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RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND CULTURAL STUDIES (RJHCS )

E-ISSN 2579-0528
P-ISSN 2695-2467
VOL. 11 NO. 2 2025
DOI: 10.56201/rjhcs.v11.no2.2025.pg65.75

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Impact Of National Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes in Jega Local Government Area, Kebbi State

MUHAMMAD, Aminu Jega, Kwashabawa, Bala Bakwai PhD

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Abstract

This study examines the impact of National Homegrown School Feeding Programme (HGSF) on students’ participation in primary schools in Jega Local Government Area, Kebbi State. The research aims to examine how the programme encouraged pupils’ enrolment and improved pupils’ attendance. In this study descriptive survey design will be used. The population for this study comprised of the teachers and the head teachers in the 81 public primary schools in Jega Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Multistage sampling method was used to select teachers 260 out of the 939 in the local government. A validated questionnaire titled School Feeding Programme Questionnaire (SFPQ) with a reliability index of 0.73 was used for data collection. The study used frequency count, table and percentage to analyze the data. The study found that the HGSF programme led to an increase in pupils’ enrolment by arousing learners' interest encouraging classroom participation, and motivating parents to send their children to school. It was also found that the programme improved pupil’s attendance by promoting punctuality, reducing lateness and discouraging truancy. The study recommended based on its findings that there is need for Kebbi state Government to continue with the HGSFA programme. This would reduce the effect of poverty in the state and reduce the number of out-of-school children on the street. When reviewing the programme Kebbi state government should establish a broad based multi-sectorial monitoring and evaluation team to monitor the programme and arrest observed infraction at all levels.

keywords:

National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, Pupil Enrolment, Pupils’ Attendance.

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