Abstract

This article investigates how school building design can support primary school feeding programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore it argues for schools to become community “development hubs”; incorporating both local access to education and also to programmes for nutrition, ICT, health education and other services, outside of school hours. It reviews the literature on school feeding programmes. Data from field research on schools in Ghana and South Africa is used to identify the key design issues for schools delivering feeding programmes. It considers how national education policies can affect school planning and building priorities. The article concludes by calling for the evolution of a new school design model, in which the school site becomes a “development hub”, supporting children” education, associated support activities including school feeding, and importantly also, integrated community development outreach activities.

Citation

Uduku, O. (2011). School building design for feeding programmes and community outreach: Insights from Ghana and South Africa. International Journal of Educational Development, 31(1), 59-66. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved January 28, 2023 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/71701/.

Keywords

• Access to Education
• Ancillary School Services
• Building Design
• community development
• Community outreach
• Community Schools
• Developing Nations
• Economic Development
• educational development
• Educational Facilities Design
• educational policy
• Elementary School Students
• Food
• Foreign Countries
• Ghana
• Health Education
• Health Programs
• Hunger
• information technology
• Middle School Education
• Nutrition
• Outreach Programs
• Policy Formation
• Public Policy
• School Buildings
• School design
• School feeding programmes
• School Location
• Social Justice
• South Africa