By: Nalini Saligram; originally posted on 1,000 Days
We know that the right nutrition from pregnancy to a child’s 2nd birthday (the 1,000 day window made popular by the 1000 Days partnership) can have “a profound impact on a child’s ability to grow, learn, and rise out of poverty.” Many scholars now agree that we can influence the life-long health of the child, and even prevent chronic diseases, by intervening during this period. Read more...
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1,000 Days: The Crucial Window for Life-long Health
May 3rd, 2012
Africa Regional Consultation Youth Pre-Conference
May 3rd, 2012
From March 27-28 2012, Women Deliver, in partnership with Partners in Population and Development Africa Regional Office, held an invitation-only regional consultation for 100-150 participants from sub-Saharan Africa in Kampala, Uganda. Policymakers, researchers, experts, and advocates attended the consultation on Achieving MDG 5: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learned to discuss regional success stories, lessons learned and pathways for future progress in maternal and reproductive health, with a focus on the International Conference on Population and Development’s (ICPD) Plan of Action and Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5. An outcome document is forthcoming and will be available on the Women Deliver website. View the agenda and all speaker presentations here. Read more...
AWID Forum 2012: Intersecting Arts, Empowerment and Advocacy
May 2nd, 2012
By: Joanna Hoffman, Women Deliver
What do digital storytelling, gender budget analysis and social media outreach have in common? They were each showcased at the recent AWID International Forum as powerful mechanisms to bring about real social change for girls and women around the world. Read more...
MenCare - Updates on the Global Fatherhood Campaign to Support Men’s Roles as Fathers
May 2nd, 2012
By: MenCare Coordinators, Jane Kato (Promundo) and Wessel Van den Berg (Sonke)
If the world is to advance on gender equality, and if men – as individuals and collectively – are to be seen as taking gender equality seriously, men must take on their fair share of the costs, time and care work required in daily life. This will also allow men to more fully experience the benefits of having close, non-violent and caring relationships with others. Campaigns are one way to begin to break with rigid gender norms and expectations. Read more...
MenCare - Marcio's Story from Promundo on Vimeo.
Submit Photographs and Stories to Spotlight Maternal Health
May 1st, 2012
In late September, PATH will be hosting a reception in New York to feature the specific ways that medicines and other supplies bring about improvements in maternal health. Attendants will likely represent nongovernment organizations, UN agencies, the UN Commission on Life-saving Commodities for Women and Children, Clinton Global Initiative, GBC Health’s Healthy Women, Healthy Economies initiative, and other groups. They plan to display large, museum-quality photographs and produce a postcard book to help the audience connect emotionally with the issue and the plight of women in low-resource settings. Read more...