NPP Group Burma Camp Shuts Down School Feeding Office

The Burma Camp, a pro-NPP group in the Northern regional capital has locked up the office of the School Feeding programme Monday.

The grouping is accusing Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister of sidestepping the authority of the programme’s regional coordinator, Madam Felicia.

They also claim the minister has taking up the responsibility of the regional coordinator and appointing only Gonjas as Zonal Coordinators of the programme.




According to them, out of the seven zonal in the region, the minister appointed five people who are Gonjas and are also same time caterers. In their view, all those holding the double positions are uneducated and cannot construct simple grammar which is in shape contrast with the terms laid down for the appointment of a zonal coordinator.

The group after a conference earlier marched to the Regional Coordinating Council where the office is located, and in the full glare of security guards launched a violent attack on workers of the programme before forcing them out of the office.

No arrest has yet been made.

In August 2015 the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection became the oversight ministry for the GSFP through a presidential directive to deepen the focus of the program in ensuring that the core objectives of the GSFP are achieved and to better align it to the national social protection strategy.

The Ministry since the transfer of the GSFP has initiated interventions to transform the program. These include the establishment of an electronic payment system for caterers to curtail the delays of transfers of funds, revision of caterer contracting and procurement guideline for caterer engagement. An independent operational assessment has been undertaken with the support from UNICEF, WFP and the World Bank to guide and further reforms to be undertaken by the ministry.

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Source:StarrFMonline.com