The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP) has launched an investigation into complaints that pupils at Buaduyili Primary School in the Nanumba North Municipality are being served poor-quality and insufficient meals under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP).
Parents and teachers raised the alarm, sparking a public debate about standards and monitoring in one of Ghana's flagship social intervention schemes. The ministry said in a statement on June 9, 2026, that it had begun a fact-finding exercise with the GSFP Secretariat to get to the bottom of the matter.
“The Ghana School Feeding Programme remains a critical social protection intervention aimed at reducing hunger among school children, improving school enrolment and attendance, and enhancing the nutritional well-being of pupils across the country,” the ministry said.
The investigation will determine whether the complaints are justified and identify any lapses in implementation, monitoring, or service delivery. The ministry warned that appropriate sanctions would be imposed on any individual or organisation found culpable.
The GSFP provides daily meals to hundreds of thousands of pupils in public basic schools across Ghana. It was introduced nearly two decades ago and has been credited with boosting school enrolment and attendance, especially in rural and underserved communities.
Education and child welfare advocates have long stressed the programme's role in improving access to education, reducing absenteeism, and supporting children's nutritional needs, particularly in deprived areas.
The ministry reiterated that the government is working to strengthen social protection programmes under its broader development agenda. It said ongoing reforms aim to improve financing, monitoring, and implementation of the feeding programme to ensure efficiency, accountability, and quality service delivery.
“Government, through its Reset Agenda, continues to take deliberate and concrete steps to strengthen social protection interventions and improve the financing, monitoring and implementation of the Ghana School Feeding Programme to ensure efficiency, accountability and quality service delivery,” the statement said.
The ministry warned that any act or omission that undermines the objectives, standards, and credibility of the programme won't be tolerated.
It also appealed to regional and zonal coordinators, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies, community leaders, parents, the media, and the general public to support efforts to improve transparency and accountability in the programme. The ministry encouraged stakeholders to work closely with it and the GSFP Secretariat in monitoring implementation and ensuring that beneficiary pupils receive the full benefits of the initiative.
The ministry reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the integrity of the School Feeding Programme and ensuring it serves the best interests of Ghanaian children.