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Results of an Impact Evaluation Study on DepED's School-Based Feeding Program

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  • Albert, Jose Ramon G.
  • Tabunda, Ana Maria L.
  • Angeles-Agdeppa, Imelda

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The link between malnutrition and poor health among elementary school children and absenteeism, early dropout and poor classroom performance as well as the effectiveness of school-based nutrition and health interventions in improving school performance are well-established in the literature. Thus, the Department of Education has been conducting conditional food transfer programs since 1997. Its current program, the School-Based Feeding Program, as implemented in school year (SY) 2013-2014, fed 40,361 severely wasted pupils enrolled in Kindergarten to Grade Six in 814 public elementary schools in the country.This paper presents the findings from the impact evaluation of the SY 2013-2014 implementation of the program. This is a follow-up on the process evaluation conducted by the PIDS. The study employed mixed methods research, undertaking qualitative surveys while undertaking focus group discussions. The findings indicate that, except for inaccurate measurement of nutrition status variables and improper documentation of the program in all its three phases (prefeeding, feeding, and postfeeding), the program was generally implemented well by the beneficiary schools, and welcomed not only by program beneficiaries and their parents but also by many of the school heads and teachers of the beneficiary pupils.

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  • Albert, Jose Ramon G. & Tabunda, Ana Maria L. & Angeles-Agdeppa, Imelda, 2016. "Results of an Impact Evaluation Study on DepED's School-Based Feeding Program," Discussion Papers DP 2016-05, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  • Handle: RePEc:phd:dpaper:dp_2016-05
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    1. World Bank, 2018. "Philippines Economic Update, April 2018," World Bank Publications - Reports 29725, The World Bank Group.
    2. Preciados, Lemuel S. & Catchero, Fatima C., 2020. "Factors Influencing Consumption Behavior of Choco-Carabao Milk in Visayas State University (VSU), Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines," Journal of Economics, Management & Agricultural Development, Journal of Economics, Management & Agricultural Development (JEMAD), vol. 6(1), June.

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    Philippines; impact evaluation; health and nutrition; school children; school-based feeding program; food for education program;
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