified global good practices which can be employed to improve the quality and effectiveness of programmes that positively impact on millions of children and communities worldwide."-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Singapore : World Scientific, [2016].

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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