Policy Lever 1: National-level policy that addresses school health |
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Tanzania
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School health is included in the national poverty reduction strategy or in the equivalent
national policy
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School health included in national-level poverty reduction strategy or equivalent national policy, accompanied by targets and/or milestones set by the government
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Published and distributed national policy that covers all four components of FRESH
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Published national policy that covers some but not all four components of FRESH (e.g. a policy on HIV in education only); some regional and school-level stakeholders have copies
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Published national policy is multisectoral in its approach
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Published national policy by the education and health sectors that addresses school health
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Policy Lever 2: Coordinated implementation of a national-level policy that addresses school health |
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Tanzania
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A multisectoral steering committee coordinates implementation of a school national health
policy.
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Any multisectoral steering committee coordination efforts are currently non-systematic
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Policy Lever 3: Governance of the national school health policy |
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Tanzania
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A national budget line(s) and funding allocated to school health: funds are disbursed to the
implementation levels in an effective and timely manner
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National budget line and funding for school health exists in both the health and the education sectors; school health funds are disbursed to the implementation levels in a timely and effective manner
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Policy Lever 4: Quality assurance of programming |
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Tanzania
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A situation analysis assesses the need for inclusion of various thematic areas, informs
policy, design, and implementation of the national school health program such that it is targeted and
evidence-based
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A situation analysis has not yet been planned to assess the need for the inclusion of various thematic areas and inform policy, design, and implementation of the national school health program
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Monitoring and Evaluation
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Systems are not yet in place for M&E of implementation of school health programming
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Policy Lever 5: Gender mainstreaming in the national school health policy |
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Tanzania
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Gender dimension of health addressed in the national education policy
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Health dimension of gender is not yet formally addressed in national education policy
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Policy Lever 1: Physical school environment |
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Tanzania
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Provision of water facilities
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Fresh potable water is available to students in most schools
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Provision of sanitation facilities
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Sanitation facilities are available to students in most schools
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Provision of sound school structures (including accessibility for children with disabilities)
and school safety
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Sound national & local school structure standards are set. Universal coverage for new builds. Update program exists for older buildings. Teachers, students, families & other local stakeholders are mobilized to achieve & sustain a safe school environment
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Policy Lever 2: Psychosocial school environment |
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Tanzania
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Issues of stigmatization are recognized and addressed by the education system
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Some schools are effectively responding to stigma issues, but coverage is not universal; in-service teacher training on stigma issues is being provided
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Protection of learners and staff against violence
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National standards on how to address violence in schools are lacking
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Provision of psychosocial support to teachers and students who are affected by trauma
due to shock
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Available psychosocial support for learners and teachers is mobilised. There is provision of appropriate psychosocial support activities for teachers and students in temporary learning spaces and in child-friendly spaces for young children and adolescents
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Policy Lever 1: School-based delivery of health and nutrition services |
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Tanzania
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The school based delivery of health and nutrition services identified in the situation
analysis and outlined in the national policy are being implemented
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A situation analysis has not yet been undertaken to assess the need for various school-based health and nutrition services
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Policy Lever 2: School-based screening and referral to health systems |
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Tanzania
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Remedial services
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A situation analysis has not yet been undertaken to assess the need for school-based screening and referral to various remedial services
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Adolescent health services
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Any referrals of pupils to treatment systems for adolescent health services occur non-systematically
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Policy Lever 1: Knowledge-based health education |
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Tanzania
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Provision of basic, accurate health, HIV and AIDS, nutrition and hygiene information in the
school curriculum relevant to behavior change
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Some health, HIV, nutrition and/or hygiene information is included in the curriculum, but it may not be comprehensive. In-service teacher training provided. The majority of schools teach the curriculum covered health info, but coverage is not universal
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Policy Lever 2: Age-appropriate and sex-specific life skills education for health |
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Tanzania
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Participatory approaches are part of the curriculum and used to teach key age-appropriate
and sex-specific life skills for health themes
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Some life skills education is taking place in some schools using participatory approaches, but it is non-uniform and does not cover all of the life skills for health themes
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Policy Lever 1: Overarching policies for school feeding (SF) in alignment with national-level policy |
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Tanzania
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National poverty reduction strategy (PRS) or equivalent national strategy as well as sectoral
policies and strategies identify school feeding as education/social protection intervention. Policies have clearly definied objectives and sectoral responsibilities
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SF in published natl PRS/equivalent natl policy including where SF is anchored and who implements it. Published sectoral policies/strategies have defined objectives/sectoral responsibilities and aligned with natl PRS/equivalent natl strategy
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Evidence-based technical policy related to school feeding outlines program's objectives, design, and funding. Policy addresses the four other
school feeding policy goals
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There is recognition of the need for a technical policy related to school feeding, but one has not yet been developed or published
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Policy Lever 1: Governance of the national school feeding (SF) program through stable funding and
budgeting |
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Tanzania
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National budget line(s) and funding are allocated to school feeding (SF) and funds disbursed to
implementation levels in a timely and effective manner
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Recognize the need to include SF in the natl planning process but hasn't happened. Govt reliant on external funds & doesn't have SF budget line in natl budget. Recognize the need for mechanisms that disburse funds to implementation levels but not in place
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Policy Lever 1: School feeding (SF) inter-sectoral coordination and strong partnerships |
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Tanzania
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Multisectoral steering committee coordinates implementation of a national school
feeding policy
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Any multisectoral steering committee coordination efforts are currently non-systematic
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Policy Lever 2: Management and accountability structures, strong institutional frameworks, and
monitoring and evaluation |
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Tanzania
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National school feeding management unit and accountability structures are in place,
coordinating with school-level structures
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A specific school feeding unit does not yet exist at the national level; coordination between the national, regional/local (if applicable), and schools is lacking
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School-level management and accountability structures are in place
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Mechanisms for managing school feeding at the school level are non-uniform and national guidance on this is lacking
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Policy Lever 1: Quality assurance of programming and targeting, modalities, and procurement design, ensuring design that is both needs-based and cost-effective |
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Tanzania
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A functional monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system is in place as part of the structure of the lead institution and used for implementation and feedback
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The importance of M&E is recognised, but government systems are not yet in place for M&E of school feeding implementation
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Program design identifies appropriate target groups and targeting criteria corresponding to
the national school feeding (SF) policy and the situation analysis
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The need for targeting is recognised, but a situation analysis has not yet been undertaken that assesses school feeding needs and neither targeting criteria nor a targeting methodology has been established as yet
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Food modalities and the food basket correspond to objectives, local habits and tastes,
availability of local food, food safety guidelines, and nutrition content requirements
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There is recognition of the need for national standards for food modalities and the food basket, but these do not exist yet
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Procurement and logistics arrangements are based on procuring as locally as possible,
taking into account the costs, the capacities of implementing parties, the production capacity in the
country, the quality of the food, and the stability of the pipeline
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There is recognition of the need for national standards for procurement and logistics arrangements, but these do not exist yet
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Policy Lever 1: Strong community participation, accountability and ownership |
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Tanzania
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Community participates in school feeding (SF) program design, implementation, management
and evaluation and contributes resources (in-kind, cash or as labor)
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Systems and accountability mechanisms are not yet in place for consultation with parents and community members on the design, monitoring and feedback of the school feeding program
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