The newly appointed National Coordinator for the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Hajia Fati Forgor has taken office with a promise to build on the gains made by her predecessor, Hajia Safia Mohammed.

Hajia Fati Forgor together with her two deputy national coordinators, Madam Felicia Mekpoi Bortey and Madam Faustina Lamptey, both Regional Women Organisers for Greater Accra and Central Regions respectively, was warmly received on Monday, March 10, 2025, by Hajia Safia Mohammed and all the management and the staff of the GSFP national secretariat.

At a short handing over ceremony held in honour of Hajia Fati Forgor and her two deputies, the outgoing National Coordinator officially handed over the keys to the GSFP national secretariat, official vehicles and other relevant working tools and documents to the new leadership.

Hajia Safia congratulated the new coordinators on their appointment and assured them of her readiness to offer any advice or support whenever she is called upon.

She urged all the management and staff of the school feeding programme to offer the new leadership all the necessary support and cooperation to enhance the operations of the programme.

Hajia Safia Mohammed encouraged the new Coordinator to remain firm, courageous and resolute in running the affairs of the programme.

On her part, the new National Coordinator of the GSFP, Hajia Fati Forgor passionately acknowledged the unimaginable show of maturity and love she and her deputies received from the outgoing national coordinator.

She called on all the staff to unite, stop backbiting and work together to achieve the desired results. “I am here to work with the entire office as a team. I am not here to witch-hunt anybody, neither am I going to base whatever dealings I will have with any officer here on prejudice. I don’t believe in that…I believe in getting to know people. I don’t believe in someone telling me who somebody is. You need to relate to the person to be able to know for yourself whether whatever it is that you’ve heard about the person is the same or otherwise”.

On behalf of the management and staff, the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Madam Akyere Frimpong Manu welcomed Hajia Fati Forgor and her two deputies to the GSFP National Secretariat.

She pledged the support of all the staff and management to the new leadership and encouraged them to work hard to make the social intervention programme better than before. Meanwhile, the government has increased the feeding grant per child per meal per day from GHȼ1.50 to GHȼ2.00. This was announced by the Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson during the 2025 budget statement in parliament.