To save millions, we must make better nutrition everyone’s business

Lisa O’Shea, World Vision International, and David Nabarro, 4SD Foundation reflect on a Nutrition Dialogue where International Geneva’s brightest and best opened up about the state of nutrition globally. “Tell me how you feel” is not normally a phrase you ask people you have just met, especially when they are high-level representatives of International Geneva’s…

GANN Joins Nutrition Dialogues

The Global Adolescent Nutrition Network (GANN), hosted by the Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN), are delighted to be joining Nutrition Dialogues as a new mobilizing partner. The GANN brings together a vast network of over 250 members, including researchers, academics, programmers, government representatives, donors, and UN agencies. The GANN is committed to joining Nutrition Dialogues and…

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“Take responsibility!” Central African Republic’s children share their thoughts about malnutrition

By Alexandre Amadou M. Gassama, Advocacy, Campaign & Communication Lead, World Vision Introduction Twenty children aged between 12 and 18 spoke candidly about the fight against malnutrition and the importance of healthy meals at the country’s first children’s Nutrition Dialogue workshop. In the Central African Republic (CAR), malnutrition remains a pressing concern, with a significant…

Food Systems Transformation through Dialogues

By David Nabarro, Strategic Director, 4SD Foundation The Nutrition Dialogues enable people at risk of hunger and malnutrition to share experiences and explore actions which they believe will have the greatest impact. The proposed method for Nutrition Dialogues builds on 4SD’s experience of using facilitated, multistakeholder dialogues to address complex and contested issues, enabling people…

Young Activists Convene Nutrition Dialogues in Mozambique

By Laliana Mahumane and Tapera Júnior, from Children and Youth with Vision We are members of Children and Youth with Vision (Crianças e Jovens com Visão), a group of volunteer activists in Mozambique that works to promote the participation and voices of children in our country. In partnership with World Vision Mozambique, we have facilitated…

Nutrition Dialogue: A personal experience from Nepal

By Shyam Adhikari, Advocacy & Campaign Manager, WVI Nepal World Vision Intl Nepal, in partnership with a local non-governmental organisation, convened our first Nutrition Dialogue as part of our ENOUGH campaign. The Children’s Workshop, which brought together 25 children, was an enlightening but humbling experience, as we heard firsthand the emotional toll hunger takes on…

The vital connection between school meals and nutrition

By Bianca and Giselle, Youth Public Policy Movement (MJPOP)  We are Bianca, aged 15, and Giselle, aged 14, from Brazil. We wanted to write this blog about Nutrition Dialogues on school meals and their impact on our lives. A school meal is one of the most important aspects of school life as it provides important…

Children’s voices to ensure accountable action

By Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Director, Child Participation & Rights, World Vision International  Weeks ago, I met with the World Vision’s Children’s Advisory Group and asked them if they would be interested in engaging in a workshop to discuss hunger and malnutrition. Not surprisingly, they all enthusiastically debated these topics. The second question I asked them was…

Elevating Local Voices to Global Heights through Nutrition Dialogues

By David Nabarro, Strategic Director of 4SD Foundation and Dan Irvine, Global Director, Health and Nutrition, World Vision International. The 2024 analysis of the State of Food Insecurity and malnutrition in our world was released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the World Food Programme, the United Nations…