Financing the Nutrition Agenda: New Commitments, New Partnerships — A Nutrition for Growth Side Event
December 6, 2021 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join us on December 6th as we announce exciting new commitments to nutrition from a diverse and growing community of funders. Stronger Foundations for Nutrition, a coalition of philanthropies, cordially invites you to Financing the Nutrition Agenda: New Commitments, New Partnerships — A Nutrition for Growth Side Event taking place on Monday, December 6th, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EST.
Global malnutrition is one of the greatest challenges of our time. It is the leading cause of child death, and contributes to a staggering loss of educational and economic potential for people and for nations. More targeted nutrition financing, from more diverse actors, needs to be delivered now to meet the scale of the challenge we face. We will be discussing and delivering commitments across three areas:
Integrated health service delivery
Inclusive, sustainable, and nutritious food systems for all
Innovative models of investment to transform nutrition at scale
The event will be moderated by Nemat Hajeebhoy, Chief of Nutrition for Nigeria at UNICEF, and with participation from:
Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, First Lady, Democratic Republic of Congo
Chris Elias, President, Global Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Ertharin Cousin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Food Systems for the Future; former Executive Director, World Food Program
Philippe Douste-Blazy, President of Unitlife; former Under-Secretary-General, United Nations and Special Advisor on Innovative Financing for Development
Sam Kass, Political Advisor, Chef
Mafille Woedikou, Togolese International Soccer Player
Roy Steiner, Senior Vice President, Food Initiative, Rockefeller Foundation
Kim Starkey, Chief Executive Officer, King Philanthropies
Ellen Agler, Chief Executive Officer, END Fund
Will Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Eleanor Crook Foundation
Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Kara Weiss, Chief Executive Officer, CRI Foundation
Tom Thorfinnson, Chief Strategy Officer, Rotary International
Jelmer van de Mortel, Head, Acorn, Rabobank
Jimmy Bettcher, Director, Partnerships, Partners in Food Solutions
Amine Hilal, Manager, Islamic Development Bank
and many more…
Together, we must catalyze greater innovations in financing the nutrition agenda – making investments today that will change the course of tomorrow. We look forward to your participation so that we can deliver on our collective vision for a world without malnutrition!
