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02 Jan

School Feeding Caterers Confirm Payment Of Arrears

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National President of the School Feeding Caterers Association, Nana Amoh Otu Sekyi, has confirmed that caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme have begun receiving their outstanding third-term salaries. This development comes after the Minister for Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Dakoa Newman made a promise to settle these payments. In an interview with Citi News, Nana Amoh Otu Sekyi revealed that while some caterers have successfully accessed their funds, others are yet to do so due to bank holidays and limited access to banking services in rural areas. “By the grace of god, they honoured their promise, they paid…

05 Jun

School Feeding: Cost Per Meal To Be Increased From GH¢1 To GH¢1.20 – Zuweira Abudu

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Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has said the cost per meal for each school child would be increased from GH¢1 to GH¢1.20. The GH¢1.20 proposal comes after caterers called on government to increase the feeding price per child. “The feeding cost per meal per day per child was increased from 80 pesewas (80Gp) in 2018 to GH¢1, and in 2023, the cost per meal per child per day has been proposed as GH¢1.20,” she said. Speaking at a press briefing in Accra, Lariba Zuweira Abudu noted that the school feeding programme has provided employment for…

28 Apr

We’ll Address Concerns Raised By School Feeding Caterers – Secretariat

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According to the School Feeding Secretariat, concerns raised by the School Feeding Programme will be addressed so that they can return to cooking for students across the country. The Public Relations Officer for Alfa Siba stated that the government is working with the Secretariat to ensure that caterers’ needs are met. He begged the caterers to return to the various beneficiary schools while they worked to resolve and meet their demands. He told Citi Fm in Accra that the government approved an upward adjustment of the grant per child pending disbursement in accordance with caterers’ demand for a rise in…

28 Apr

Some School Feeding Caterers Use Rotten Tomatoes, Onions And Others To Cook – A/R President

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The Ashanti regional president for School Feeding Caterers has stated that some caterers cook for programme participants using unwholesome tomatoes, onions, and other products. Madam Gifty Asamoah criticised the 97 pesewas allotted to each child under the programme as terribly inadequate. She bemoaned that the cost of cooking oil and other commodities for schoolchildren has skyrocketed, and that the government must raise the cost of meals under the plan to at least Ghc2.50 per person. She also admitted that although the amount of increment they want is still not enough, they would be able to manage. “I am someone who…

28 Apr

Police Investigate Alleged Stealing Of School Feeding Items At Atebubu

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The police are investigating six persons for their alleged involvement in the stealing of fooditems from the stock of the School Feeding Programme at the Atebubu Senior High School in the Bono East Region. The six persons were arrested following a report to the police by Edward Owusu, the Atebubu-Amantin Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) on Friday, April 21, 2023. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), Owusu said 26 bags of maize, 20 bags of beans, 10 bags of rice, and one gallon of 25-liter cooking oil were retrieved from the suspects. When contacted, Assistant Superintendent of Police…