Transforming South Africa's school nutrition programme for educational success: A review on challenges and prospects.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

South Africa's National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) was created in 1994 to reduce poverty and unemployment and improve children's learning. It aims to aid disadvantaged children and strengthen poor communities, especially in rural areas.

Objectives

The study examined challenges in implementing Total Quality Management (TQM) in the South African National School Nutrition Programme.

Methods

A qualitative case study design was used based on document analysis extracted through the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. The documents were analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Key TQM challenges affecting the implementation of the NSNP include Customer focus-lack of funding from the Department

SUBMITTER: Mazenda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605904 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature