Twelve member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Togo) convened in the Gambia from the 4th to 6th June 2013 to share experiences in home grown school feeding (HGSF) within the context of comprehensive school health and nutrition (SHN) programmes and to discuss sustainable strategies.

The workshop was a joint activity led by the Gambian Government, the Partnership for Child Development (PCD) and the World Bank (WB). Participants were drawn from Ministries of Education, Health, Agriculture, Department of Community Development and other Development Partners as it is evidenced that effective SHN including school feeding generally requires cross-ministerial and multi-sectoral collaboration.

This report summarises outcomes and issues discussed at the meeting.