Program
2015 Global Child Nutrition Forum: Agenda
“Innovative Financing for Nutrition-Based School Meal Programmes”
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Monday 28 Sept |
Activity |
Presenters |
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09:00-12:30 |
Registration for delegates & observers; Set-up of Market Place Exhibits and Technical Consultation Booths |
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30-14:00 |
Welcome to delegates; introductions by organization and country |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF |
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14:00-14:15 |
Introduction of GCNF and the Centre of Excellence—Who we are and how to access our assistance |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF · Daniel Balaban, Director, WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger · Christiani Buani, Head of Programme, WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger |
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14:15-14:30 |
Logistical and administrative orientation |
· Will McMahan, Programme & Operations Officer, GCNF · João Semedo, FICASE |
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14:30-15:30 |
Toolkit discussion and evaluation |
· Stan Garnett, Board Member, GCNF · Dr Yibo Wood, Global Coordinator for the Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture |
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15:30-16:00 |
How to get the most out of the Forum |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF · Christiani Buani, Head of Programme, WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger · Will McMahan, Programme & Operations Officer, GCNF |
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16:00-17:00 |
Break |
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17:00-19:00 |
Opening ceremony, introductions (by country team), invitation to the sponsored exhibits |
· Gene White, President, GCNF · Daniel Balaban, Director, WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger · Her Excellency Fernanda Maria de Brito Marques, Minister of Education and Sports, Cabo Verde · His Excellency Dr Basílio Mosso Ramos, President of the National Assembly, Cabo Verde Seated on stage: · Felisberto Moreira, President of FICASE · Rémi Nono Womdim, Representative of FAO to Cabo Verde |
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19:00-20:00 |
Welcome Cocktail and Launch of the Market Place |
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Tuesday 29 Sept |
Activity |
Presenters |
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08:30-9:00 |
Setting the context & introducing the Communiqué process and the table exercise |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF · Nadia Goodman, WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger |
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09:00-10:00 |
Table Exercise (45 min) and report out (15 min) |
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-12:15 |
Panel discussion: Innovative Finance for Nutrition-Based School Meal Programmes- Part I |
· Barbara Noseworthy, Assistant Executive Director a.i., Partnership, Governance and Advocacy Department - World Food Programme · Antonio Idilvan de Lima Alencar, President, National Fund for Education Development (FNDE), Brazil · The Honourable El Hadji Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Minister of National Education, Senegal |
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12:15 -12:30
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Explanation and set-up of Hot Topic Clinics 1. Establishing & maintaining sustainable funding for national programmes 2. Advocating for nutritious, home-grown school meals within one’s own country & with donors 3. Working effectively with the private sector
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· Hot Topic Clinic 1: TBC · Hot Topic Clinic 2: Debbie Shore, Co-Founder, Share Our Strength; and Carolina von Schantz, Communication and Knowledge Centre Manager, Tetra Laval AB, Food for Development Office · Hot Topic Clinic 3: Julika Falconer, CEO Futurelife Foundation Trust; and Thabang Matlhafuna, Regional Manager at DSM · Hot Topic Clinic 4: Katherine Casey and Leah Njeri, SNV; Daniel Mumuni, Consultant Advisor for Africa, GCNF |
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12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-15:30 |
Hot Topic Clinics round 1 |
*Please note that all 4 Clinics run simultaneously and will be held in 4 different rounds throughout the week |
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15:30-16:00 |
Introduction of Technical Consultation Booths |
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16:00-16:30 |
Table exercise: countries prepare for Technical Consultation Booths |
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16:30-16:45 |
Break |
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16:45-19:00 |
Technical Consultation Booths (135 min total allowing 7-9 sessions of 15-20 minutes each) |
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Free evening |
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Wednesday 30 Sept |
Activity |
Presenters |
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08:00-8:30 |
Review of Tuesday; Logistics Announcement for School Visits |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF · João Semedo, FICASE |
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08:30-10:00 |
Panel discussion: Innovative Finance for Nutrition-Based School Meal Programmes- Part II |
· Vladimir Chernigov, President, SIFI · The Honourable Muhammad Abdul Mannan, Minister of Finance and Planning, Bangladesh · The Honourable Agnes Mahali Phamotse, Minister of Education, Lesotho · The Honourable Dr Lazarus. D. Dokora, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Zimbabwe |
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10:00-10:40 |
The Importance of Investments in Home Grown School Feeding |
· Daniel Balaban, Director, WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger |
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10:40-11:00 |
Break |
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11:00-12:30 |
Hot Topic Clinics round 2 |
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12:30-14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00-15:00 |
Country Lightning round 1 |
*For more info please visit www.gcnf2015.org/country-lightning-round |
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15:00-16:00 |
Country Lightning round 2 |
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16:00-16:30 |
Break |
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16:30-18:30 |
Cabo Verde presentation: School Feeding and integration with National Development Strategies; Successful Transition to a Nationally-run School Feeding Programme |
· Her Excellency Fernanda Maria de Brito Marques, Minister of Education and Sports, Cabo Verde · Felisberto Moreira, President of FICASE |
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18:30-18:45 |
Review of Wednesday; final administrative announcements for school visits on Thursday |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF |
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18:45-19:00 |
Break |
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19:00- |
Cocktail in Salinas Sea Beach Restaurant |
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Thursday 1 Oct |
Activity |
Presenters |
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08:30-09:00 |
Daily announcements; Divide group and organize for school visits; Departure to school visits |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF · João Semedo, FICASE |
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09:00 -13:00 |
School visits |
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13:00-14:30 |
Lunch |
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14:30-15:00 |
Review of school visits |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF |
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15:00-16:30 |
Hot Topic Clinics round 3 |
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16:30-17:00 |
Break |
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17:00-18:30 |
Hot Topic Clinics round 4 |
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19:30- |
Gala Dinner at Belorizonte Beach Restaurant |
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Friday 2 Oct |
Activity |
Presenters |
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08:00-8:15 |
Review of Thursday |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF |
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08:15-8:45 |
Review of proposed Communiqué |
· Nadia Goodman, WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger |
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08:45-10:15 |
Experiences with Regional Networking for School Feeding & Launch of the African School Feeding Network |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF · Daniel Balaban, Director, WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger · Christiani Buani, Head of Programme, WFP Centre of Excellence against Hunger · Others TBC |
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10:15-11:15 |
Country Lightning round 3 |
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11:15-11:30 |
Break |
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11:30-12:30 |
Country Lightning round 4 |
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12:30-13:15 |
Closing Ceremony |
· Gene White, President, GCNF · Daniel Balaban, Director, WFP Centre of Excellence · Her Excellency Fernanda Maria de Brito Marques, Minister of Education and Sports, Cabo Verde |
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13:15-13:30 |
Closure- final announcements and distribution of USB drives |
· Arlene Mitchell, Executive Director, GCNF |