Abstract:
This study sought to examine the institutional politics around the implementation of the
Ghana School feeding Programme (GSFP). The aim of the study was to examine the
effects of politics on the implementation of the GSFP in the Ga West and Effutu
Municipalities of the Greater Accra and Central Regions respectively. The study
adopted qualitative research methodology and purposive sampling was used to select 63
respondents. The research instrument used for data collection was an interview guide
containing key questions of interest to the study.
The study found that there was stakeholder collaboration in the implementation of the
GSFP. The structures vital to the implementation of the school feeding programme at
the District level such as the District Implementation Committees and the School
Implementation Committees were not functioning to expectation in the Effutu
Municipality whilst they were functioning better in the Ga West Municipality. From the
analysis, the first two objectives of the GSFP had been met to a large extent in both
Municipalities. The third objective had, however, not been achieved in both
Municipalities. Also, the level of community participation varied in the two
Municipalities. The Ga West Municipality had some appreciable level of participation
whilst the Effutu Municipality had very little community involvement.
From the results, I argued that the District level structures should be strengthened to
better supervise the Ghana School Feeding Programme. I recommend that validation
and sensitization workshops should be organized to get the beneficiary communities
involved in the implementation of the GSFP at the district levels. There should be a
district level procurement agency to buy foodstuffs grown locally from the local farmers
and sell to the caterers in order to boost local agriculture and local economy.
Description:
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION,
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION,
WINNEBA, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES,
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(SOCIAL STUDIES) DEGREE.
APRIL, 2018