Nourishing Futures: The Opportunity of Investing in Child Nutrition
“Be the voice of the children” - that was a key messages of a panel discussion held at the 2024 Sankalp Africa Summit on a sunny morning in Nairobi. It focused on how investors and those who work with them can adapt their approaches to better support children’s nutrition. Among the five panellists — representing GAIN, the World Food Programme, UNICEF, Save the Children, and a local enterprise, Shalem Investment Limited — the motivation for doing this was clear. Children are the future, comprising nearly half of the African population at present and growing fast — expected to reach 1 billion by 2055. They thus have the potential to accelerate development not only in Africa but worldwide. But that potential is currently limited by malnutrition.GAIN Interview Cruncher: Tackling Equity in our Food Systems
In this Interview Cruncher, we'll address the specific challenges faced by women and girls within food systems, exploring how these imbalances contribute to health inequities and malnutrition risks. We'll examine the urgency of addressing these issues in light of missed SDG targets and the role of human rights in fostering equality.Webinar: COP28 – what does it mean for Nutrition in Emergencies Practitioners?
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During this coffee chat, the panel will unpack and demystify the COP and what it means for NIE practitioners.Describe, Diagnose, Decide: A New Dashboard to Support Kenya’s Food Systems Transformation
The Kenya Food Systems Dashboard, unveiled in February 2024 and managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, brings together much-needed data to support this food systems transformation. It includes an overview of Kenya’s food system, offering valuable insights into both opportunities and challenges.Supporting Transformation of Food Systems to Nourish People and Planet: Our Policy Focus
This brief describes how and why we take the approach we do at both national and global levels, including key features of the way we work.Africa Food Systems Forum (AGRF)
- Kigali, Rwanda, Global
Africa’s Food Systems Forum- AGRF, is the world’s premier forum for African agriculture and food systems, bringing together stakeholders to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African food systems forward.