SCHOOL FEEDING IN JORDAN Healthy Meals Investment Case Cost-Benefit Analysis Report

This study was carried out under the overall guidance of Alberto Correia Mendes, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director in Jordan, Laurene Goublet, Deputy Country Director, Stefano Santoro, Head of Programme; and the leadership of Ananda Paez, Social Protection and School Feeding Team Lead at WFP Jordan. This study was informed by the WFP-MasterCard partnership and methodology, which has facilitated numerous school feeding cost-benefit analyses to support government decision making over the past two decades. This study was made possible thanks to the support and cooperation of the Jordanian Ministry of Education, and in particular of Dr. Nawaf Al Ajarmeh, Ministry of Education Secretary General, Dr. Ahmad Masa’afeh, Director of Education at the Ministry, also the Ministry of Education, Health, and Nutrition team, and all WFP staff who took part or supported this study in the Jordan Country Office, Regional Bureau and Headquarters. The author would also like to express thanks to Khaled Ayoub, School Feeding Activity Manager, Ruba Abu-Taleb, Program Associate for School Feeding, Rabab Baker, Program Associate for School Feeding, Feras Albattat, Program Assistant for School Feeding, and Martina Lappo, RAM Officer, for their continuous and invaluable support. This report was prepared by Neill Holland (WFP Rome). DISCLAIMER – This study is not an audit or an evaluation report. Although it includes a section about logistics, it is not a supply chain analysis. This report is aimed at assessing the current level of cost-efficiency of the Healthy Meals School Feeding programme in Jordan and at formulating recommendations to further improve it. This report is a product of the staff of the WFP. The views expressed in it do not necessarily reflect the official position of WFP, its Executive Director, its Executive Board, its partners or the United Nations in general.