Practices and Experiences of School Feeding Program (SBFP) Implementation at San Juan Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The school feeding programs support in providing meals at school and this helps enrolment and attendance since children will be attracted to the school because of meals. The role of the school feeding program is to provide children with the nutritional supplement, increasing access and establishing attendance in the targeted areas

.The purpose of this study is to know the practices and experience of the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) implementation at San Juan Elementary School. It is hoped that with this study they lessen the number of pupils who are malnourished.

METHODS

This study used descriptive qualitative research which aims to know the best practices and experiences of SBFP implementation at the school feeding program at San Juan Elementary School. The researchers used three data gathering procedures namely, interview method and discussion, survey method, Also, the following data gathering tools namely; checklist, questionnaire, discussion, and retrospective interview guide were used to attain the objectives of this study.

RESULTS

The result of this study 64.79% of the BMI of the pupils at San Juan Elementary School during the end line decreases the number of pupils who needs health attention.

DISCUSSIONS

This study showed that the school feeding program plays a vital role in the pupils 'education. It is also distinct that the absence of a school feeding program in most of the learners has been among the contributors to meager performance among the pupils. Through the proper practices of the school feeding program, we attained the objectives of School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP).