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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 (2016) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Pages 87-96

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... 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: humaninduced disasters, natural disasters, and outbreaks. Specific questions to be addressed include 87
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From page 88...
... 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
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From page 89...
... 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.
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From page 90...
...   Jeffrey Edmeades, International Center Research on Women for Frealem Shibabaw, Ethiopia School Meal Initiative Research Lorraine Sherr, University College, Reaction: 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 Series of Videos from the Field Perspectives: • Ethiopia Haiti • Rwanda • Research Yisak Tafere, Young Lives Project, Reaction: Ethiopia
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From page 91...
... 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
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From page 92...
... Ann Masten, University of Minnesota  (Early Childhood Development Policy Planning Tool) 12:15 pm Lunch
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... This session will help to guide the breakout discussions. Moderator: Janna Patterson, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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... 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.
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... 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
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Key Terms

  • gary darmstadt
  • ethiopian academy
  • public session
  • amina abubakar
  • kofi marfo

  • acute disruptions
  • taha taha
  • human capital
  • mount sinai
  • university college

  • gates foundation
  • jacobs foundation
  • masresha fetene
  • bernard van
  • quentin wodon

  • society foundations
  • iycg forum
  • lorraine sherr
  • simon sommer
  • zulfiqar bhutta

  • aga khan
  • angela diaz
  • tina hyder
  • hilton hotel
  • workshop chair

  • hopkins bloomberg
  • capital investments
  • hewlett foundation
  • health center
  • trust research


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