Highlights from IFPRI Egypt-NNC seminars to support “The 100 Million Healthy Lives Initiative” September 17, 2019 Aula Ali - IFPRI Egypt office intern Habiba Hassan Wassef - Health and Nutrition Policy in Sustainable Development Researcher, National Research Center Sahar Zaghloul - Vice President, National Nutrition Committee Clemens Breisinger - IFPRI Egypt Country Program Leader […] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Policy seminar: Exploring a cash transfer program’s impacts on malnutrition in war-torn Yemen
September 16, 2019 Katarlah Taylor - IFPRI Senior Events Specialist The war in Yemen is an ongoing disaster for its people. Over 80% of the population currently requires humanitarian or protection assistance, making it the worst such crisis in the world, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. With two thirds […] Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
Discussion Paper 1804: Adding a Nutrition Behavior Change Communication Component to an Early Childhood Development Intervention in Malawi: A cluster randomized trial
In Africa south of the Sahara, including Malawi, an estimated 61 percent of children below the age of five are developmentally challenged as a result of poverty, malnutrition, and lack of early stimulation and learning opportunities. Early-childhood development (ECD) programmes, which aim to improve young children’s survival, health and development are considered one of the >> Read more Source: Malawi Strategy Support Program
News: Investing in Evidence to End Hunger: A Closer Look at National Opportunities
New evidence continues to signal a rise in world hunger and a reversal of trends after a prolonged decline. In 2017, the number of undernourished people is estimated to have increased to 821 million – around one out of every nine people in the world. The alarming signs of increasing food insecurity and high levels of different forms of malnutrition are a clear warning that there is considerable work to be done to make sure we “leave no one behind” on the road towards achieving SDG 2. Achieving it requires renewed efforts through new and innovative ways of working and hinges on effective partnership. Source: IFPRI Egypt Country Office
How two agricultural development projects boosted women’s empowerment
When we talk about women’s empowerment, it is difficult to grasp what we actually mean. Does it refer to women’s attitudes towards gender violence? Or does it mean women’s economic independence and decision-making power? Does it perhaps imply access to productive resources, education, and other opportunities? Or might it mean control over time? Or does […] Source: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI)
