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June 10, 2013 • Washington, DC
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Sustaining Political Commitments
to Scaling Up Nutrition
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Table of Contents
Welcome.............................................................................................................................................................................3
Agenda................................................................................................................................................................................4
Background.......................................................................................................................................................................6
Breakout Sessions............................................................................................................................................................9
Speakers............................................................................................................................................................................11
About Bread for the World.........................................................................................................................................17
About Concern Worldwide.........................................................................................................................................18
Partners.............................................................................................................................................................................19
Metro Map.......................................................................................................................................................................21
Floor Plan of the Mead Center................................................................................................................................. 22
Neighborhood Map...................................................................................................................................................... 23
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Welcome
We are delighted to welcome you all to this gathering on “Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutri-
tion.” On behalf of Bread for the World Institute, Concern Worldwide, and all our partners who have helped
make this time together possible, we want to thank everyone for coming, particularly those who have made long
journeys to be here.
This event marks approximately 1,000 days since September 2010, when the United States and the government of
Ireland launched 1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future—a Call to Action. At the same time, the Scaling
Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement was launched. Many of us here have spent the last 1,000 days working to scale up
what we know works, so that vital nutrients reach more pregnant women and young children at risk.
Today civil society, government representatives, international organizations, private sector representatives and
other stakeholders will reconvene to celebrate progress and reflect on the experiences and lessons from the first
1,000 days. We are gathered here today as a group of stakeholders unified by a common vision and cause, that of
ending early childhood malnutrition. We hope all stakeholders will reaffirm their commitment to accelerate prog-
ress against maternal and child undernutrition over the next 1,000 days and identify policy and implementation
challenges that will require coordinated action.
2013 has seen the world reach a pivotal point in relation to the nutrition agenda, one which we hope will be a true
tipping point. Building on a series of important events and on the latest evidence, this meeting focuses on the criti-
cal role of civil society in scaling up nutrition. In June 2011, Bread for the World Institute and Concern Worldwide
hosted “1,000 Days to Scale Up Nutrition for Mothers and Children: Building Political Commitment” to help
organize a voice for civil society. Since then civil society alliances have emerged in many SUN countries. Today,
we will look at specific ways that civil society can partner with national governments and other stakeholders to
effectively reduce malnutrition. We hope to discuss ways to amplify civil society’s voice and mobilize civil society
action, in advocacy and in developing and supporting nutrition plans and goals, especially at the country level.
Generation after generation, early childhood malnutrition has taken a devastating toll in death and disability. But
today, we know that effective, affordable ways exist to prevent the irreversible damage that malnutrition causes
during the “1,000 Days,” the time between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday. With this knowl-
edge, comes the responsibility to act. Ensuring that all people have enough nutritious food to eat is not only the
right thing to do—it is also a smart thing to do.
Remembering that at the center of this work is a young child, her mother, and her future will keep our work on
track. It is also our motivation and inspiration. It is possible to make dramatic progress against child malnutrition
in a fairly short period of time. Some of us here come from countries that have done it.
In that spirit, we share a thought from anthropologist Margaret Mead. It’s a well-known quotation—you’ve prob-
ably heard it before—but one worth revisiting:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only
thing that ever has.”
David Beckmann 				 Tom Arnold
President, Bread for the World 			 CEO, Concern Worldwide
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Sustaining Political
Commitments to Scaling Up
Nutrition
The Mead Center for American Theater
1101 6th St., SW, Washington, DC 20024
n Breakfast and Registration
8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Grand Lobby
n General Session
Opening Plenary: Sustaining
Political Commitments to Scal-
ing Up Nutrition
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Fichandler Stage
Master of Ceremonies
Roger Thurow, author, The
Last Hunger Season; senior fellow,
Global Agriculture and Food
Policy; fellow, Chicago Council
for Global Affairs; fellow, ONE
Welcome
David Beckmann, president,
Bread for the World Institute
Joe Cahalan, chief operating
officer, Concern Worldwide, U.S.
Keynote Speakers
Raj Shah, administrator,
U.S. Agency for International
Development
Joe Costello, Minister of State,
Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade, Ireland
Video Message
David Nabarro, special
representative of the UN
Secretary General for Food
Security and Nutrition and
Coordinator of the SUN
Movement
n Panel Discussion
Taking Stock and Looking
Ahead to the Next 1,000 Days:
Global Perspectives
9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Fichandler Stage
Facilitator
Lucy Sullivan, executive
director, 1,000 Days Partnership
Panelists
Robert Black, director of
the Institute for International
Programs, Johns Hopkins
School of Public Health; author
of the Lancet series on maternal
and child nutrition
Keith Hansen, acting vice
president and network head,
Human Development, World Bank
Rajul Pandya-Lorch, head,
2020 Vision Initiative and chief
of staff, International Food
Policy Research Institute
Martin Bloem, senior
nutrition advisor, World Food
Programme
n Second Morning Plenary
Perspectives on Nutrition
10:20 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Fichandler Stage
Introduction
Carolyn Miles, chief
operating officer, Save the
Children
Speakers
Wilbald Lorri, advisor
on nutrition issues, Office of
President Jakaya Kikwete,
Republic of Tanzania
Philip Barton, deputy head of
mission, Embassy of the United
Kingdom
n InterAction Nutrition Pledge
10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
Fichandler Stage
Sam Worthington, chief
executive officer, InterAction
John Coonrod, executive vice
president, The Hunger Project
Anne Goddard, president
and chief executive officer,
ChildFund International
Kent Hill, senior vice
president, International
Programs Group, World Vision
n Panel Discussion
Taking Stock and Looking
Ahead to the Next 1,000 Days:
Country-level Perspectives
11:10 a.m. – noon
Fichandler Stage
Facilitator
Kathy Spahn, chief
operating officer, Helen Keller
International
Panelists
Kaosar Afsana, director
of health, nutrition, and
population; Bangladesh Rural
Advancement Committee
Nina Sardjunani, deputy
minister, Indonesia’s Ministry of
National Development Planning
Rose Ndolo, national nutrition
coordinator, World Vision,
Kenya
Joyce Ngegba, program and
advocacy manager, Partnership
for Nutrition, Tanzania
Juan Carlos Paiz, presidential
commissioner for Guatemala’s
Competitiveness, Investment,
and Millennium Challenge
Corporation
n Lunch
noon – 1 p.m.
n Afternoon Plenary
Taking SUN to Scale
1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Fichandler Stage
Facilitators
Tom Arnold, retired president
of Concern Worldwide, member
Agenda
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of the lead group of the Scaling
Up Nutrition Movement
Marie Pierre Allié, president,
Doctors Without Borders
•	 Panel Discussion: Perspectives
from Zambia
William Chilufya, national
coordinator of the Zambia Civil
Society Scaling Up Nutrition
Alliance
Cassim Masi, executive
director of the National Food
and Nutrition Commission of
Zambia
Highvie H. Hamududu,
member of Parliament and chair
of the Parliamentary Committee
on Estimates, National Assembly
of Zambia.
•	 Panel Discussion: SUN Country
Experiences on Scaling Up
Rigobert Oladiran
Ladikpo, executive secretary,
Professional Association of
Vegetable Oil Industries for the
West Africa Economic Monetary
Union
Ivan Mendoza, director of
the Secretariat for Food and
Nutrition Security, Guatemala
Carmel Dolan, Emergency
Nutrition Network Study
Nan Dale, chief executive
officer, Action Against Hunger
Dr. Souley Harouna,
president, FORSANI (Niger
Health Forum)
n Mid-Afternoon Break
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
n Breakout Sessions
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
•	 Workshop 1
Capacity Development in
Nutrition
Mac Hall
Facilitators
Manisha Tharaney,
nutrition policy and health
systems advisor, Helen Keller
International
Paul Amuna, consultant,
African Nutrition Society;
lecturer, University of
Greenwich
Rapporteur
Anu Narayan, deputy
director, Strengthening
Partnerships, Results, and
Innovations in Nutrition
Globally
•	 Workshop 2
Best Practices: Nutrition-Specific
Interventions
Kogod Cradle
Facilitators
Karin Lapping, senior
director of nutrition, Save the
Children
Francis Zotor, president,
African Nutrition Society
Rapporteur
Sandra Remancus, project
director, Food and Nutrition
Technical Assistance, Family
Health International 360
•	 Workshop 3
Best Practices : Nutrition-
Sensitive Development
Molly Study 1
Facilitators
Charlotte Dufour, food
security, nutrition, and
livelihoods officer; Food and
Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations
Rapporteur
Anna Herforth,
independent nutrition
consultant
•	 Workshop 4
Civil Society’s Role in Advocacy
and Monitoring Progress at
National and Global Levels
Molly Study 2
Facilitators
Connell Foley, director of
strategy, Concern Worldwide
Buba Khan, food
coordinator, ActionAid, the
Gambia
Rapporteur
Lisa Bos, policy advisor on
health and education, World
Vision
n Coffee Break
5 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
n Breakout Group Readouts
5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Kogod Cradle
Facilitator
Tom Arnold, member of the
lead group of the Scaling Up
Nutrition Movement
n Session Takeaways,
Concluding Remarks, and
Looking Forward
5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Kogod Cradle
Speakers
Layla McCay, senior manager
for global and national policy
and advocacy, Global Alliance
for Improved Nutrition
Neil Watkins, program
officer, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
David Beckmann, president,
Bread for the World Institute
Joe Cahalan, chief operating
officer, Concern Worldwide, U.S.
n Reception
6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Catwalk Café and Terrace
Remarks
Roger Thurow, fellow,
Chicago Council for Global
Affairs
Mayor Vincent Gray, District
of Columbia
Ambassador Tony Hall,
executive director, Alliance to
End Hunger
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Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutrition
The First 1,000 Days
This meeting provides a chance to celebrate all that has been achieved in the approximately 1,000
days since September 2010, when both “1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future” and the Scaling
Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement were launched. The United States and
Ireland were leaders in the 1,000 Days call to action on early childhood
malnutrition. Uganda, Malawi, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Ghana were among
the first to commit to the goals of SUN.
The initial 1,000-day phase of these significant global efforts to reduce
early childhood malnutrition is coming to a close. These first days of
increased global efforts on maternal and child nutrition mirror a critical
1,000-day period in human life. We have definitive scientific and medical
evidence that this period—from a mother’s pregnancy to her child’s second
birthday— is a window of opportunity when children are growing and
changing rapidly, making it a time when sufficient nutritious food is vital.
In fact, malnutrition during this window causes millions of children every
year to die or suffer irreversible, lifelong health and cognitive damage.
This is why anti-hunger advocates must continue to make 1,000 Days
a priority. We only have one chance to get this right. If a child misses out
on essential nutrients before her first birthday, better nutrition in her preschool years may strengthen her
health, but it cannot make up for the ground lost in infancy. Fortunately, good nutrition during this period
is affordable, and it sets a child up for a lifetime of good health and the capacity to contribute to her or his
community.
In response to the September 2010 call to action, Bread for the World and Concern Worldwide hosted
“1,000 Days to Scale up Nutrition for Mothers and Children: Building Political Commitment” in June 2011.
The goals of this meeting were to help organize a voice for civil society to maintain and build on the political
momentum behind the SUN Movement. Participants identified progress on efforts already being made
to scale up nutrition at the country level, identified challenges, and developed a joint advocacy agenda for
upcoming global forums.
One outcome of this meeting was a civil society joint statement that called for
•	 national governments to lead the way,
•	 scaling up of nutrition programs,
•	 international leadership,
•	 increased focus on human capacity, and
•	 accountability
The meeting also started a new and exciting process of engagement among civil society stakeholders, laying
background
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the foundation for a stronger enabling environment
for civil society to be an influential player within the
SUN movement at the country level. All country
representatives identified key priorities and actions
to further strengthen the involvement and ownership
of civil society at national level. The meeting spurred
the establishment of civil society platforms and
alliances in SUN countries.
Building on this, in September 2011 Civil Society
Alliances in 11 SUN countries developed proposals
to enhance civil society engagement in the SUN
Movement. Most received funding through the SUN
Multi-Partner Trust Fund, a new mechanism through
which funds could be received, proposals reviewed,
and grants provided.
The SUN Movement has made tremendous
progress during the first 1,000 Days. To date, 40
countries have joined SUN. These countries are
home to 80 million stunted children, representing
nearly half of the global stunting burden. Twenty of
these countries have costed out national plans. In
addition, the SUN Movement has transitioned to a
more formal and structured way of working, with a
high-level Lead Group that is supported by a small
secretariat and four stakeholder networks, including
one for civil society.
Nutrition was more prominent at global
meetings in 2012. During the World Health
Organization’s annual meeting, the World Health
Assembly passed a resolution that included six
nutrition targets, including targets on stunting
and wasting. The 2012 G8 Summit and The Child
Survival Call to Action included nutrition as a key
component of the new food security and maternal
and child health commitments. In addition, in the
lead up to the 2012 G8 Summit, President Obama
delivered a major speech on global hunger and
food security in which he said that the United
States would continue to focus on maternal and
child nutrition.
The 1,000 Days Call to Action, and the 1,000 Days
Partnership that emerged from it, have played a
critical role in increasing attention to the urgency of
addressing malnutrition. U.S. leadership has helped
elevate nutrition in global, regional, and country
agendas. The first 1,000-day period—from the launch
of the 1,000 Days Call to Action in September
2010 through June 2013—has mobilized support for
maternal and child nutrition across governments,
civil society, and the private sector.
The Next 1,000 Days
The next 1,000-day period—coinciding with the
deadline of the Millennium Development Goals
and the beginning of a new global development
framework—offers a new political window of
opportunity to build on initial work and realize
significant new gains in maternal and child nutrition.
Bread for the World and Concern Worldwide are
joining with partner organizations to hold a civil
society event in Washington on June 10, 2013, near
the culmination of the first 1,000 Days.
The purposes of this meeting are to reconvene civil
society, government representatives, international
organizations, private sector representatives, and
other stakeholders to
•	 celebrate progress and reflect on the
experiences and lessons from the first 1,000
Days;
•	 reaffirm political commitment to renew and
strengthen the Call to Action for the next 1,000
Days;
•	 identify policy and implementation challenges;
and
•	 discuss ways to amplify civil society’s voice and
mobilize civil society action in advocacy and in
developing and supporting nutrition plans and
goals, especially at the country level.
Meeting organizers will particularly seek out
the participation of representatives of the SUN
Civil Society Network. This meeting will be held
alongside Bread for the World’s biannual gathering
of grassroots anti-hunger activists. The Bread activists
from across the country will carry what they learn
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about 1,000 Days and SUN to Capitol Hill on June 11
and to their churches and communities thereafter.
This conference follows a series of global hunger
and nutrition events, including a high level meeting
on hunger, nutrition, and climate justice in Ireland in
April; a UNICEF conference on nutrition; the launch
of the new Lancet Series on maternal and child
nutrition; and the U.K.-hosted Hunger and Nutrition
Summit, which was held two days ago on June 8 in
London.
The U.K. Hunger Summit will be the key pledging
moment for nutrition. The June 10 civil society
event will provide a platform to bring attention to
the outcomes of the Hunger Summit, showcase and
celebrate the U.S. leadership and role, through the
1,000 Day Call to Action and in supporting SUN and
the many achievements of the first 1,000 days. It will
also provide an opportunity for the U.S. government
to update a largely U.S. audience on nutrition
investments and new commitments made in London.
Policy Goals and Objectives: Sustaining Political
Commitments to Scaling Up Nutrition
At this international, civil society-led event, we seek
to renew the 1,000 Days Call to Action to continue
increasing the political will to scale up action and
resources to improve maternal and child nutrition.
This will be happen within the context of a U.S.
global initiative on hunger and poverty, the final
push on the Millennium Development Goals, and
negotiations on a post-2015 development framework.
During the next 1,000 Days, it will be necessary to
deepen the commitment among stakeholders to work
together to consolidate the impressive and much-
needed gains made to scale up nutrition during the
initial 1,000 Days and to realize the full potential of
the SUN Movement.
Specific objectives for the meeting:
•	 To enshrine and embed U.S. political
leadership on 1,000 Days.
•	 To advance civil society advocacy and
engagement in SUN.
The meeting will advance a set of short and
medium term goals for the next 1,000 Days:
At the global level
•	 Continued political leadership on nutrition
in the 1,000-day window of opportunity,
particularly by the U.S. government
•	 A critically needed financing pledge
announced to support costed nutrition plans
of SUN countries and other countries taking
action to scale up nutrition
•	 Agreement on an interim global stunting target
and plans for how to reach that goal between
2013 and 2016
•	 Inclusion of a specific nutrition goal and target,
especially a stunting target and indicator, in the
post-2015 development framework
At the country level
•	 Participation of all 36 high-burden countries in
either the Scaling up Nutrition Movement or
actions to scale up nutrition
•	 Within the next 1,000 Days, all SUN countries
will have costed action plans and commitments
to implement the action plans
•	 Greater voice and participation of local civil
society organizations in developing and
implementing national nutrition plans;
•	 Increased investments to improve nutrition
capacity at the national level
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Breakout Sessions
On Monday June 10, from 3:30 - 5 p.m., participants
will have the opportunity to participate in one of the
four breakout sessions described below. These will be
interactive discussions intended to tackle questions and
issues included in the descriptions, as well as those that
come up in earlier sessions of the meeting. Groups will
generate recommendations for the next 1,000 days, which
will inform a civil society statement and be compiled into
an event report summary that participants may use for
advocacy and planning.
n Workshop 1
Capacity Development in Nutrition
Mac Hall
Facilitators
Manisha Tharaney, nutrition policy and health
systems advisor, Helen Keller International
Paul Amuna, consultant, African Nutrition Society;
lecturer, University of Greenwich
Rapporteur
Anu Narayan, deputy director, Strengthening
Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition
Globally
Capacity development has been identified as a
need and challenge in Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN)
countries. The sustainability of efforts to scale up
nutrition interventions and programming will require
increased in-country capacity at multiple levels and
across sectors. This breakout session will provide
a brief background on challenges and capacity
development needs in SUN countries;
1.	 facilitate discussion about which donor support
and civil society investments are needed to
strengthen human capacity for scaling up nutrition
across sectors, particularly in light of the existing
national nutrition strategies;
2.	 develop some consensus around short and longer-
term capacity development strategies for SUN
countries; and
3.	 facilitate an interest group to develop country-level
progress around capacity development.
This session will include a short presentation
providing an overview of capacity development issues.
Those with expertise in capacity building then will be
invited to speak about tools they have developed on
workforce profiles and human resource management.
There will be an opportunity for discussion and time
in small groups to arrive at practical recommendations
for action. These are potential discussion questions:
•	 How well equipped is the nutrition workforce in
countries to accomplish stated goals?
•	 What is the current level of partnership working
within the international nongovernmental
organization community and other sectors to build
capacity for SUN (at country level)?
•	 What can practically be achieved in the next 1,000
days? What is the longer-term vision?
n Workshop 2
Best Practices: Nutrition-Specific Interventions
Kogod Cradle
Facilitators
Karin Lapping, senior director of nutrition, Save
the Children
Francis Zotor, president, African Nutrition Society
Rapporteur
Sandra Remancus, project director, Food and
Nutrition Technical Assistance, Family Health
International 360
This breakout group will provide an opportunity to
learn about the challenges and successes of scaling up
nutrition-specific interventions at the country level. We
will explore best practices and innovative approaches
to improving nutrition at scale, including examples
of effectively communicating social and behavioral
changes and collaborating across sectors. The session
will begin with a short panel discussion with experts
in the field including one programmatic expert who
works on nutrition at scale globally and two SUN
country representatives who can draw lessons learned
from their own efforts to scale up nutrition.
Discussion will follow based on participants’
experiences and insights. The goal of this session is
to identify a set of recommendations for scaling up
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nutrition-specific interventions over the next 1,000
days. These are potential discussion questions:
•	 Which interventions have been able to be scaled up?
•	 What barriers remain to effective scale up of the
nutrition-specific interventions?
•	 How can the role of maternal nutrition be
enhanced in the next 1,000 days?
n Workshop 3
Best Practices: Nutrition-Sensitive Development
Molly Study 1
Facilitators
Charlotte Dufour, Food & Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
Rapporteur
Anna Herforth, independent nutrition consultant
The work of many sectors is important to effectively
prevent malnutrition, given its multiple causes.
Agriculture, water and sanitation, education, health,
social protection, and other factors all have unique
and critical roles. This session will discuss how
interventions from various sectors can be designed to
be nutrition sensitive through a deliberate planning
process—for example ensuring that the nutritionally
vulnerable are included in the intervention area. Such
planning includes promoting nutrition, addressing
gender dynamics, and ensuring that pregnant and
lactating women have access to time and resources for
proper care of themselves and their children. Through
lightning presentations, conversation, and small group
discussions, this session will explore issues such as
1.	 how nutrition sensitive approaches are being
planned and implemented in SUN countries,
2.	 how interventions can be made nutrition-sensitive, and
3.	 how policy can support various sectors to
incentivize actions beneficial for nutrition.
The session will generate recommendations that build
on the experiences of participants and other available
evidence. These are potential discussion questions:
•	 How can interventions in various sectors be made
more nutrition-sensitive?
•	 What are some examples from SUN countries
where multisectoral nutrition policies are
emerging, and where programming has been
designed to be nutrition-sensitive?
•	 What is needed to enable multisectoral work for
nutrition?
n Workshop 4
Civil Society’s Role in Advocacy and Monitoring
Progress at National and Global Levels
Molly Study 2
Facilitators
Connell Foley, director of strategy, Concern
Worldwide
Buba Khan, food coordinator, ActionAid, the
Gambia
Rapporteur
Lisa Bos, policy advisor on health and education,
World Vision
Countries are expected to put in place their own
monitoring and evaluation frameworks based on
costed national nutrition plans. In this session, we will
look at what the new SUN monitoring and evaluation
framework means for the SUN Civil Society Network
at the national level, particularly as it relates to how
country-level networks and alliances could interact
with others in support of SUN processes. We will
discuss what type of tracking and monitoring the
country-level Civil Society Alliances could be doing
to ensure that progress is being advocated for and
monitored. High-level advocacy for nutrition has been
effective at global and national levels resulting in
greater commitments for nutrition. Multiple indices
are emerging to assist with global and national-level
monitoring of these nutrition commitments and
subsequent action.
This session will include a short presentation on the
new SUN monitoring and evaluation framework
and various tools and processes for monitoring
progress. Small group discussions will generate
recommendations on how to facilitate both monitoring
and advocacy at the national level. We will identify key
barriers and challenges for local civil society and how
donors and others can support them in monitoring
and evaluation and advocacy. These are potential
discussion questions:
•	 What are the challenges of monitoring and
tracking progress at the national level? At the
global level?
•	 How can Civil Society Alliances effectively
monitor progress on SUN costed plans?
•	 What kinds of advocacy are most effective in
ensuring that plans are effectively implemented
in-country?
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Kaosar Afsana is director of health, nutrition, and
population for the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Com-
mittee, providing technical support and policy making in
reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent
health and nutrition. Afsana is a professor at the James P.
Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. She was
awarded the 2011 Woman of Distinction Award from the
NGO Committee on Women’s Status, New York, for her
contribution to maternal health and women’s empower-
ment. Afsana earned her medical degree from Harvard—
along with master’s and doctorate degrees in public health
from Edith Cowan University, Australia.
Marie Pierre Allié is the president of Medecins Sans
Frontieres (MSF) France. Allié worked in South Africa,
Cambodia, and Iran with the organization before joining
the Paris office of MSF, to oversee programs in Burundi,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Mali, Niger,
Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, and
China. Dr. Allié went on to work as a public health physi-
cian in France and joined the board of MSF France, from
2004 to 2007, before rejoining the Paris office as deputy
director.
Paul Amuna is a medical doctor, a registered public
health nutritionist, and a consultant with the UN Food
and Agriculture Organization, providing training in
nutrition education for Africa. He also works with the
World Health Organization on implementing tools for the
management of nutritional problems in Africa, including
severe acute malnutrition. Amuna has previously served
on the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Task Force and is an
advocate for the standardization of nutrition training and
workforce capacity building in Africa to support SUN
interventions. Amuna is principal lecturer at the Univer-
sity of Greenwich, U.K., where he has designed curricula
for postgraduate training in the management of nutrition-
related non-communicable disease and for continuing
development for field workers in developing countries.
Tom Arnold was recently appointed chairperson of
the Convention on the Irish Constitution. He is a mem-
ber of the lead group of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN)
Movement. Previously, Arnold was chief operating officer
of Concern Worldwide. He served as assistant secretary
general and chief economist in Ireland’s Department of
Agriculture and Food and on a number of high-level bod-
ies concerned with hunger, including the United Nations
Millennium Project’s Hunger Task Force, the Irish Hun-
ger Task Force, the United Nations Central Emergency
Response Fund’s Advisory Group, and the European
Food Security Group. Arnold earned his master’s degrees
from the Catholic University of Louvain and Trinity Col-
lege Dublin and is a graduate in agricultural economics
from University College Dublin.
Philip Barton is the deputy head of mission at the
British Embassy in Washington, D.C. He has previously
served in a range of countries including Venezuela, Gi-
braltar, Cyprus, and India. He has also worked as private
secretary to the Prime Minister, first for John Major and
then, following the election of the new Labour Govern-
ment in 1997, for Tony Blair. More recently, Mr. Barton
has worked extensively on South and West Asia. In 2008,
he became the foreign office director for South Asia. In
September 2009, he moved to a newly-created post in the
U.K.’s Cabinet Office as director, Afghanistan/Pakistan. In
May 2010, following the creation of the U.K.’s first Nation-
al Security Council by Prime Minister Cameron, his role
was expanded to cover all foreign policy issues. Mr. Barton
earned a master’s degree in economics from the London
School of Economics and studied economics and politics
at Warwick University.
Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the
World and a 2010 World Food Prize laureate, is one of the
foremost U.S. advocates for hungry and poor people. He
has been president of Bread for the World since 1991, lead-
ing large-scale and successful campaigns to strengthen U.S.
political commitment to overcome hunger and poverty in
the country and globally. Beckmann is also president of
Bread for the World Institute, which provides policy analy-
sis on hunger and strategies to end it. He founded and
serves as president of the Alliance to End Hunger, which
engages diverse U.S. institutions—Muslim and Jewish
groups, corporations, unions, and universities—in build-
ing the political will to end hunger. Prior to joining Bread,
Beckmann worked at the World Bank for 15 years, oversee-
ing large development projects and driving innovations
to make the bank more effective in reducing poverty. He
earned degrees from Yale University, Christ Seminary, and
the London School of Economics. His latest book is Exodus
from Hunger: We Are Called to Change the Politics of Hunger.
Robert E. Black, M.D., M.P.H., is the director of
the Institute for International Programs at the Depart-
ment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public Health. Dr. Black has served as a medical
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epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and has
researched childhood infectious diseases and nutritional
problems in Bangladesh and Peru. His research includes
micronutrients and other nutritional interventions,
evaluation of health services in low- and middle-income
countries, and the use of evidence in policy and programs.
Through his membership in professional organizations
such as the U.S. Institute of Medicine and advisory groups
of the World Health Organization, he focuses on policies
that improve children’s health.
Martin Bloem, M.D., is chief for nutrition and
HIV/AIDS policy at the United Nations World Food
Programme. He holds a medical degree from the Uni-
versity of Utrecht and a doctorate from the University
of Maastricht and has joint faculty appointments at
both Johns Hopkins University and Tufts University.
Previously, Martin was the senior vice president and
chief medical officer of Helen Keller International.
Martin has participated in task forces convened by the
UN Standing Committee on Nutrition, the UN Inter-
national Children’s Emergency Fund, the U.S. Agency
for International Development, and the World Health
Organization.
Lisa Bos is policy advisor on health and education
at World Vision. She is responsible for advocacy and
government relations duties related to health programs
and education programs. Bos works within coalitions
and with Capitol Hill to advocate for federal funding for
global health and education.
Joe Cahalan is the chief operating officer of Concern
Worldwide, U.S. He joined Concern after more than 40
years at the Xerox Corporation, where he held a series of
positions in public affairs and communications. Cahalan
also served as president of the Xerox Foundation, the phil-
anthropic arm of the Xerox Corp., which invested $13.5
million in the non-profit sector in 2011. He has served on
the board of trustees of the Arthur Page Society, the board
of advisors at the Democratic Leadership Council, the
board of directors of the Stamford Center for the Arts,
and the Advisory Council of the Business Committee for
the United Nations. Dr. Cahalan has also served on the
board of Concern Worldwide, U.S. since 2008.
William Chilufya is the national coordinator of the
Zambia Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance. He
provides leadership on the Alliance’s advocacy agenda in
Zambia, ensuring that civil society’s concerns are consid-
ered and urging the government, members of parliament,
donors, and other key stakeholders to take action to scale
up nutrition. Mr. Chilufya provides overall direction
on implementing programs that will result in a Zambia
where every child is assured of sufficient nutrition through
strengthened policy, financial commitment, and adequate
implementation. Chilufya is currently working toward a
master’s degree in development studies at the University
of the Free States, Bloemfontein, South Africa. His re-
search is on malnutrition in Zambia’s young children and
its implications for development planning.
John Coonrod is the executive vice president of
The Hunger Project, where he is responsible for research
and advocacy and its programs in South Asia and Latin
America. He works closely with the president and chief
executive officer on all aspects of strategy, including pro-
grams, fundraising, and communications. Coonrod serves
as co-chair of InterAction’s Food Security and Agricul-
ture working group and as advisor and board member to
a number of emerging international nongovernmental
organizations.
Joe Costello is the minister of state at the Depart-
ment of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland, with respon-
sibility for Trade and Development. Minister Costello
was first elected to Seanad Éireann (the Senate, or upper
chamber, of the Irish Parliament) in 1989 and has served
since then in the Seanad Eireann or the Dáil Eireann
(the House of Representatives, or lower chamber of the
Irish Parliament). From 1997 to 2002, he was leader of the
Labour Seanad Group. Since 2002, he has served in the
Dail Eireann.
Nan Dale is the executive director of Action Against
Hunger. Before joining Action Against Hunger, Dale
served as president and chief executive officer of Helen
Keller International, managing an agency devoted to the
prevention of malnutrition and the elimination of pre-
ventable blindness around the world. Prior to that posi-
tion, she served for 22 years as the president and chief
executive officer of the Children’s Village, a multi-service
agency for children, adolescents, and families, located
principally New York. She also created and ran the Chil-
dren’s Village Institute, a separate not-for-profit corpora-
tion to house the Center for Child Welfare Research. In
the mid-‘90s, she developed the Croatia Project. Ms. Dale
has published extensively, particularly in the area of child
welfare and has received numerous awards for her work.
Carmel Dolan is the technical director of the Emer-
gency Nutrition Network Study. She has more than 30
years’ experience in the nutrition sector, starting in the
mid-1980s working in famine relief in Sudan and Ethiopia.
She also worked with the U.K. Department for Interna-
tional Development in Tanzania on a multi-sectoral nutri-
tion program. Dolan was a founder of NutritionWorks
and has remained a senior partner, working on numerous
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nutrition policy and program development and technical
reviews with governments, donors, and nongovernmental
organizations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
Charlotte Dufour is food security, nutrition, and
livelihoods officer at the UN Food and Agricultural Orga-
nization (FAO) and is working on the project Supporting
Food Security, Nutrition, and Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan
Africa. Prior to this, Dufour spent ten years working on
nutrition and food security in Afghanistan with Accion
Contre la Faim, Groupe URD, FAO, the Afghan Ministry
of Agriculture, the Ministry of Public Health, and other
development partners. She holds a bachelor’s degree in
human sciences from Oxford University and a master’s
degree in public health nutrition from the London School
of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Connell Foley is the director of strategy, advocacy,
and learning at Concern Worldwide, U.S., where he is
responsible for learning and innovation, program quality,
technical support, organizational policy and strategy, and
global advocacy. He has been with Concern since 1998
and has provided technical support on capacity building,
partnerships, and development strategy in more than 20
developing countries.
Anne Lynam Goddard is president and chief execu-
tive officer of ChildFund International, a global child
development organization dedicated to helping vulnerable
children living in poverty have the capacity and oppor-
tunity to thrive and bring positive change to their com-
munities. As president, Goddard is focused on leading a
strategy that expands and deepens ChildFund’s efforts
across the globe. Through her leadership, ChildFund has
helped to enhance the lives of children and communities
on five continents, working to improve children’s health,
education and economic conditions and opportunity.
She led the organization’s rebranding, which strategically
aligned the organization as a member of the ChildFund
Alliance to better serve vulnerable children around the
world. After earning a master’s degree in public health,
Goddard went on to live and work overseas for almost 20
years in Somalia, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Egypt.
Vincent Gray is the sixth elected mayor of the
District of Columbia. A native Washingtonian, Mayor
Gray grew up in a one-bedroom apartment at 6th and
L Streets, NE. He graduated at the age of 16 from Dun-
bar High School and studied psychology at The George
Washington University (GWU) at both the undergraduate
and graduate school levels. While at GWU, he became the
first African-American admitted in the fraternity system.
Gray’s professional career includes work for the Arc of
D.C.; the Department of Human Services; and Covenant
House Washington, an international, faith-based organiza-
tion dedicated to serving homeless and at-risk youth.
Ambassador Tony Hall is the executive director of
the Alliance to End Hunger. Nominated three times for
the Nobel Peace Prize, for his humanitarian and hunger-
related work, he served as the United States Ambassador
to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.
Prior to his diplomatic service, Ambassador Hall repre-
sented the Third District of Ohio in the U.S. Congress for
almost twenty-four years. He founded the Congressional
Friends of Human Rights Monitors, founded and chaired
the Congressional Hunger Center and is a founding
member of the Select Committee on Hunger, where he
served as chairman from 1989 to 1993. As director of the
Alliance to End Hunger, he leads the organization’s work
in engaging diverse institutions in building the public and
political will to end hunger at home and abroad.
Keith Hansen is the World Bank’s acting vice presi-
dent and head of network for human development, which
comprises education, health, nutrition, population, social
protection, and labor. Hansen is also the sector director
for human development in Latin America and the Carib-
bean (LAC), where he is responsible for the Bank’s overall
strategy, analysis, and policy advice and oversees a portfo-
lio of more than 75 projects in 25 countries, largely aimed
at helping LAC countries achieve Millennium Develop-
ment Goals. He holds graduate degrees in development
from Princeton and in law from Stanford.
Highvie H. Hamududu is a member of Zambia
Parliament and chairs the Parliamentary Committee on
Estimates of the National Assembly. Previously, he was
a lecturer in economics at the Institute of Higher Edu-
cation, Windhoek, Namibia. He earned his bachelor’s
degree in economics and demography from the University
of Zambia in 1993 and has also worked in banking.
Anna Herforth is a consultant specializing in nutri-
tion as a multisectoral issue related to agriculture and
the environment. She consults for the World Bank, the
UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and USAID’s
SPRING project. She has worked with universities, non-
profit organizations, agencies of the United Nations and
the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Re-
search on nutrition policy and programs in Africa, South
Asia, and Latin America. She holds a doctoral degree
from Cornell University in international nutrition with a
minor in international agriculture, a master’s degree in
Food Policy from Tufts Friedman School, and a bachelor’s
degree in plant science from Cornell University.
Kent Hill is senior vice president of the International
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Programs Group at World Vision. He collaborates with
the international partnership of World Vision to help
facilitate the overseas allocation of resources from govern-
ment grants, corporate donated goods, and individual
donors. Previously, Hill served as assistant administrator
of Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Agency for Interna-
tional Development (USAID), and was responsible for
U.S. foreign assistance to 26 countries in Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union. He has extensive experience
with multiple U.S. government departments and agencies,
international assistance agencies from other countries,
and hundreds of U.S. and international nongovernmental
organizations, including faith-based organizations. He re-
ceived a master’s degree in Russian studies and a doctor-
ate degree in history from the University of Washington.
Buba Khan is food coordinator at ActionAid, the
Gambia.
Rigoberto Oladiran Ladikpo is the executive
secretary of the Professional Association of Vegetable Oil
Industries for the West Africa Economic Monetary Union.
Karin Lapping is the senior director of nutrition
at Save the Children. She has 14 years of experience in
international nutrition, including nutrition program assis-
tant in Pakistan, global coordinator for Positive Deviance
informed programs, nutritionist on emergency response
teams in Ethiopia and Darfur, and Viet Nam Country Co-
ordinator for the Mainstreaming Nutrition Initiative and
Asia Area Nutrition Advisor for Save the Children. Lap-
ping holds a master’s in public health from Emory Uni-
versity in infectious disease and a doctorate in Food Policy
and Applied Nutrition from the Friedman School.
Wilbald Lorri is personal advisor on nutrition issues
to His Excellency Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, president
of the United Republic of Tanzania. Lorri worked for
more than 25 years at the Tanzania Food and Nutrition
Centre, a multidisciplinary institute, including nine years
as its managing director. He also worked as coordinator of
the Tanzania/ Japan Food Aid Counterpart Fund, which
finances food security and poverty alleviation projects.
Lorri earned a doctorate degree in food science from
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Swe-
den, and a master’s degree in food science and technology
from Agricultural and Mechanical University in Hunts-
ville, Alabama.
Cassim Masi is the executive director of the National
Food and Nutrition Council of Zambia (NFNC). The
mandate of NFNC, a semi-autonomous corporate body
under the Ministry of Health, is to enhance the optimal
food and nutritional status of the Zambian population.
NFNC is the Focal Point for the SUN designated by the
Government of Zambia. As director, Masi has played a
critical role in moving Zambia to be an active member
of SUN since its early stages in 2011. Most recently, he
galvanized government support to launch the National
First 1,000 Most Critical Days Program in April 2013.
Masi has more than 20 years of experience managing
projects in sustainable agriculture, food security and liveli-
hoods, health, and HIV/AIDS. Prior to joining NFNC,
Masi worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of
Tourism and Environment, and World Vision Zambia.
Dr. Masi holds a doctorate degree in agronomy from the
University of Nebraska.
Dr. Layla McCay is senior manager for policy and
advocacy at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
and visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health. Dr. McCay has worked as clinical advi-
sor to the World Health Organization in Geneva, and to
the British Government. She has been assistant medical
director for Bupa, and director for Basic Needs. She’s
conducted health services research at Glasgow, Osaka,
Harvard, John Hopkins School of Public Health, and has
published in journals including the Lancet and BMJ.
Carolyn S. Miles is president and chief executive
officer for Save the Children, which has served more than
85 million children in 120 countries around the world.
Miles was previously chief operating office for Save the
Children, during which time the organization doubled the
number of children it reached with nutrition, health, edu-
cation, and other programs. She has served on numerous
boards, including Blackbaud, InterAction, USGLC, the
Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, and the Uni-
versity of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, where she
received her master’s degree in business administration.
David Nabarro is special representative of the UN
Secretary General for Food Security and Nutrition and
is Coordinator of the SUN Movement. He has worked in
child health and nutrition in Iraq, South Asia, and East
Africa. He has also served as chief health and population
adviser and director for Human Development in the U.K.
Department for International Development. At the World
Health Organization he led Roll Back Malaria and Health
Action in Crises. In 2005 Dr Nabarro became Senior Co-
ordinator for Avian and Pandemic Influenza and in 2009
was appointed coordinator of the UN’s High Level Task
Force on Global Food Security.
Anu Narayan is the deputy director of Strengthening
Partnerships, Results, and Innovation in Nutrition Gobal-
ly (SPRING). She has over 14 years of experience work-
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ing with nongovernmental organizations and academia
on nutrition and food security in Africa, Asia and Latin
America. Prior to joining SPRING, Narayan was Helen
Keller International’s deputy regional director for Africa,
where she oversaw a broad program portfolio in nutrition,
neglected tropical diseases, and eye health strategies. She
has solid technical knowledge of infant and young child
feeding, micronutrients, women’s nutrition, and HIV/
AIDS, as well as experience working on gender-sensitive
agricultural and food security programs.
Rose Ndolo is the national nutrition coordinator of
World Vision, Kenya. She chairs the interagency nutrition
response advisory group in Kenya, and has worked in
emergency, development, and advocacy aspects of nutri-
tion with CARE, Save the Children, and World Vision.
Ndolo was active in developing Kenya’s National Nutri-
tion Action Plan 2012-2017, and in planning a national
Scaling Up Nutrition symposium in November 2012.
Joyce Ngegba is program and advocacy manager of
the Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania, a 300-member
network of civil society organizations. She has worked for
more than 10 years in nutrition, public health, and de-
velopment with both local and international civic society
organizations. Ngegba earned a master’s degree in human
nutrition and a bachelor’s degree in home economics and
human nutrition from Sokoine University of Agriculture,
Morogoro, Tanzania.
Juan Carlos Paiz is Guatemala’s presidential com-
missioner for competitiveness, investment, and Millenni-
um Challenge Corporation. He is co-founder and presi-
dent of Pani-Fresh, an industrial bakery that exports to 20
Latin American countries, and is former president for Mc-
Donald’s supply chain Latin-American counsel. Paiz has
been a professor of economics at Universidad Francisco
Marroquín and is regional director for Central America
and Haiti for the Dutch cooperation agency ICCO. He co-
founded and became President of the Fundación Proyecto
de Vida “GuateAmala,” which coordinated community
activities that empowered citizens.
Rajul Pandya-Lorch is head of the 2020 Vision for
Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Initiative at the
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). She
also manages the IFPRI Environment Initiative, a global
project that identifies solutions for meeting world food
needs while reducing poverty and protecting the environ-
ment. She recently led a major project, “Millions Fed:
Proven Successes in Agricultural Development,” which
documents policies, programs, and investments that have
significantly reduced hunger. Pandya-Lorch earned a
master’s degree in public and international affairs from
Princeton and a bachelor’s degree in economics from
Wellesley College.
Sandra Remancus is the project director of Food
and Nutrition Technical Assistance at Family Health
International 360. She has more than 25 years of experi-
ence related to maternal and child health and nutrition;
food security; HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support;
reproductive health; and project management. She previ-
ously worked in West Africa with the U.S. Department of
State’s Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration
and USAID’s Family Health and AIDS Project. Remancus
also worked as a Food Program Specialist with the USDA’s
Food and Nutrition Service and was a fisheries volunteer
with the U.S. Peace Corps in the Democratic Republic of
Congo. She has a master’s degree from the Tufts Univer-
sity Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
Nina Sardjunani is the deputy minister of Indone-
sia’s Ministry of National Development Planning (Bap-
penas). She started her professional career as an associate
professor of women in development and as research as-
sistant at the University of Indonesia. Since joining Bap-
penas, she has been in various positions promoting social
welfare, community health and nutrition, population and
family planning, community and women empowerment,
education, and religious affairs. Sardjunani has a master’s
degree in sociology from Duke University.
Dr. Rajiv Shah serves as the 16th Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) and leads the efforts of more than 8,000 profes-
sionals in 80 missions around the world. Since taking on
the role in January 2010, Administrator Shah has managed
the U.S. response to the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince,
co-chaired the State Department’s first-ever review of Amer-
ican diplomacy and development operations, and now
spearheads President Barack Obama’s landmark Feed the
Future food security initiative. He is also leading USAID
Forward, an extensive set of reforms to USAID’s business
model around seven key areas, including procurement, sci-
ence and technology, and monitoring and evaluation.
Dr. Souley Harouna is the president of FORSANI
(Niger Health Forum), a Nigerien nongovernmental orga-
nization that he founded in 2004 with a group of doctors
to improve healthcare for the most vulnerable popula-
tions. FORSANI runs a large nutrition project in south
Niger. One of its main activities has been the development
of a training platform to respond to the acute need for
medical professionals trained in child malnutrition. In
collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine in Niamy, Sou-
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ley has trained health workers in the implementation of
community-based management of acute malnutrition. Dr.
Souley was involved in the launch of the Nigerien Civil
Society platform for the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement.
Kathy Spahn is president and chief executive officer
of Helen Keller International, which is saving sight and
lives in 22 countries. She has also served as president
and executive director of ORBIS International, a global
nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and treatment of
blindness in the developing world, and as executive direc-
tor of God’s Love We Deliver, a New York-based AIDS
service organization dedicated to combating malnutrition
and hunger among people living with HIV/AIDS. She
recently concluded a term as board chair of InterAction
and currently serves on its executive committee.
Lucy Martinez Sullivan is executive director of
1,000 Days—a partnership that champions action and
investment to improve nutrition during the critical 1,000
days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second
birthday—as a way to achieve greater progress in global
health and development. Prior to joining 1,000 Days,
Sullivan served as executive director at CCS, a philan-
thropic advisory firm, working with clients such as the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation
Society, and the UN Foundation. Sullivan holds a mas-
ter’s degree in business administration from the Wharton
School of Business and a bachelor’s degree with distinc-
tion from the University of Florida.
Manisha Tharaney is the nutrition policy and
health systems advisor for Helen Keller International.
Roger Thurow is a fellow for the ONE campaign
and senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy at
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Thurow served
as a Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent in Europe
and Africa for 20 years. In 2003, he and Journal colleague
Scott Kilman wrote a series on famine in Africa that was
a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting.
In 2009, they were awarded both Action Against Hunger’s
Humanitarian Award and the Harry Chapin Why Hunger
book award. He is the author of The Last Hunger Season: A
Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change,
and, with Scott Kilman, ENOUGH: Why the World’s Poorest
Starve in an Age of Plenty.
Neil Watkins is program officer on the program
advocacy team at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,
where he focuses on nutrition and its linkages with agri-
culture. He manages a portfolio of grants for nutrition and
agriculture advocacy and recently led the development of
the foundation’s first nutrition advocacy strategy. Previ-
ously, Watkins served as director of policy and campaigns
at ActionAid USA, an international anti-poverty agency
working in nearly 50 countries. Watkins was also executive
director of the Jubilee USA Network, an alliance of more
than 75 faith-based organizations, development agencies,
and human rights groups advocating for debt relief and
just global economic policies.
Sam Worthington is president and chief executive
officer of InterAction, the nation’s largest alliance of non-
governmental organizations working to decrease poverty
and hunger, uphold human rights, safeguard a sustainable
planet, and ensure human dignity for poor and vulner-
able populations. Worthington’s advisory roles include the
Inter-Agency Standing Committee at the United Nations,
the Advisory Council for Voluntary Foreign Assistance
at USAID, the Council on Foreign Relations. He sits on
the boards of the Alliance to End Hunger, CIVICUS, and
Religions for Peace. He was a founding board member of
the ONE Campaign and served on the steering committee
of the NGO Leadership Forum at Harvard.
Dr. Rubén Zamora is the Salvadoran ambassador
to the United States. His political career began in 1970 as
a city council member of the Municipality of San Salva-
dor. Zamora helped found the Democratic Revolutionary
Front in 1980, but he had to leave in exile during the civil
war. Zamora returned to El Salvador in 1988 and helped
form the Democratic Convergence. He was a member of
the Peace Commission (1991-1993) and, later, deputy of
the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. He was a signer
of the Peace Accords in 1992 and ran for president in
1994 and 1999. Immediately prior to his appointment as
ambassador to the United States, Zamora was ambassador
to India. Zamora earned a law degree from the National
University of El Salvador and a master’s degree in po-
litical science at Essex University. He has been visiting
professor at Stanford University and visiting researcher at
the University of Notre Dame and the Wilson Center.
Francis B. Zotor is a registered public health nu-
tritionist and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy
of Great Britain & Ireland. He is a member of the UN’s
Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Steering Committee
Network. Zotor is the current president and a trustee
of the African Nutrition Society, the leading movement
promoting the nutrition agenda across Africa. He recently
joined the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho,
Ghana, as a senior academic to help strengthen teaching
and research capacity within the School of Public Health.
Previously, he was a senior lecturer at the University of
Greenwich, U.K., and recently spent a year as a researcher
at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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Bread forthe World
WHO
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s
decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies,
programs, and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, we
provide help and opportunity far beyond the communities where we live.
WHY
God’s grace in Jesus Christ moves us to help our neighbors, whether they
live in the next house, in the next state, or on the next continent. Food is a
basic need, and it is unjust that so many people do not have enough to eat.
We can end hunger in our time. Everyone, including our government, must work together. With the stroke of a
pen, policies are made that redirect millions of dollars and affect millions of lives. By making our voices heard in
Congress, we make our nation’s laws more fair and compassionate to people in need.
HOW
Bread for the World members write personal letters and email messages and call their representatives in
Congress. We also meet with our representatives, either in their local offices or in Congress. Working through our
churches, campuses, and other organizations, we engage more people in advocacy. Each year, Bread for the World
invites churches across the country to take up a nationwide Offering of Letters to Congress on an issue that is
important to hungry people.
Bread for the World has two affiliate organizations. Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on
hunger and strategies to end it. The Alliance to End Hunger engages diverse institutions in building the political
commitment needed to end hunger at home and abroad. Hunger is not a partisan issue, and Bread for the World
works in a nonpartisan way. It enjoys the support of many different Christian denominations, church agencies,
and local congregations. Bread for the World also collaborates with other organizations to build the political
commitment needed to overcome hunger and poverty.
WHAT
Bread for the World has a remarkable record of success in Congress, often winning far-reaching victories despite
the partisan gridlock. In 2012, for example, members of Bread for the World were influential in seeing that
Congress made no major cuts to programs for hungry and poor people, despite continued budget threats. Bread
members also convinced Congress to extend tax credits for low-income people in 2012.
Bread for the World is now urging advocates to write letters to Congress to ensure adequate funding for programs
that help hungry and poor people. We are also asking advocates to sign our petition to President Barack Obama
asking him to work with Congress on a plan to end hunger. Your letters and signature are needed.
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Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental,
international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the
reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate
elimination of extreme poverty and hunger in the world’s
poorest countries. Founded in 1968, Concern World-
wide—through its work in emergencies and long-term
development—has saved countless lives, relieved suffering
and provided opportunities for a better standard of living
for millions of people. We have more than 3,200 personnel
working in 25 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
Concern works in partnership with local
organisations and people in their own
communities to develop practical and lasting
solutions to extreme poverty. We target the
root causes of poverty and hunger and
empower people to meet their basic sur-
vival needs and gain a voice in deci-
sions that affect them. Our emergency
response and long-term development
programs focus on education; food,
income and markets; health; HIV and
AIDS, and emergency response.
We use our knowledge and experience on the ground
to influence policy decisions at the local, national and
international level, thus ensuring that we have the greatest
possible impact on the lives of the world’s poorest people.
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
52-55 Lower Camden Street,
Dublin 2
T +353 1 417 7700
F +353 1 475 7362
E info@concern.net
ENGLAND AND WALES
13/14 Calico House
Clove Hitch Quay
London SW11 3TN
T +44 207 801 1850
F +44 207 223 5082
E londoninfo@concern.net
USA
355 Lexington Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10017
T +1 212 557 8000
F +1 212 557 8004
E info@concern.net
Our Vision A world where no-one lives
in poverty, fear or oppression; where all have access
to a decent standard of living and the opportunities
and choices essential to a long, healthy and creative
life; a world where everyone is treated with dignity
and respect.
Our Mission Our mission is to help
people living in extreme poverty achieve major
improvements in their lives which last and spread
without ongoing support from Concern.
www.concernworldwide.org
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partners
1,000 Days Partnership
The 1,000 Days Partnership promotes targeted action and investment to improve
nutrition for mothers and young children during the critical 1,000 days from pregnancy
to age 2, when better nutrition can have a lifelong impact on a child’s future and help
break the cycle of poverty.
www.thousanddays.org
Action Against Hunger
Action Against Hunger saves the lives of severely malnourished children and helps
vulnerable communities become self-sufficient.
www.actionagainsthunger.org
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Rather than look at the challenges that people face by region we identify challenges that
can be tackled on a global level. We work with partners that can help to affect change
globally, and then scale solutions to a local level.
www.gatesfoundation.org
ChildFund International
ChildFund International is inspired and driven by the potential that is inherent in all
children: the potential not only to survive but to thrive, to become leaders who bring
positive change for those around them.
www.childfund.org
Church World Service (CWS)
CWS works with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and
justice around the world.
www.cwsglobal.org
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
GAIN’s mission is to reduce malnutrition through sustainable strategies aimed at
improving the health and nutrition of populations at risk.
www.gainhealth.org
Helen Keller International
Our mission is to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.
We combat the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition by establishing
programs based on evidence and research in vision, health, and nutrition.
www.hki.org
20
International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated
to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and
development programs.
www.internationalmedicalcorps.org
ONE Campaign
ONE is a grassroots campaign of more than 3 million people committed to the fight
against extreme poverty and preventable diseases.
www.one.org/us
Results for Development Institute
Results for Development Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to
unlock solutions to tough development challenges that prevent people in low- and
middle-income countries from realizing their full potential.
www.resultsfordevelopment.org
Save the Children
Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in
the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.
www.savethechildren.org
Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network Secretariat
The Civil Society Network is made up of national and international organizations
working in various areas including: farmers, fisherfolk, human rights defenders,
women’s groups, humanitarian and aid assistance agencies, research entities, consumer
groups, trade unions and many others. The primary purpose of the Network is to align
the strategies, efforts and resources of civil society with country plans for scaling up
nutrition within the SUN Framework.
www.scalingupnutrition.org
World Food Program USA (WFP USA)
World Food Program USA is a nonprofit organization that builds support in the United
States to end global hunger. WFP USA engages individuals and organizations, shapes
public policy and generates resources for the United Nations World Food Programme
and other hunger relief operations.
usa.wfp.org
World Vision
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with
children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by
tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
www.worldvision.org
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metro map
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2013 im-program-book

  • 1. June 10, 2013 • Washington, DC HariFitriPutjuk Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutrition
  • 2. 2 Table of Contents Welcome.............................................................................................................................................................................3 Agenda................................................................................................................................................................................4 Background.......................................................................................................................................................................6 Breakout Sessions............................................................................................................................................................9 Speakers............................................................................................................................................................................11 About Bread for the World.........................................................................................................................................17 About Concern Worldwide.........................................................................................................................................18 Partners.............................................................................................................................................................................19 Metro Map.......................................................................................................................................................................21 Floor Plan of the Mead Center................................................................................................................................. 22 Neighborhood Map...................................................................................................................................................... 23 Twitter • Follow and discuss today’s event with #Next1000Days. Please join @bread4theworld and @Concern in building momentum online by tweeting throughout the day’s event. Help us promote the event on Facebook by asking your followers to “like” our pages where we will be live posting about the event. www.facebook.com/ConcernWorldwideUS www.facebook.com/breadfortheworld Live Webcast: For those who could not join us today, the plenary sessions of the Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutrition meeting will be webcast live at: www.concern.net/livestream and www.bread.org/webcast. For more information and updates visit: www.bread.org/internationalmeeting
  • 3. 3 Welcome We are delighted to welcome you all to this gathering on “Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutri- tion.” On behalf of Bread for the World Institute, Concern Worldwide, and all our partners who have helped make this time together possible, we want to thank everyone for coming, particularly those who have made long journeys to be here. This event marks approximately 1,000 days since September 2010, when the United States and the government of Ireland launched 1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future—a Call to Action. At the same time, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement was launched. Many of us here have spent the last 1,000 days working to scale up what we know works, so that vital nutrients reach more pregnant women and young children at risk. Today civil society, government representatives, international organizations, private sector representatives and other stakeholders will reconvene to celebrate progress and reflect on the experiences and lessons from the first 1,000 days. We are gathered here today as a group of stakeholders unified by a common vision and cause, that of ending early childhood malnutrition. We hope all stakeholders will reaffirm their commitment to accelerate prog- ress against maternal and child undernutrition over the next 1,000 days and identify policy and implementation challenges that will require coordinated action. 2013 has seen the world reach a pivotal point in relation to the nutrition agenda, one which we hope will be a true tipping point. Building on a series of important events and on the latest evidence, this meeting focuses on the criti- cal role of civil society in scaling up nutrition. In June 2011, Bread for the World Institute and Concern Worldwide hosted “1,000 Days to Scale Up Nutrition for Mothers and Children: Building Political Commitment” to help organize a voice for civil society. Since then civil society alliances have emerged in many SUN countries. Today, we will look at specific ways that civil society can partner with national governments and other stakeholders to effectively reduce malnutrition. We hope to discuss ways to amplify civil society’s voice and mobilize civil society action, in advocacy and in developing and supporting nutrition plans and goals, especially at the country level. Generation after generation, early childhood malnutrition has taken a devastating toll in death and disability. But today, we know that effective, affordable ways exist to prevent the irreversible damage that malnutrition causes during the “1,000 Days,” the time between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday. With this knowl- edge, comes the responsibility to act. Ensuring that all people have enough nutritious food to eat is not only the right thing to do—it is also a smart thing to do. Remembering that at the center of this work is a young child, her mother, and her future will keep our work on track. It is also our motivation and inspiration. It is possible to make dramatic progress against child malnutrition in a fairly short period of time. Some of us here come from countries that have done it. In that spirit, we share a thought from anthropologist Margaret Mead. It’s a well-known quotation—you’ve prob- ably heard it before—but one worth revisiting: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” David Beckmann Tom Arnold President, Bread for the World CEO, Concern Worldwide
  • 4. 4 Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutrition The Mead Center for American Theater 1101 6th St., SW, Washington, DC 20024 n Breakfast and Registration 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Grand Lobby n General Session Opening Plenary: Sustaining Political Commitments to Scal- ing Up Nutrition 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Fichandler Stage Master of Ceremonies Roger Thurow, author, The Last Hunger Season; senior fellow, Global Agriculture and Food Policy; fellow, Chicago Council for Global Affairs; fellow, ONE Welcome David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World Institute Joe Cahalan, chief operating officer, Concern Worldwide, U.S. Keynote Speakers Raj Shah, administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development Joe Costello, Minister of State, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland Video Message David Nabarro, special representative of the UN Secretary General for Food Security and Nutrition and Coordinator of the SUN Movement n Panel Discussion Taking Stock and Looking Ahead to the Next 1,000 Days: Global Perspectives 9:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Fichandler Stage Facilitator Lucy Sullivan, executive director, 1,000 Days Partnership Panelists Robert Black, director of the Institute for International Programs, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health; author of the Lancet series on maternal and child nutrition Keith Hansen, acting vice president and network head, Human Development, World Bank Rajul Pandya-Lorch, head, 2020 Vision Initiative and chief of staff, International Food Policy Research Institute Martin Bloem, senior nutrition advisor, World Food Programme n Second Morning Plenary Perspectives on Nutrition 10:20 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Fichandler Stage Introduction Carolyn Miles, chief operating officer, Save the Children Speakers Wilbald Lorri, advisor on nutrition issues, Office of President Jakaya Kikwete, Republic of Tanzania Philip Barton, deputy head of mission, Embassy of the United Kingdom n InterAction Nutrition Pledge 10:50 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Fichandler Stage Sam Worthington, chief executive officer, InterAction John Coonrod, executive vice president, The Hunger Project Anne Goddard, president and chief executive officer, ChildFund International Kent Hill, senior vice president, International Programs Group, World Vision n Panel Discussion Taking Stock and Looking Ahead to the Next 1,000 Days: Country-level Perspectives 11:10 a.m. – noon Fichandler Stage Facilitator Kathy Spahn, chief operating officer, Helen Keller International Panelists Kaosar Afsana, director of health, nutrition, and population; Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee Nina Sardjunani, deputy minister, Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning Rose Ndolo, national nutrition coordinator, World Vision, Kenya Joyce Ngegba, program and advocacy manager, Partnership for Nutrition, Tanzania Juan Carlos Paiz, presidential commissioner for Guatemala’s Competitiveness, Investment, and Millennium Challenge Corporation n Lunch noon – 1 p.m. n Afternoon Plenary Taking SUN to Scale 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Fichandler Stage Facilitators Tom Arnold, retired president of Concern Worldwide, member Agenda
  • 5. 5 of the lead group of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Marie Pierre Allié, president, Doctors Without Borders • Panel Discussion: Perspectives from Zambia William Chilufya, national coordinator of the Zambia Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance Cassim Masi, executive director of the National Food and Nutrition Commission of Zambia Highvie H. Hamududu, member of Parliament and chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Estimates, National Assembly of Zambia. • Panel Discussion: SUN Country Experiences on Scaling Up Rigobert Oladiran Ladikpo, executive secretary, Professional Association of Vegetable Oil Industries for the West Africa Economic Monetary Union Ivan Mendoza, director of the Secretariat for Food and Nutrition Security, Guatemala Carmel Dolan, Emergency Nutrition Network Study Nan Dale, chief executive officer, Action Against Hunger Dr. Souley Harouna, president, FORSANI (Niger Health Forum) n Mid-Afternoon Break 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. n Breakout Sessions 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. • Workshop 1 Capacity Development in Nutrition Mac Hall Facilitators Manisha Tharaney, nutrition policy and health systems advisor, Helen Keller International Paul Amuna, consultant, African Nutrition Society; lecturer, University of Greenwich Rapporteur Anu Narayan, deputy director, Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally • Workshop 2 Best Practices: Nutrition-Specific Interventions Kogod Cradle Facilitators Karin Lapping, senior director of nutrition, Save the Children Francis Zotor, president, African Nutrition Society Rapporteur Sandra Remancus, project director, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance, Family Health International 360 • Workshop 3 Best Practices : Nutrition- Sensitive Development Molly Study 1 Facilitators Charlotte Dufour, food security, nutrition, and livelihoods officer; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rapporteur Anna Herforth, independent nutrition consultant • Workshop 4 Civil Society’s Role in Advocacy and Monitoring Progress at National and Global Levels Molly Study 2 Facilitators Connell Foley, director of strategy, Concern Worldwide Buba Khan, food coordinator, ActionAid, the Gambia Rapporteur Lisa Bos, policy advisor on health and education, World Vision n Coffee Break 5 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. n Breakout Group Readouts 5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Kogod Cradle Facilitator Tom Arnold, member of the lead group of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement n Session Takeaways, Concluding Remarks, and Looking Forward 5:45 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Kogod Cradle Speakers Layla McCay, senior manager for global and national policy and advocacy, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition Neil Watkins, program officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World Institute Joe Cahalan, chief operating officer, Concern Worldwide, U.S. n Reception 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Catwalk Café and Terrace Remarks Roger Thurow, fellow, Chicago Council for Global Affairs Mayor Vincent Gray, District of Columbia Ambassador Tony Hall, executive director, Alliance to End Hunger
  • 6. 6 Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutrition The First 1,000 Days This meeting provides a chance to celebrate all that has been achieved in the approximately 1,000 days since September 2010, when both “1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future” and the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement were launched. The United States and Ireland were leaders in the 1,000 Days call to action on early childhood malnutrition. Uganda, Malawi, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Ghana were among the first to commit to the goals of SUN. The initial 1,000-day phase of these significant global efforts to reduce early childhood malnutrition is coming to a close. These first days of increased global efforts on maternal and child nutrition mirror a critical 1,000-day period in human life. We have definitive scientific and medical evidence that this period—from a mother’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday— is a window of opportunity when children are growing and changing rapidly, making it a time when sufficient nutritious food is vital. In fact, malnutrition during this window causes millions of children every year to die or suffer irreversible, lifelong health and cognitive damage. This is why anti-hunger advocates must continue to make 1,000 Days a priority. We only have one chance to get this right. If a child misses out on essential nutrients before her first birthday, better nutrition in her preschool years may strengthen her health, but it cannot make up for the ground lost in infancy. Fortunately, good nutrition during this period is affordable, and it sets a child up for a lifetime of good health and the capacity to contribute to her or his community. In response to the September 2010 call to action, Bread for the World and Concern Worldwide hosted “1,000 Days to Scale up Nutrition for Mothers and Children: Building Political Commitment” in June 2011. The goals of this meeting were to help organize a voice for civil society to maintain and build on the political momentum behind the SUN Movement. Participants identified progress on efforts already being made to scale up nutrition at the country level, identified challenges, and developed a joint advocacy agenda for upcoming global forums. One outcome of this meeting was a civil society joint statement that called for • national governments to lead the way, • scaling up of nutrition programs, • international leadership, • increased focus on human capacity, and • accountability The meeting also started a new and exciting process of engagement among civil society stakeholders, laying background
  • 7. 7 the foundation for a stronger enabling environment for civil society to be an influential player within the SUN movement at the country level. All country representatives identified key priorities and actions to further strengthen the involvement and ownership of civil society at national level. The meeting spurred the establishment of civil society platforms and alliances in SUN countries. Building on this, in September 2011 Civil Society Alliances in 11 SUN countries developed proposals to enhance civil society engagement in the SUN Movement. Most received funding through the SUN Multi-Partner Trust Fund, a new mechanism through which funds could be received, proposals reviewed, and grants provided. The SUN Movement has made tremendous progress during the first 1,000 Days. To date, 40 countries have joined SUN. These countries are home to 80 million stunted children, representing nearly half of the global stunting burden. Twenty of these countries have costed out national plans. In addition, the SUN Movement has transitioned to a more formal and structured way of working, with a high-level Lead Group that is supported by a small secretariat and four stakeholder networks, including one for civil society. Nutrition was more prominent at global meetings in 2012. During the World Health Organization’s annual meeting, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution that included six nutrition targets, including targets on stunting and wasting. The 2012 G8 Summit and The Child Survival Call to Action included nutrition as a key component of the new food security and maternal and child health commitments. In addition, in the lead up to the 2012 G8 Summit, President Obama delivered a major speech on global hunger and food security in which he said that the United States would continue to focus on maternal and child nutrition. The 1,000 Days Call to Action, and the 1,000 Days Partnership that emerged from it, have played a critical role in increasing attention to the urgency of addressing malnutrition. U.S. leadership has helped elevate nutrition in global, regional, and country agendas. The first 1,000-day period—from the launch of the 1,000 Days Call to Action in September 2010 through June 2013—has mobilized support for maternal and child nutrition across governments, civil society, and the private sector. The Next 1,000 Days The next 1,000-day period—coinciding with the deadline of the Millennium Development Goals and the beginning of a new global development framework—offers a new political window of opportunity to build on initial work and realize significant new gains in maternal and child nutrition. Bread for the World and Concern Worldwide are joining with partner organizations to hold a civil society event in Washington on June 10, 2013, near the culmination of the first 1,000 Days. The purposes of this meeting are to reconvene civil society, government representatives, international organizations, private sector representatives, and other stakeholders to • celebrate progress and reflect on the experiences and lessons from the first 1,000 Days; • reaffirm political commitment to renew and strengthen the Call to Action for the next 1,000 Days; • identify policy and implementation challenges; and • discuss ways to amplify civil society’s voice and mobilize civil society action in advocacy and in developing and supporting nutrition plans and goals, especially at the country level. Meeting organizers will particularly seek out the participation of representatives of the SUN Civil Society Network. This meeting will be held alongside Bread for the World’s biannual gathering of grassroots anti-hunger activists. The Bread activists from across the country will carry what they learn
  • 8. 8 about 1,000 Days and SUN to Capitol Hill on June 11 and to their churches and communities thereafter. This conference follows a series of global hunger and nutrition events, including a high level meeting on hunger, nutrition, and climate justice in Ireland in April; a UNICEF conference on nutrition; the launch of the new Lancet Series on maternal and child nutrition; and the U.K.-hosted Hunger and Nutrition Summit, which was held two days ago on June 8 in London. The U.K. Hunger Summit will be the key pledging moment for nutrition. The June 10 civil society event will provide a platform to bring attention to the outcomes of the Hunger Summit, showcase and celebrate the U.S. leadership and role, through the 1,000 Day Call to Action and in supporting SUN and the many achievements of the first 1,000 days. It will also provide an opportunity for the U.S. government to update a largely U.S. audience on nutrition investments and new commitments made in London. Policy Goals and Objectives: Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutrition At this international, civil society-led event, we seek to renew the 1,000 Days Call to Action to continue increasing the political will to scale up action and resources to improve maternal and child nutrition. This will be happen within the context of a U.S. global initiative on hunger and poverty, the final push on the Millennium Development Goals, and negotiations on a post-2015 development framework. During the next 1,000 Days, it will be necessary to deepen the commitment among stakeholders to work together to consolidate the impressive and much- needed gains made to scale up nutrition during the initial 1,000 Days and to realize the full potential of the SUN Movement. Specific objectives for the meeting: • To enshrine and embed U.S. political leadership on 1,000 Days. • To advance civil society advocacy and engagement in SUN. The meeting will advance a set of short and medium term goals for the next 1,000 Days: At the global level • Continued political leadership on nutrition in the 1,000-day window of opportunity, particularly by the U.S. government • A critically needed financing pledge announced to support costed nutrition plans of SUN countries and other countries taking action to scale up nutrition • Agreement on an interim global stunting target and plans for how to reach that goal between 2013 and 2016 • Inclusion of a specific nutrition goal and target, especially a stunting target and indicator, in the post-2015 development framework At the country level • Participation of all 36 high-burden countries in either the Scaling up Nutrition Movement or actions to scale up nutrition • Within the next 1,000 Days, all SUN countries will have costed action plans and commitments to implement the action plans • Greater voice and participation of local civil society organizations in developing and implementing national nutrition plans; • Increased investments to improve nutrition capacity at the national level
  • 9. 9 Breakout Sessions On Monday June 10, from 3:30 - 5 p.m., participants will have the opportunity to participate in one of the four breakout sessions described below. These will be interactive discussions intended to tackle questions and issues included in the descriptions, as well as those that come up in earlier sessions of the meeting. Groups will generate recommendations for the next 1,000 days, which will inform a civil society statement and be compiled into an event report summary that participants may use for advocacy and planning. n Workshop 1 Capacity Development in Nutrition Mac Hall Facilitators Manisha Tharaney, nutrition policy and health systems advisor, Helen Keller International Paul Amuna, consultant, African Nutrition Society; lecturer, University of Greenwich Rapporteur Anu Narayan, deputy director, Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally Capacity development has been identified as a need and challenge in Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) countries. The sustainability of efforts to scale up nutrition interventions and programming will require increased in-country capacity at multiple levels and across sectors. This breakout session will provide a brief background on challenges and capacity development needs in SUN countries; 1. facilitate discussion about which donor support and civil society investments are needed to strengthen human capacity for scaling up nutrition across sectors, particularly in light of the existing national nutrition strategies; 2. develop some consensus around short and longer- term capacity development strategies for SUN countries; and 3. facilitate an interest group to develop country-level progress around capacity development. This session will include a short presentation providing an overview of capacity development issues. Those with expertise in capacity building then will be invited to speak about tools they have developed on workforce profiles and human resource management. There will be an opportunity for discussion and time in small groups to arrive at practical recommendations for action. These are potential discussion questions: • How well equipped is the nutrition workforce in countries to accomplish stated goals? • What is the current level of partnership working within the international nongovernmental organization community and other sectors to build capacity for SUN (at country level)? • What can practically be achieved in the next 1,000 days? What is the longer-term vision? n Workshop 2 Best Practices: Nutrition-Specific Interventions Kogod Cradle Facilitators Karin Lapping, senior director of nutrition, Save the Children Francis Zotor, president, African Nutrition Society Rapporteur Sandra Remancus, project director, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance, Family Health International 360 This breakout group will provide an opportunity to learn about the challenges and successes of scaling up nutrition-specific interventions at the country level. We will explore best practices and innovative approaches to improving nutrition at scale, including examples of effectively communicating social and behavioral changes and collaborating across sectors. The session will begin with a short panel discussion with experts in the field including one programmatic expert who works on nutrition at scale globally and two SUN country representatives who can draw lessons learned from their own efforts to scale up nutrition. Discussion will follow based on participants’ experiences and insights. The goal of this session is to identify a set of recommendations for scaling up
  • 10. 10 nutrition-specific interventions over the next 1,000 days. These are potential discussion questions: • Which interventions have been able to be scaled up? • What barriers remain to effective scale up of the nutrition-specific interventions? • How can the role of maternal nutrition be enhanced in the next 1,000 days? n Workshop 3 Best Practices: Nutrition-Sensitive Development Molly Study 1 Facilitators Charlotte Dufour, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Rapporteur Anna Herforth, independent nutrition consultant The work of many sectors is important to effectively prevent malnutrition, given its multiple causes. Agriculture, water and sanitation, education, health, social protection, and other factors all have unique and critical roles. This session will discuss how interventions from various sectors can be designed to be nutrition sensitive through a deliberate planning process—for example ensuring that the nutritionally vulnerable are included in the intervention area. Such planning includes promoting nutrition, addressing gender dynamics, and ensuring that pregnant and lactating women have access to time and resources for proper care of themselves and their children. Through lightning presentations, conversation, and small group discussions, this session will explore issues such as 1. how nutrition sensitive approaches are being planned and implemented in SUN countries, 2. how interventions can be made nutrition-sensitive, and 3. how policy can support various sectors to incentivize actions beneficial for nutrition. The session will generate recommendations that build on the experiences of participants and other available evidence. These are potential discussion questions: • How can interventions in various sectors be made more nutrition-sensitive? • What are some examples from SUN countries where multisectoral nutrition policies are emerging, and where programming has been designed to be nutrition-sensitive? • What is needed to enable multisectoral work for nutrition? n Workshop 4 Civil Society’s Role in Advocacy and Monitoring Progress at National and Global Levels Molly Study 2 Facilitators Connell Foley, director of strategy, Concern Worldwide Buba Khan, food coordinator, ActionAid, the Gambia Rapporteur Lisa Bos, policy advisor on health and education, World Vision Countries are expected to put in place their own monitoring and evaluation frameworks based on costed national nutrition plans. In this session, we will look at what the new SUN monitoring and evaluation framework means for the SUN Civil Society Network at the national level, particularly as it relates to how country-level networks and alliances could interact with others in support of SUN processes. We will discuss what type of tracking and monitoring the country-level Civil Society Alliances could be doing to ensure that progress is being advocated for and monitored. High-level advocacy for nutrition has been effective at global and national levels resulting in greater commitments for nutrition. Multiple indices are emerging to assist with global and national-level monitoring of these nutrition commitments and subsequent action. This session will include a short presentation on the new SUN monitoring and evaluation framework and various tools and processes for monitoring progress. Small group discussions will generate recommendations on how to facilitate both monitoring and advocacy at the national level. We will identify key barriers and challenges for local civil society and how donors and others can support them in monitoring and evaluation and advocacy. These are potential discussion questions: • What are the challenges of monitoring and tracking progress at the national level? At the global level? • How can Civil Society Alliances effectively monitor progress on SUN costed plans? • What kinds of advocacy are most effective in ensuring that plans are effectively implemented in-country?
  • 11. 11 Kaosar Afsana is director of health, nutrition, and population for the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Com- mittee, providing technical support and policy making in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child, and adolescent health and nutrition. Afsana is a professor at the James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. She was awarded the 2011 Woman of Distinction Award from the NGO Committee on Women’s Status, New York, for her contribution to maternal health and women’s empower- ment. Afsana earned her medical degree from Harvard— along with master’s and doctorate degrees in public health from Edith Cowan University, Australia. Marie Pierre Allié is the president of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) France. Allié worked in South Africa, Cambodia, and Iran with the organization before joining the Paris office of MSF, to oversee programs in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Mali, Niger, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, and China. Dr. Allié went on to work as a public health physi- cian in France and joined the board of MSF France, from 2004 to 2007, before rejoining the Paris office as deputy director. Paul Amuna is a medical doctor, a registered public health nutritionist, and a consultant with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, providing training in nutrition education for Africa. He also works with the World Health Organization on implementing tools for the management of nutritional problems in Africa, including severe acute malnutrition. Amuna has previously served on the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Task Force and is an advocate for the standardization of nutrition training and workforce capacity building in Africa to support SUN interventions. Amuna is principal lecturer at the Univer- sity of Greenwich, U.K., where he has designed curricula for postgraduate training in the management of nutrition- related non-communicable disease and for continuing development for field workers in developing countries. Tom Arnold was recently appointed chairperson of the Convention on the Irish Constitution. He is a mem- ber of the lead group of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement. Previously, Arnold was chief operating officer of Concern Worldwide. He served as assistant secretary general and chief economist in Ireland’s Department of Agriculture and Food and on a number of high-level bod- ies concerned with hunger, including the United Nations Millennium Project’s Hunger Task Force, the Irish Hun- ger Task Force, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund’s Advisory Group, and the European Food Security Group. Arnold earned his master’s degrees from the Catholic University of Louvain and Trinity Col- lege Dublin and is a graduate in agricultural economics from University College Dublin. Philip Barton is the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. He has previously served in a range of countries including Venezuela, Gi- braltar, Cyprus, and India. He has also worked as private secretary to the Prime Minister, first for John Major and then, following the election of the new Labour Govern- ment in 1997, for Tony Blair. More recently, Mr. Barton has worked extensively on South and West Asia. In 2008, he became the foreign office director for South Asia. In September 2009, he moved to a newly-created post in the U.K.’s Cabinet Office as director, Afghanistan/Pakistan. In May 2010, following the creation of the U.K.’s first Nation- al Security Council by Prime Minister Cameron, his role was expanded to cover all foreign policy issues. Mr. Barton earned a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics and studied economics and politics at Warwick University. Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World and a 2010 World Food Prize laureate, is one of the foremost U.S. advocates for hungry and poor people. He has been president of Bread for the World since 1991, lead- ing large-scale and successful campaigns to strengthen U.S. political commitment to overcome hunger and poverty in the country and globally. Beckmann is also president of Bread for the World Institute, which provides policy analy- sis on hunger and strategies to end it. He founded and serves as president of the Alliance to End Hunger, which engages diverse U.S. institutions—Muslim and Jewish groups, corporations, unions, and universities—in build- ing the political will to end hunger. Prior to joining Bread, Beckmann worked at the World Bank for 15 years, oversee- ing large development projects and driving innovations to make the bank more effective in reducing poverty. He earned degrees from Yale University, Christ Seminary, and the London School of Economics. His latest book is Exodus from Hunger: We Are Called to Change the Politics of Hunger. Robert E. Black, M.D., M.P.H., is the director of the Institute for International Programs at the Depart- ment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Black has served as a medical Speakers
  • 12. 12 epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and has researched childhood infectious diseases and nutritional problems in Bangladesh and Peru. His research includes micronutrients and other nutritional interventions, evaluation of health services in low- and middle-income countries, and the use of evidence in policy and programs. Through his membership in professional organizations such as the U.S. Institute of Medicine and advisory groups of the World Health Organization, he focuses on policies that improve children’s health. Martin Bloem, M.D., is chief for nutrition and HIV/AIDS policy at the United Nations World Food Programme. He holds a medical degree from the Uni- versity of Utrecht and a doctorate from the University of Maastricht and has joint faculty appointments at both Johns Hopkins University and Tufts University. Previously, Martin was the senior vice president and chief medical officer of Helen Keller International. Martin has participated in task forces convened by the UN Standing Committee on Nutrition, the UN Inter- national Children’s Emergency Fund, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the World Health Organization. Lisa Bos is policy advisor on health and education at World Vision. She is responsible for advocacy and government relations duties related to health programs and education programs. Bos works within coalitions and with Capitol Hill to advocate for federal funding for global health and education. Joe Cahalan is the chief operating officer of Concern Worldwide, U.S. He joined Concern after more than 40 years at the Xerox Corporation, where he held a series of positions in public affairs and communications. Cahalan also served as president of the Xerox Foundation, the phil- anthropic arm of the Xerox Corp., which invested $13.5 million in the non-profit sector in 2011. He has served on the board of trustees of the Arthur Page Society, the board of advisors at the Democratic Leadership Council, the board of directors of the Stamford Center for the Arts, and the Advisory Council of the Business Committee for the United Nations. Dr. Cahalan has also served on the board of Concern Worldwide, U.S. since 2008. William Chilufya is the national coordinator of the Zambia Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance. He provides leadership on the Alliance’s advocacy agenda in Zambia, ensuring that civil society’s concerns are consid- ered and urging the government, members of parliament, donors, and other key stakeholders to take action to scale up nutrition. Mr. Chilufya provides overall direction on implementing programs that will result in a Zambia where every child is assured of sufficient nutrition through strengthened policy, financial commitment, and adequate implementation. Chilufya is currently working toward a master’s degree in development studies at the University of the Free States, Bloemfontein, South Africa. His re- search is on malnutrition in Zambia’s young children and its implications for development planning. John Coonrod is the executive vice president of The Hunger Project, where he is responsible for research and advocacy and its programs in South Asia and Latin America. He works closely with the president and chief executive officer on all aspects of strategy, including pro- grams, fundraising, and communications. Coonrod serves as co-chair of InterAction’s Food Security and Agricul- ture working group and as advisor and board member to a number of emerging international nongovernmental organizations. Joe Costello is the minister of state at the Depart- ment of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland, with respon- sibility for Trade and Development. Minister Costello was first elected to Seanad Éireann (the Senate, or upper chamber, of the Irish Parliament) in 1989 and has served since then in the Seanad Eireann or the Dáil Eireann (the House of Representatives, or lower chamber of the Irish Parliament). From 1997 to 2002, he was leader of the Labour Seanad Group. Since 2002, he has served in the Dail Eireann. Nan Dale is the executive director of Action Against Hunger. Before joining Action Against Hunger, Dale served as president and chief executive officer of Helen Keller International, managing an agency devoted to the prevention of malnutrition and the elimination of pre- ventable blindness around the world. Prior to that posi- tion, she served for 22 years as the president and chief executive officer of the Children’s Village, a multi-service agency for children, adolescents, and families, located principally New York. She also created and ran the Chil- dren’s Village Institute, a separate not-for-profit corpora- tion to house the Center for Child Welfare Research. In the mid-‘90s, she developed the Croatia Project. Ms. Dale has published extensively, particularly in the area of child welfare and has received numerous awards for her work. Carmel Dolan is the technical director of the Emer- gency Nutrition Network Study. She has more than 30 years’ experience in the nutrition sector, starting in the mid-1980s working in famine relief in Sudan and Ethiopia. She also worked with the U.K. Department for Interna- tional Development in Tanzania on a multi-sectoral nutri- tion program. Dolan was a founder of NutritionWorks and has remained a senior partner, working on numerous
  • 13. 13 nutrition policy and program development and technical reviews with governments, donors, and nongovernmental organizations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Charlotte Dufour is food security, nutrition, and livelihoods officer at the UN Food and Agricultural Orga- nization (FAO) and is working on the project Supporting Food Security, Nutrition, and Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to this, Dufour spent ten years working on nutrition and food security in Afghanistan with Accion Contre la Faim, Groupe URD, FAO, the Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Public Health, and other development partners. She holds a bachelor’s degree in human sciences from Oxford University and a master’s degree in public health nutrition from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Connell Foley is the director of strategy, advocacy, and learning at Concern Worldwide, U.S., where he is responsible for learning and innovation, program quality, technical support, organizational policy and strategy, and global advocacy. He has been with Concern since 1998 and has provided technical support on capacity building, partnerships, and development strategy in more than 20 developing countries. Anne Lynam Goddard is president and chief execu- tive officer of ChildFund International, a global child development organization dedicated to helping vulnerable children living in poverty have the capacity and oppor- tunity to thrive and bring positive change to their com- munities. As president, Goddard is focused on leading a strategy that expands and deepens ChildFund’s efforts across the globe. Through her leadership, ChildFund has helped to enhance the lives of children and communities on five continents, working to improve children’s health, education and economic conditions and opportunity. She led the organization’s rebranding, which strategically aligned the organization as a member of the ChildFund Alliance to better serve vulnerable children around the world. After earning a master’s degree in public health, Goddard went on to live and work overseas for almost 20 years in Somalia, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Egypt. Vincent Gray is the sixth elected mayor of the District of Columbia. A native Washingtonian, Mayor Gray grew up in a one-bedroom apartment at 6th and L Streets, NE. He graduated at the age of 16 from Dun- bar High School and studied psychology at The George Washington University (GWU) at both the undergraduate and graduate school levels. While at GWU, he became the first African-American admitted in the fraternity system. Gray’s professional career includes work for the Arc of D.C.; the Department of Human Services; and Covenant House Washington, an international, faith-based organiza- tion dedicated to serving homeless and at-risk youth. Ambassador Tony Hall is the executive director of the Alliance to End Hunger. Nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize, for his humanitarian and hunger- related work, he served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. Prior to his diplomatic service, Ambassador Hall repre- sented the Third District of Ohio in the U.S. Congress for almost twenty-four years. He founded the Congressional Friends of Human Rights Monitors, founded and chaired the Congressional Hunger Center and is a founding member of the Select Committee on Hunger, where he served as chairman from 1989 to 1993. As director of the Alliance to End Hunger, he leads the organization’s work in engaging diverse institutions in building the public and political will to end hunger at home and abroad. Keith Hansen is the World Bank’s acting vice presi- dent and head of network for human development, which comprises education, health, nutrition, population, social protection, and labor. Hansen is also the sector director for human development in Latin America and the Carib- bean (LAC), where he is responsible for the Bank’s overall strategy, analysis, and policy advice and oversees a portfo- lio of more than 75 projects in 25 countries, largely aimed at helping LAC countries achieve Millennium Develop- ment Goals. He holds graduate degrees in development from Princeton and in law from Stanford. Highvie H. Hamududu is a member of Zambia Parliament and chairs the Parliamentary Committee on Estimates of the National Assembly. Previously, he was a lecturer in economics at the Institute of Higher Edu- cation, Windhoek, Namibia. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics and demography from the University of Zambia in 1993 and has also worked in banking. Anna Herforth is a consultant specializing in nutri- tion as a multisectoral issue related to agriculture and the environment. She consults for the World Bank, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and USAID’s SPRING project. She has worked with universities, non- profit organizations, agencies of the United Nations and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Re- search on nutrition policy and programs in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. She holds a doctoral degree from Cornell University in international nutrition with a minor in international agriculture, a master’s degree in Food Policy from Tufts Friedman School, and a bachelor’s degree in plant science from Cornell University. Kent Hill is senior vice president of the International
  • 14. 14 Programs Group at World Vision. He collaborates with the international partnership of World Vision to help facilitate the overseas allocation of resources from govern- ment grants, corporate donated goods, and individual donors. Previously, Hill served as assistant administrator of Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Agency for Interna- tional Development (USAID), and was responsible for U.S. foreign assistance to 26 countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He has extensive experience with multiple U.S. government departments and agencies, international assistance agencies from other countries, and hundreds of U.S. and international nongovernmental organizations, including faith-based organizations. He re- ceived a master’s degree in Russian studies and a doctor- ate degree in history from the University of Washington. Buba Khan is food coordinator at ActionAid, the Gambia. Rigoberto Oladiran Ladikpo is the executive secretary of the Professional Association of Vegetable Oil Industries for the West Africa Economic Monetary Union. Karin Lapping is the senior director of nutrition at Save the Children. She has 14 years of experience in international nutrition, including nutrition program assis- tant in Pakistan, global coordinator for Positive Deviance informed programs, nutritionist on emergency response teams in Ethiopia and Darfur, and Viet Nam Country Co- ordinator for the Mainstreaming Nutrition Initiative and Asia Area Nutrition Advisor for Save the Children. Lap- ping holds a master’s in public health from Emory Uni- versity in infectious disease and a doctorate in Food Policy and Applied Nutrition from the Friedman School. Wilbald Lorri is personal advisor on nutrition issues to His Excellency Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, president of the United Republic of Tanzania. Lorri worked for more than 25 years at the Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre, a multidisciplinary institute, including nine years as its managing director. He also worked as coordinator of the Tanzania/ Japan Food Aid Counterpart Fund, which finances food security and poverty alleviation projects. Lorri earned a doctorate degree in food science from Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Swe- den, and a master’s degree in food science and technology from Agricultural and Mechanical University in Hunts- ville, Alabama. Cassim Masi is the executive director of the National Food and Nutrition Council of Zambia (NFNC). The mandate of NFNC, a semi-autonomous corporate body under the Ministry of Health, is to enhance the optimal food and nutritional status of the Zambian population. NFNC is the Focal Point for the SUN designated by the Government of Zambia. As director, Masi has played a critical role in moving Zambia to be an active member of SUN since its early stages in 2011. Most recently, he galvanized government support to launch the National First 1,000 Most Critical Days Program in April 2013. Masi has more than 20 years of experience managing projects in sustainable agriculture, food security and liveli- hoods, health, and HIV/AIDS. Prior to joining NFNC, Masi worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Tourism and Environment, and World Vision Zambia. Dr. Masi holds a doctorate degree in agronomy from the University of Nebraska. Dr. Layla McCay is senior manager for policy and advocacy at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. McCay has worked as clinical advi- sor to the World Health Organization in Geneva, and to the British Government. She has been assistant medical director for Bupa, and director for Basic Needs. She’s conducted health services research at Glasgow, Osaka, Harvard, John Hopkins School of Public Health, and has published in journals including the Lancet and BMJ. Carolyn S. Miles is president and chief executive officer for Save the Children, which has served more than 85 million children in 120 countries around the world. Miles was previously chief operating office for Save the Children, during which time the organization doubled the number of children it reached with nutrition, health, edu- cation, and other programs. She has served on numerous boards, including Blackbaud, InterAction, USGLC, the Modernizing Foreign Assistance Network, and the Uni- versity of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, where she received her master’s degree in business administration. David Nabarro is special representative of the UN Secretary General for Food Security and Nutrition and is Coordinator of the SUN Movement. He has worked in child health and nutrition in Iraq, South Asia, and East Africa. He has also served as chief health and population adviser and director for Human Development in the U.K. Department for International Development. At the World Health Organization he led Roll Back Malaria and Health Action in Crises. In 2005 Dr Nabarro became Senior Co- ordinator for Avian and Pandemic Influenza and in 2009 was appointed coordinator of the UN’s High Level Task Force on Global Food Security. Anu Narayan is the deputy director of Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovation in Nutrition Gobal- ly (SPRING). She has over 14 years of experience work-
  • 15. 15 ing with nongovernmental organizations and academia on nutrition and food security in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Prior to joining SPRING, Narayan was Helen Keller International’s deputy regional director for Africa, where she oversaw a broad program portfolio in nutrition, neglected tropical diseases, and eye health strategies. She has solid technical knowledge of infant and young child feeding, micronutrients, women’s nutrition, and HIV/ AIDS, as well as experience working on gender-sensitive agricultural and food security programs. Rose Ndolo is the national nutrition coordinator of World Vision, Kenya. She chairs the interagency nutrition response advisory group in Kenya, and has worked in emergency, development, and advocacy aspects of nutri- tion with CARE, Save the Children, and World Vision. Ndolo was active in developing Kenya’s National Nutri- tion Action Plan 2012-2017, and in planning a national Scaling Up Nutrition symposium in November 2012. Joyce Ngegba is program and advocacy manager of the Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania, a 300-member network of civil society organizations. She has worked for more than 10 years in nutrition, public health, and de- velopment with both local and international civic society organizations. Ngegba earned a master’s degree in human nutrition and a bachelor’s degree in home economics and human nutrition from Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania. Juan Carlos Paiz is Guatemala’s presidential com- missioner for competitiveness, investment, and Millenni- um Challenge Corporation. He is co-founder and presi- dent of Pani-Fresh, an industrial bakery that exports to 20 Latin American countries, and is former president for Mc- Donald’s supply chain Latin-American counsel. Paiz has been a professor of economics at Universidad Francisco Marroquín and is regional director for Central America and Haiti for the Dutch cooperation agency ICCO. He co- founded and became President of the Fundación Proyecto de Vida “GuateAmala,” which coordinated community activities that empowered citizens. Rajul Pandya-Lorch is head of the 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Initiative at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). She also manages the IFPRI Environment Initiative, a global project that identifies solutions for meeting world food needs while reducing poverty and protecting the environ- ment. She recently led a major project, “Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development,” which documents policies, programs, and investments that have significantly reduced hunger. Pandya-Lorch earned a master’s degree in public and international affairs from Princeton and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Wellesley College. Sandra Remancus is the project director of Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance at Family Health International 360. She has more than 25 years of experi- ence related to maternal and child health and nutrition; food security; HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support; reproductive health; and project management. She previ- ously worked in West Africa with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration and USAID’s Family Health and AIDS Project. Remancus also worked as a Food Program Specialist with the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service and was a fisheries volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She has a master’s degree from the Tufts Univer- sity Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Nina Sardjunani is the deputy minister of Indone- sia’s Ministry of National Development Planning (Bap- penas). She started her professional career as an associate professor of women in development and as research as- sistant at the University of Indonesia. Since joining Bap- penas, she has been in various positions promoting social welfare, community health and nutrition, population and family planning, community and women empowerment, education, and religious affairs. Sardjunani has a master’s degree in sociology from Duke University. Dr. Rajiv Shah serves as the 16th Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and leads the efforts of more than 8,000 profes- sionals in 80 missions around the world. Since taking on the role in January 2010, Administrator Shah has managed the U.S. response to the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, co-chaired the State Department’s first-ever review of Amer- ican diplomacy and development operations, and now spearheads President Barack Obama’s landmark Feed the Future food security initiative. He is also leading USAID Forward, an extensive set of reforms to USAID’s business model around seven key areas, including procurement, sci- ence and technology, and monitoring and evaluation. Dr. Souley Harouna is the president of FORSANI (Niger Health Forum), a Nigerien nongovernmental orga- nization that he founded in 2004 with a group of doctors to improve healthcare for the most vulnerable popula- tions. FORSANI runs a large nutrition project in south Niger. One of its main activities has been the development of a training platform to respond to the acute need for medical professionals trained in child malnutrition. In collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine in Niamy, Sou-
  • 16. 16 ley has trained health workers in the implementation of community-based management of acute malnutrition. Dr. Souley was involved in the launch of the Nigerien Civil Society platform for the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement. Kathy Spahn is president and chief executive officer of Helen Keller International, which is saving sight and lives in 22 countries. She has also served as president and executive director of ORBIS International, a global nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and treatment of blindness in the developing world, and as executive direc- tor of God’s Love We Deliver, a New York-based AIDS service organization dedicated to combating malnutrition and hunger among people living with HIV/AIDS. She recently concluded a term as board chair of InterAction and currently serves on its executive committee. Lucy Martinez Sullivan is executive director of 1,000 Days—a partnership that champions action and investment to improve nutrition during the critical 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday—as a way to achieve greater progress in global health and development. Prior to joining 1,000 Days, Sullivan served as executive director at CCS, a philan- thropic advisory firm, working with clients such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and the UN Foundation. Sullivan holds a mas- ter’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School of Business and a bachelor’s degree with distinc- tion from the University of Florida. Manisha Tharaney is the nutrition policy and health systems advisor for Helen Keller International. Roger Thurow is a fellow for the ONE campaign and senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Thurow served as a Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent in Europe and Africa for 20 years. In 2003, he and Journal colleague Scott Kilman wrote a series on famine in Africa that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. In 2009, they were awarded both Action Against Hunger’s Humanitarian Award and the Harry Chapin Why Hunger book award. He is the author of The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change, and, with Scott Kilman, ENOUGH: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty. Neil Watkins is program officer on the program advocacy team at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he focuses on nutrition and its linkages with agri- culture. He manages a portfolio of grants for nutrition and agriculture advocacy and recently led the development of the foundation’s first nutrition advocacy strategy. Previ- ously, Watkins served as director of policy and campaigns at ActionAid USA, an international anti-poverty agency working in nearly 50 countries. Watkins was also executive director of the Jubilee USA Network, an alliance of more than 75 faith-based organizations, development agencies, and human rights groups advocating for debt relief and just global economic policies. Sam Worthington is president and chief executive officer of InterAction, the nation’s largest alliance of non- governmental organizations working to decrease poverty and hunger, uphold human rights, safeguard a sustainable planet, and ensure human dignity for poor and vulner- able populations. Worthington’s advisory roles include the Inter-Agency Standing Committee at the United Nations, the Advisory Council for Voluntary Foreign Assistance at USAID, the Council on Foreign Relations. He sits on the boards of the Alliance to End Hunger, CIVICUS, and Religions for Peace. He was a founding board member of the ONE Campaign and served on the steering committee of the NGO Leadership Forum at Harvard. Dr. Rubén Zamora is the Salvadoran ambassador to the United States. His political career began in 1970 as a city council member of the Municipality of San Salva- dor. Zamora helped found the Democratic Revolutionary Front in 1980, but he had to leave in exile during the civil war. Zamora returned to El Salvador in 1988 and helped form the Democratic Convergence. He was a member of the Peace Commission (1991-1993) and, later, deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. He was a signer of the Peace Accords in 1992 and ran for president in 1994 and 1999. Immediately prior to his appointment as ambassador to the United States, Zamora was ambassador to India. Zamora earned a law degree from the National University of El Salvador and a master’s degree in po- litical science at Essex University. He has been visiting professor at Stanford University and visiting researcher at the University of Notre Dame and the Wilson Center. Francis B. Zotor is a registered public health nu- tritionist and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy of Great Britain & Ireland. He is a member of the UN’s Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Steering Committee Network. Zotor is the current president and a trustee of the African Nutrition Society, the leading movement promoting the nutrition agenda across Africa. He recently joined the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana, as a senior academic to help strengthen teaching and research capacity within the School of Public Health. Previously, he was a senior lecturer at the University of Greenwich, U.K., and recently spent a year as a researcher at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
  • 17. 17 Bread forthe World WHO Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. By changing policies, programs, and conditions that allow hunger and poverty to persist, we provide help and opportunity far beyond the communities where we live. WHY God’s grace in Jesus Christ moves us to help our neighbors, whether they live in the next house, in the next state, or on the next continent. Food is a basic need, and it is unjust that so many people do not have enough to eat. We can end hunger in our time. Everyone, including our government, must work together. With the stroke of a pen, policies are made that redirect millions of dollars and affect millions of lives. By making our voices heard in Congress, we make our nation’s laws more fair and compassionate to people in need. HOW Bread for the World members write personal letters and email messages and call their representatives in Congress. We also meet with our representatives, either in their local offices or in Congress. Working through our churches, campuses, and other organizations, we engage more people in advocacy. Each year, Bread for the World invites churches across the country to take up a nationwide Offering of Letters to Congress on an issue that is important to hungry people. Bread for the World has two affiliate organizations. Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and strategies to end it. The Alliance to End Hunger engages diverse institutions in building the political commitment needed to end hunger at home and abroad. Hunger is not a partisan issue, and Bread for the World works in a nonpartisan way. It enjoys the support of many different Christian denominations, church agencies, and local congregations. Bread for the World also collaborates with other organizations to build the political commitment needed to overcome hunger and poverty. WHAT Bread for the World has a remarkable record of success in Congress, often winning far-reaching victories despite the partisan gridlock. In 2012, for example, members of Bread for the World were influential in seeing that Congress made no major cuts to programs for hungry and poor people, despite continued budget threats. Bread members also convinced Congress to extend tax credits for low-income people in 2012. Bread for the World is now urging advocates to write letters to Congress to ensure adequate funding for programs that help hungry and poor people. We are also asking advocates to sign our petition to President Barack Obama asking him to work with Congress on a plan to end hunger. Your letters and signature are needed.
  • 18. 18 Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty and hunger in the world’s poorest countries. Founded in 1968, Concern World- wide—through its work in emergencies and long-term development—has saved countless lives, relieved suffering and provided opportunities for a better standard of living for millions of people. We have more than 3,200 personnel working in 25 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. Concern works in partnership with local organisations and people in their own communities to develop practical and lasting solutions to extreme poverty. We target the root causes of poverty and hunger and empower people to meet their basic sur- vival needs and gain a voice in deci- sions that affect them. Our emergency response and long-term development programs focus on education; food, income and markets; health; HIV and AIDS, and emergency response. We use our knowledge and experience on the ground to influence policy decisions at the local, national and international level, thus ensuring that we have the greatest possible impact on the lives of the world’s poorest people. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 52-55 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2 T +353 1 417 7700 F +353 1 475 7362 E info@concern.net ENGLAND AND WALES 13/14 Calico House Clove Hitch Quay London SW11 3TN T +44 207 801 1850 F +44 207 223 5082 E londoninfo@concern.net USA 355 Lexington Avenue, 19th Floor New York, NY 10017 T +1 212 557 8000 F +1 212 557 8004 E info@concern.net Our Vision A world where no-one lives in poverty, fear or oppression; where all have access to a decent standard of living and the opportunities and choices essential to a long, healthy and creative life; a world where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Our Mission Our mission is to help people living in extreme poverty achieve major improvements in their lives which last and spread without ongoing support from Concern. www.concernworldwide.org
  • 19. 19 partners 1,000 Days Partnership The 1,000 Days Partnership promotes targeted action and investment to improve nutrition for mothers and young children during the critical 1,000 days from pregnancy to age 2, when better nutrition can have a lifelong impact on a child’s future and help break the cycle of poverty. www.thousanddays.org Action Against Hunger Action Against Hunger saves the lives of severely malnourished children and helps vulnerable communities become self-sufficient. www.actionagainsthunger.org Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Rather than look at the challenges that people face by region we identify challenges that can be tackled on a global level. We work with partners that can help to affect change globally, and then scale solutions to a local level. www.gatesfoundation.org ChildFund International ChildFund International is inspired and driven by the potential that is inherent in all children: the potential not only to survive but to thrive, to become leaders who bring positive change for those around them. www.childfund.org Church World Service (CWS) CWS works with partners to eradicate hunger and poverty and to promote peace and justice around the world. www.cwsglobal.org Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) GAIN’s mission is to reduce malnutrition through sustainable strategies aimed at improving the health and nutrition of populations at risk. www.gainhealth.org Helen Keller International Our mission is to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. We combat the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition by establishing programs based on evidence and research in vision, health, and nutrition. www.hki.org
  • 20. 20 International Medical Corps International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. www.internationalmedicalcorps.org ONE Campaign ONE is a grassroots campaign of more than 3 million people committed to the fight against extreme poverty and preventable diseases. www.one.org/us Results for Development Institute Results for Development Institute is a non-profit organization whose mission is to unlock solutions to tough development challenges that prevent people in low- and middle-income countries from realizing their full potential. www.resultsfordevelopment.org Save the Children Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. www.savethechildren.org Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network Secretariat The Civil Society Network is made up of national and international organizations working in various areas including: farmers, fisherfolk, human rights defenders, women’s groups, humanitarian and aid assistance agencies, research entities, consumer groups, trade unions and many others. The primary purpose of the Network is to align the strategies, efforts and resources of civil society with country plans for scaling up nutrition within the SUN Framework. www.scalingupnutrition.org World Food Program USA (WFP USA) World Food Program USA is a nonprofit organization that builds support in the United States to end global hunger. WFP USA engages individuals and organizations, shapes public policy and generates resources for the United Nations World Food Programme and other hunger relief operations. usa.wfp.org World Vision World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. www.worldvision.org
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