School feeding or general food distribution? Quasi-experimental evidence on the educational impacts of emergency food assistance during conflict in Mali

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dc.creatorAurino, Elisabetta
dc.creatorTranchant, Jean-Pierre
dc.creatorDiallo, Amadou Sekou
dc.creatorGelli, Aulo
dc.date2018-06-13
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:57Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:57Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:27:58Z
dc.descriptionWe rely on a unique pre-crisis baseline and five-year follow-up to investigate the effects of emergency school feeding and general food distribution (GFD) on children’s schooling during conflict in Mali. We estimate programme impact on child enrolment, absenteeism and attainment by combining difference in differences with propensity score matching. School feeding led to increases in enrolment by 11 percentage points and to about an additional half-year of completed schooling. Attendance among boys residing in households receiving GFD, however, declined by about 20 per cent over the comparison group. Disaggregating by conflict intensity showed that receipt of any programme led to rises in enrolment mostly in high-intensity conflict areas and that the negative effects of GFD on attendance were also concentrated in the most affected areas. Conversely, school feeding mostly raised attainment among children residing in areas not in the immediate vicinity of the conflict. Programme receipt triggered adjustments in child labour. Thus, school feeding led to lower participation and time spent in work among girls, while GFD raised children’s labour, particularly among boys. The educational implications of food assistance should be considered in planning humanitarian responses to bridge the gap between emergency assistance and development by promoting children’s education.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145728
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/105223
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUNICEF Office of Research
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAurino, Elisabetta; Tranchant, Jean-Pierre; Diallo, Amadou Sekou; and Gelli, Aulo. 2018. School feeding or general food distribution? Quasi-experimental evidence on the educational impacts of emergency food assistance during conflict in Mali. Innocenti Working Papers no. 2018-04. Innocenti, Florence: UNICEF Office of Research. https://doi.org/10.18356/ac24bed8-en
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectschool feeding
dc.subjectfood assistance
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectfood supply
dc.subjectconflicts
dc.titleSchool feeding or general food distribution? Quasi-experimental evidence on the educational impacts of emergency food assistance during conflict in Mali
dc.typeWorking Paper

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