Gov’t settles first-term arrears owed school feeding caterers

Government has paid 31 days of arrears owed caterers of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) for the first term of the 2024/25 academic year, a statement has announced.

This was done through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP).

This has been described as “timely” as compared to disbursements in the recent past.

“The GSFP Secretariat extends its appreciation to the government for the timely release of funds for the payment of outstanding arrears owed to caterers,” the statement issued by National Coordinator Hajia Fati Forgor on Thursday, April 10 said.

Hajia Forgor also announced the commencement of a restructuring of the School Feeding Programme “to fulfil the government’s commitment to decentralise its operations, improve the quality of food served, and ensure consistency in the payment of caterers”.

“We also thank our donor partners for their continuous support and collaboration with the Government of Ghana to sustain the Programme,” the statement concluded.

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