Child Poverty and Food Scheme in Rural South African Schools: The Prospects and Limits Towards Improving the Emotional Well-Being of The Elementary School Students

Abstract

The research examines the impact of poverty on the emotional well-being of elementary school students in South African rural communities. In order to understand this phenomenon, the study investigates the question on: how does poverty affect the emotional well-being of elementary school students in South Africa? The non-empirical study explores the literature from related studies to answer the research question. The literature review critically examines the effect of poverty on the emotional well-being of children, as well as the strategies used by the government to alleviate the poverty impact at rural school children. The strategies were found to have implementation deficiencies which enables the researcher to argue on the importance of improving the implementation strategies. The finding also reveals that despite the government’s interventions to curb the problem of child poverty, yet there are policy implementation “gaps” here and there. The study recommends more study and consistent evaluation of the respective policy framework. It also recommends that the socio-economic status of people leaving in the rural area should be improved and the affected students should be engaged, and proper development response should be executed to guarantee a sustainable food security. Finally, more study and consistent evaluation of the feeding-scheme programme or policy is a sinequanon. The recommendation for Covid-19 is added for publication purposes.

A Review of Church Efforts in Students Academic Performance in the Church of Uganda Founded Secondary Schools

“…The parents and students were a strong influence in helping the church in literacy education predominate in the educational system from bottom to top. According to Okoye(2021) funding for secondary education in Africa is inconsistent and inadequate and that many of the difficulties experienced could be solved by allocation of resources to meet the needs including purchasing of educational materials, appropriate training for staff and other school requisites. And this funding may come from public or private sector sources like the Church or even international and foreign aid to facilitate quality educational provision.…”

“…This demotivates learning and affects the students' performance in the secondary schools. According to Okoye(2021)there is need for investment in capacity development, having a full, sufficiently paid and wellqualified, professionalized staff if the intended results and objectives for secondary education are to be achieved.…”