Training guidelines for the child supplementary feeding programme at village level

ABSTRACT

This training publication provides guidelines on how to establish and run feeding points under the supplementary feeding programme for children aged 4 months to 5 years in villages. The guidelines cover programme objectives; programme inputs; roles of various committees at ward and village levels; the day to day running of the feeding point; including food ordering; storage; stock control; food preparation; portion control; maintenance of records on the numbers of children fed and the overall information flow; to and from the village. This publication is aimed at providing a practical guide to the village community coordinators; nutrition coordinators and any other extension workers who will primarily be responsible for mobilising and training communities on various aspects of the supplementary feeding programme. Their supervisory role during programme implementation is equally covered. The guidelines may also serve as a reference guide to the feeding point committee during the running of the programme