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Impact Evaluation of School Feeding Programs in Lao PDR

Despite the popularity and widespread implementation of school feeding programs, evidence on the impact of school feeding on school participation and nutritional status is mixed. This study evaluates school feeding programs in three northern distri...

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Main Authors: Buttenheim, Alison, Alderman, Harold, Friedman, Jed
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ANEMIA
ANIMAL SOURCE FOODS
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
BOARDING
CAROTENE
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD NUTRITION
CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS
CHILD SURVIVAL
CLASSROOM
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE FUNCTION
COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS
CORN
DAILY ATTENDANCE
DAIRY
DIET
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT
EDUCATION OUTCOMES
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
EDUCATIONAL PARTICIPATION
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
EFFECTIVE TEACHING
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT FOR CHILDREN
ENROLLMENT INCREASES
ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN
ENROLLMENT RATES
ETHNIC COMPOSITION
ETHNIC DIVERSITY
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXAM
FIRST GRADE
FOOD ACCESS
FOOD DELIVERY
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD POLICY
FOOD POLICY RESEARCH
FOOD PREPARATION
FOOD RATIONS
FOOD STORAGE
FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
FOOD TRANSFERS
FORTIFIED FOODS
FRIENDLY SCHOOLS
GENDER GAP
GIRL STUDENTS
GRADE EXAM
GRADE REPETITION
HIGHER ENROLLMENT
HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUNGER
HYGIENE
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERVENTIONS
IODINE
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
MALNUTRITION
MEAL
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
NET ENROLLMENT
NET ENROLLMENT RATE
NUTRIENT
NUTRITION OUTCOMES
NUTRITION STATUS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
NUTRITIONISTS
OLDER CHILDREN
OLDER GIRLS
PASS RATE
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
PRESCHOOLERS
PRIMARY GRADES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY SCHOOL NET ENROLLMENT
REGULAR ATTENDANCE
RICE
SCHOOL AGE
SCHOOL BREAKFAST
SCHOOL CHILDREN
SCHOOL DAY
SCHOOL DAYS
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
SCHOOL ENTRY
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS
SCHOOL HOURS
SCHOOL MEALS
SCHOOL PARTICIPATION
SCHOOL QUALITY
SCHOOL SUCCESS
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
SCHOOL YEAR
SCHOOL-AGE
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLCHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SNACKS
STUDENT ATTENDANCE
STUDENT OUTCOMES
SUGAR
TEACHER
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
VILLAGE LEADERS
VILLAGE LEVEL
VULNERABLE CHILDREN
WEIGHT GAIN
WFP
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110103114657
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3291
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Summary:Despite the popularity and widespread implementation of school feeding programs, evidence on the impact of school feeding on school participation and nutritional status is mixed. This study evaluates school feeding programs in three northern districts of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Feeding modalities included on-site feeding, take-home rations, and a combination. District-level implementation of the intervention sites and selective take-up present considerable evaluation challenges. To address these limitations, the authors use difference-in-difference estimators with propensity-score weighting to construct two plausible counterfactuals. They find minimal evidence that the school feeding schemes increased enrollment or improved children s nutritional status. Several robustness checks and possible explanations for 0 findings are presented.

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