Integrating early child development tools in nutrition emergencies programmes

Nutrition as Early Childhood Development: Integrating early childhood development tools in nutrition emergencies programmes

Wednesday, 25 September at 14:00 - 15:30 (Geneva time/CEST) 

• ORGANISERS: Andi Kendle, GNC and Action Against Hunger | Antonio Vargas, Acción Contra el Hambre Spain | Eduardo Garcia Rolland, UNICEF HQ | Miriam Yiannakis, GNC and UNICEF HQ | Andrea Garcia, Save the Children | Mishael Jahdiel Kossou, UNICEF Madagascar 
• CONTRIBUTORS: Katie Murphy, The IRC | Colleen Emary, World Vision International | Adugna Yimam, Action Against Hunger USA 
• PRESENTERS: Bayan Ahmad, Lebanon IOCC | Mishael Jahdiel Kossou, UNICEF Madagascar 
   

The Global Nutrition Cluster Early Childhood Development Group is organising a series of webinars and activities to support field integration of holistic children’s early development in nutrition in emergency programmes.  

In this second 2024 webinar in a series of three, you will hear from different countries on diverse early childhood development tools used in nutrition in emergencies programmes in different regions of the world. The first webinar was on May 15 and can be found here. 

In this webinar you will also learn about the existence of some tools (physical tools for child stimulation, training tools for frontline workers, and other supporting tools for caregivers’ wellbeing and mental health) and practical ways to use them in diverse programmes and contexts, as they have been used by different organisations. 

This webinar will be in English with simultaneous translation into French, Spanish, and Arabic.

Have questions? Email Eduardo Garcia Rolland at: erolland@unicef.org We look forward to seeing you then!

Presenters bios

Bayan Ahmad, Project Manager at the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) Lebanon 

Bayan Ahmad holds a Master’s degree in Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Management and has over 9 years of experience in the NGO sector. She manages health, nutrition, and Early Childhood Development (ECD) projects, providing essential support to vulnerable communities.

Contact: bahmad@iocc.org 
 

Mishael Jahdiel Kossou, Early Childhood Development Specialist at UNICEF Madagascar

Jahdiel Kossou (Ph.D) coordinates the early childhood development interventions for the country office and supports the Malagasy government. He has over 8 years of extensive experience in early childhood development components. He has worked on critical challenges for the well-being of young children and caregivers in the MENA region and sub-Saharan Africa. He has contributed to the development of strategies and policies, conducted scientific research with the IAEA, and designed and implemented programs aimed at achieving the full developmental potential of young children. 

Contact: mkossou@unicef.org