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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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Appendix B

Workshop Agenda

Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG)
Workshop 5: Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally

Held in partnership with the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences

Workshop Objectives

Part 1 aims to highlight the science and economics of family and community investments in children and their caregivers using coordinated approaches across the areas of health, education, nutrition, and social protection. Specific areas include

  1. Definitions and dynamics determining investment across a diversity of contexts
  2. Examples of coordination across sectors, funding entities, and the life course
  3. Models of financial and human capital investments in young children and their caregivers
  4. Evidence of effectiveness related to investments in families and communities
  5. Public- and private-sector approaches to supporting families to invest in young children
  6. Innovative potential that is occurring regionally and globally in family and community investments in young children

Part 2 aims to address the impacts of acute disruptions on investments in young children and their caregivers across three broad areas: human-induced disasters, natural disasters, and outbreaks. Specific questions to be addressed include

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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  1. Who responded to children’s needs during the acute disruption? Who were the key actors in-country supporting children and families?
  2. What happened to the education, health, social protection systems and nutrition programs serving all children and also the most vulnerable children during the acute disruption?
  3. How can the lessons learned from these examples lead to investments to strengthen families and communities to minimize the damage from acute disruptions on the health and well-being of children and their caregivers in the future?

Planning Committee

J. Lawrence Aber, New York University

Amina Abubakar, Kenya Medical Research Institute/Wellcome Trust Research Programme

Helena Choi, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Pamela Y. Collins, National Institute of Mental Health

Gary Darmstadt, Stanford University School of Medicine

Angela Diaz, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center

Masresha Fetene Workneh, Ethiopian Academy of Sciences

Jody Heymann, University of California, Los Angeles

Tina Hyder, Open Society Foundations

Joan Lombardi, Bernard van Leer Foundation

Kofi Marfo, Aga Khan University

Janna Patterson, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Alan Pence, University of Victoria

Ruth Perou, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lorraine Sherr, University College, London

Simon Sommer, Jacobs Foundation

Taha E. Taha, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Quentin Wodon, World Bank

SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2015 (open, public session)
Hilton Hotel, Ballroom II/Ibex Nyala

5:30 pm Moderator: Kofi Marfo

Keynotes:

Masresha Fetene, Executive Director, Ethiopian Academy of Sciences

Theresa Betancourt, Harvard University

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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MONDAY, JULY 27, 2105 (open, public session)
Hilton Hotel, Ballroom II/Ibex Nyala

8:00 am Networking Breakfast

8:30 am

Welcome Messages

Demissie Habte, President, Ethiopian Academy of Sciences

Zulfiqar Bhutta and Ann Masten, iYCG Forum Co-Chairs

Amina Abubakar and Gary Darmstadt, iYCG Workshop Co-Chairs

9:00 am

Keynotes: Defining Family and Community Investments

Objective: Define social and cultural factors that influence investments in young children.

Moderator:

Larry Aber, New York University

Speakers:

Alex Coutinho, Retired Director of Uganda’s Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF, Ethiopia

10:00 am

Break

10:30 am

Public- and Private-Sector Views on Financing Models That Meet the Needs of Families and Communities

Objectives: Highlight examples of financing models for coordinated investments, including how governments are structured and how governments mobilize financial support; and examine examples of private-sector funding models and perspectives on balancing profit with value and impacts related to early childhood development.

Moderator:

Simon Sommer, Jacobs Foundation

Speakers:

Bill Guyton, World Cocoa Foundation Afzal Habib, Kidogo—Kenya David Harrison, DG Murray Trust

Policy Reaction:

Joe Amoako-Tuffour, African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET)

12:00 pm

Lunch

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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1:00 pm

Views from the Ground on Investing in Young Children and Their Caregivers

Objective: Highlight the innovative programming occurring on the ground in family and community investments in young children globally through grassroots models that have been evaluated.

Moderator:

Alan Pence, University of Victoria, British Columbia

Speakers:

Menelik Desta Argaw, Ethiopian School Readiness Initiative (ESRI)

Jeffrey Edmeades, International Center for Research on Women

Frealem Shibabaw, Ethiopia School Meal Initiative

Research Reaction:

Lorraine Sherr, University College, London

2:30 pm

Break

3:00 pm

Community Viewpoints on Investing in Young Children and Their Caregivers

Objective: Highlight perspectives from communities that represent different views on investing in children, including how families prioritize and negotiate financial decisions.

Introduction:

Jocelyn Widmer and Charlee Alexander, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Moderator:

Kofi Marfo, Director, Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University

Video Perspectives:

Series of Videos from the Field

  • Ethiopia
  • Haiti
  • Rwanda
Research Reaction:

Yisak Tafere, Young Lives Project, Ethiopia

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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4:30 pm

Poster Session Presentations and Networking Reception for Young Influencers

Format:

2-Minute Presentations in Person or via Video Submission

Moderator: Gary Darmstadt, Stanford University

5:00 pm

Reception

6:00 pm

Dinner [Hilton Hotel] Release of Bernard van Leer’s Every Child Matters

A Good Start: Advances in Early Childhood Development
(Forum Members/Alternates, Staff, Planning Committee, Speakers)

Moderator:

Joan Lombardi

Presenters: Gary Darmstadt
Kofi Marfo
Dominique McMahon
Eduardo Queiroz
Susan Walker

Presentation:

Early Childhood Funding Map Nina Sporer, Foundation Center

TUESDAY, JULY 28, 2015 (open, public session continued)
Hilton Hotel, Ballroom I

8:00 am Networking Breakfast

8:30 am

Welcome

Amina Abubakar and Gary Darmstadt, Workshop Co-Chairs

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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8:45 am

Ethiopian Ministry Policy Perspectives

Objective: Discuss the national policy perspectives that weigh the benefits and costs for financial and human capital investments in young children and their caregivers.

Chair:

Aderemi Kuku, President, African Academy of Sciences

Moderator:

Helia Molina Milman, Vice Dean of Research and Development in Faculty Medica Sciences at the University of Santiago de Chile, Past Minister of Health, Chile

Panelists:

Fuad Ibrahim, State Minister, Ministry of Education

Ephrem Tekle, Director for Maternal and Child Health Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia

Yayesh Tesfahuney, Director of Child Rights and Promotion Directorate, Ministry of Women, Children and Youth

Reaction:

Yayehyirad Kitaw, Independent Consultant, Ethiopia

10:15 am

Break

10:45 am

Breakout Session: Decision Support Tools for Countries and Localities

Objective: Explore multiple decision support tools in breakout groups to identify the audience for each tool, what the tool aims to do, and how the tools might be integrated into a strong decision support tool.

Group Leads:

Guru Madhavan, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (SMART Tool)

Constanza Alarcon, Presidency of Colombia (Tools in Colombia)

Ann Masten, University of Minnesota (Early Childhood Development Policy Planning Tool)

12:15 pm

Lunch

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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1:00 pm

Report Out from Breakout Sessions

Moderator: Simon Sommer, Jacobs Foundation

1:45 pm

Policies That Support Families and Community Investment

Objective: Examine systems and governance issues that facilitate or create barriers to increasing opportunities for financial and human capital investments in young children and their caregivers.

Moderator:

Angela Diaz, Mount Sinai Hospital

Speaker:

Jody Heymann, University of California, Los Angeles

Paper Presentation:

Quentin Wodon, World Bank

Research Reaction:

Amina Abubakar, Center for Geographic Medicine, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Labs

3:00 pm

Concluding Remarks

Amina Abubakar and Gary Darmstadt, Workshop Co-Chairs

3:15 pm

Break

End Part 1 on Family and Community Investments in Young Children

ACUTE DISRUPTIONS

3:30 pm Welcome and Overview of the Epidemiology of Ebola Outbreaks
Taha Taha, Workshop Chair

3:50 pm

Keynotes on the Ebola Outbreak: Lessons Learned

Objective: Speakers will present data and observations and also provide recommendations, solutions, and strategies that have worked. This session will help to guide the breakout discussions.

Moderator:

Janna Patterson, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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Presenters:

Janice Cooper, Country Lead for the Liberia Mental Health Initiative, Carter Center

Lessons Learned Toward Building Resilience

Ian Crozier

Survivor Perspective

5:15 pm

Keynote: Effective Technology Applications to Infectious Disease Threats

Objective: Mapping health care services and equipment using data systems.

Moderator:

Masresha Fetene, Executive Director, Ethiopian Academy of Sciences

Speaker:

Steven Adler, IBM

5:45 pm

Closing Remarks

Taha Taha, Workshop Chair

6:00 pm

Dinner on Your Own

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2015 (open, public session)
Hilton Hotel, Ballroom I

8:00 am Networking Breakfast

8:30 am

Welcome

Taha Taha, Workshop Chair

8:30 am

Challenges and Opportunities for an Integrated Response

Arnaud Conchon, UNICEF

Objectives of Working Groups [via Video]

Zulfiqar Bhutta, iYCG Forum Co-Chair

9:30 am

Working Group Sessions

Goal: At the end of the day we will draw on the discussions in the breakout groups to identify three areas of potential policy actions in the context of acute disruptions.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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Group 1

Human-Induced Disasters (e.g., armed conflict—Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Syria)

Chair:

Christine Mutaganzwa, Partners In Health

Moderator:

Ruth Perou, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Perspective:

Bonita Birungi, Save the Children, Africa Regional Technical Team

Group 2

Natural Disasters (e.g., earthquake, tsunami, drought)

Chair:

Joan Conn, Restavek Freedom, Haiti

Moderator:

Tina Hyder, Open Society Foundations

Perspective:

Bishnu Bhatta, Association for Childhood Education International, Nepal

Group 3

Outbreaks (e.g., bola, SARS, AIDS)

Chair:

Valerie Bemo, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Moderator:

Taha Taha, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Perspective:

Mulugeta Gebru, Executive Director, Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization, Ethiopia

11:30 am

Break

12:00 pm

Reporting Out Synthesis of Three Areas of Potential Policy Action

Moderator:

Taha Taha, Workshop Chair

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Supporting Family and Community Investments in Young Children Globally: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21883.
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To examine the science, policy, and practice surrounding supporting family and community investments in young children globally and children in acute disruptions, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in partnership with the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from July 27-29, 2015. The workshop examined topics related to supporting family and community investments in young children globally. Examples of types of investments included financial and human capital. Participants also discussed how systems can better support children, families, and communities through acute disruptions such as the Ebola outbreak. Over the course of the 3-day workshop, researchers, policy makers, program practitioners, funders, young influencers, and other experts from 19 countries discussed how best to support family and community investments across areas of health, education, nutrition, social protection, and other service domains. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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