{
  "id": 9575237,
  "title": "GES urges communities to help provide kitchens for school feeding programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/ges-urges-communities-to-help-provide-kitchens-for-school-feeding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:01:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ges-urges-communities-to-help-provide-kitchens-for-school-feeding-programme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) is urging communities to assist schools taking part in the Ghana School Feeding Programme by providing proper kitchen facilities. This is essential for ensuring food safety and hygiene, particularly as some participating schools lack suitable facilities. The call was made during a GES workshop to discuss challenges in implementing the programme and explore ways to enhance its delivery.\n\nLaunched in 2005, the Ghana School Feeding Programme aims to improve food security, alleviate hunger, and meet the nutritional needs of schoolchildren. However, inadequate kitchen infrastructure continues to be a problem in several schools. National Coordinator of the programme, Hajia Fati Forgor, noted that while the government has sought support from development partners, their assistance is limited. She emphasized the need for greater community involvement to provide kitchens for the over 12,000 schools participating in the programme. Hajia Fati Forgor stressed that community support would complement government efforts and help create safer environments for preparing meals for pupils.\n\nAdditionally, Hajia Fati Forgor urged catering services operating under the programme to adhere strictly to the approved menu, which features a variety of indigenous Ghanaian meals designed to reflect local foods and cultural preferences. However, some caterers have deviated from the prescribed meals, undermining the programme's commitment to cultural authenticity. She stressed that maintaining the approved menu is crucial to ensuring consistency in the meals served to pupils nationwide. The workshop brought together various stakeholders to address challenges such as food safety, infrastructure, and compliance with the approved menu, highlighting the importance of continued collaboration among government, communities, development partners, and other stakeholders to improve the programme and ensure schoolchildren receive safe and nutritious meals.",
  "summary": "The Ghana Education Service (GES) is calling on communities to support schools participating in the Ghana School Feeding Programme with proper kitchen facilities to improve food safety and hygiene. The Service says adequate kitchens are essential for the safe preparation and serving of meals to schoolchildren, particularly as some participating schools continue to operate without suitable…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}