1,000 DAYS OF LIFE: NEW APPROACHES FOR INTEGRATED STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CHILDREN’S LIVES

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The first 1,000 days can make or break a child's life and alter the course of generations and local populations. Today, millions of undernourished mothers give birth to undernourished babies.

Join Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and members of the NGO, research, and donor community for a two-day Integrated Nutrition Conference focusing on integrated solutions to child nutrition in East Africa. Global leaders in the areas of nutrition, water and sanitation, agriculture, health, and early childhood development will come together to:

• Bring knowledge, evidence and experience on implementing integrated nutrition-sensitive programming;
• Identify best practices in integrated nutrition-sensitive programs;
• Identify gaps that will lead to the development of a learning agenda for East Africa; and
• Facilitate networks among stakeholders.

Conference partners include A4NH and the Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project. Rajul Pandya-Lorch, head of IFPRI’s 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment Initiative and IFPRI Chief of Staff will moderate the conference.

Add your voice. CRS is seeking abstracts for oral and poster presentations focusing on:

• Effectiveness, pathways of impact and cost of integrated nutrition-sensitive programs on nutrition outcomes;
• Strategies for implementing integrated nutrition-sensitive programs for improving nutritional outcomes.

*Deadline for submissions is July 3, 11:59 PM EST.

Please join us. Visit the conference website to register today and submit your abstract.

Additional questions may be directed to: Emily Bostick (CRS’ East Africa Regional Technical Advisor for Health) or Valerie Rhoe Davis (Senior Technical Advisor for Agriculture, Gender and Nutrition) at: EARO_Integrated_Nutrition_Conference@crs.org.