Policy Lever 1: National-level policy that addresses school health |
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Uganda
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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 discussed by members and partners during preparation of PRSP but not included in final PRSP
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Published and distributed national policy that covers all four components of FRESH
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National recognition of the importance of school health exists but a national policy has not been published as yet
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Published national policy is multisectoral in its approach
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National recognition of the importance of a multisectoral approach to school health exists but a national policy has not been published as yet
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Policy Lever 2: Coordinated implementation of a national-level policy that addresses school health |
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Uganda
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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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Uganda
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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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A national budget line or funding does not yet exist for school health; mechanisms do not yet exist for disbursing funds to the implementation levels
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Policy Lever 4: Quality assurance of programming |
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Uganda
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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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Completed situation analysis assesses the need for the inclusion of various thematic areas; policy, design, & implementation of thematic areas are based on good practices. Interventions target geographic areas based on situation analyses
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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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Uganda
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Gender dimension of health addressed in the national education policy
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Health dimension of gender is addressed in published education policy and is implemented nationally
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Policy Lever 1: Physical school environment |
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Uganda
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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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New schools being built have sound structures and school safety issues are taken into account, but coverage is not universal among older schools
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Policy Lever 2: Psychosocial school environment |
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Uganda
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Issues of stigmatization are recognized and addressed by the education system
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Stigma is covered in life skills education, pre- and in-service teacher training are being provided universally, and bullying as a result of stigma is effectively dealt with at the school level
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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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Some psychosocial support is available to learners and teachers either in school or through referrals but coverage is not universal
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Policy Lever 1: School-based delivery of health and nutrition services |
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Uganda
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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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Situation analysis has been undertaken, identifying cost-effective and appropriate school-based health and nutrition interventions, some of which are being implemented and taken to scale in a targeted manner in the available budget
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Policy Lever 2: School-based screening and referral to health systems |
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Uganda
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Remedial services
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Situation analysis has been undertaken, identifying those cost-effective and appropriate school-based screening and referral to various remedial services that are being taken to scale in the available budget; in-service teacher training is being provided
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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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Uganda
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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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Curriculum comprehensively covers health (linked to the health issues identified in the situation analysis), HIV, nutrition and hygiene knowledge; pre- and in-service training is being provided; and all schools are teaching the curriculum
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Policy Lever 2: Age-appropriate and sex-specific life skills education for health |
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Uganda
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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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Uganda
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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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There is recognition of school feeding as an education and/or social protection intervention, but school feeding is not yet included in the published national-level poverty reduction strategy, equivalent national policy, or sectoral policies and strategie
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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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A technical policy related to school feeding is published, outlining the objectives, rationale, scope, design, funding and sustainability of the program and covering some aspects of all four other Policy Goals, including links with agriculture development
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Policy Lever 1: Governance of the national school feeding (SF) program through stable funding and
budgeting |
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Uganda
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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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There is recognition of the need to include school feeding in the national planning process, but this has not yet happened; the government is fully reliant on external funds and does not have provision in the national budget to allocate resources to schoo
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Policy Lever 1: School feeding (SF) inter-sectoral coordination and strong partnerships |
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Uganda
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Multisectoral steering committee coordinates implementation of a national school
feeding policy
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Multisectoral steering committee from at least three sectors (e.g. education, social protection, agriculture, health, local government, water) coordinates implementation of a national school feeding policy; this government-led committee provides comprehen
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Policy Lever 2: Management and accountability structures, strong institutional frameworks, and
monitoring and evaluation |
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Uganda
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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 school feeding unit exists at the national level, but it has limited resources and limited staff numbers and lacks a clear mandate; while coordination mechanisms between the national, regional/local (if applicable), and school level are in place, they a
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School-level management and accountability structures are in place
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National guidance on required mechanisms for managing school feeding are available at the school level, but these are not yet implemented fully
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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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Uganda
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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 M&E plan for school feeding is integrated into national monitoring or information management systems and data collection and reporting occurs recurrently at national and regional levels
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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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Targeting criteria and a targeting methodology exists and is implemented corresponding to the national school feeding policy and situation analysis (including costings for various targeting and designs); M&E information is used to refine and update target
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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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National standards on food modalities and the food basket have been developed and correspond to two or more of the following: objectives, local habits and tastes, availability of local food, food safety (according to WHO guidelines), and nutrition content
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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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Uganda
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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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