School Feeding Programme Begins Nationwide Inspection To Ensure Pupils Get Safe, Nutritious Meals
The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) has commenced a nationwide Nutrition Facilitative Supervision exercise targeting caterers and cooks in selected schools across all 16 regions of Ghana.
The exercise is a follow-up to the 2026 step-down training on the GSFP Nutrition Manual, “Nourishing Young Minds,” which benefited about 13,857 caterers and cooks nationwide with funding support from the World Bank.
The initiative seeks to assess how participants are applying the knowledge and skills acquired during the training while providing practical guidance to improve food safety, hygiene, nutrition, meal preparation and portion control.
Briefing staff ahead of the field visits, Director of Operations Madam Esther Mahama explained that the supervision teams will engage caterers and cooks, observe food preparation and serving practices, and assess kitchen and storage conditions.
The teams, comprising GSFP staff and District School Health Education Programme (SHEP) Coordinators, will also examine compliance with health certification requirements, adherence to approved district menus, the use of the Go, Grow and Glow (3Gs) food concept, and the appropriate use of GSFP handy measures to ensure pupils receive adequate meal portions.
The National Coordinator, Hajia Fati Forgor, wishing everyone a safe and successful field trip, reminded all staff that the exercise is designed to be facilitative rather than punitive, with teams expected to provide on-the-spot coaching, technical guidance and refresher support to address identified challenges.
Through this initiative, the GSFP seeks to strengthen adherence to nutrition standards, improve the quality and safety of meals served in beneficiary schools and ensure that the investment in caterer and cook training translates into better outcomes for schoolchildren.
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