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
- Definitions and dynamics determining investment across a diversity of contexts
- Examples of coordination across sectors, funding entities, and the life course
- Models of financial and human capital investments in young children and their caregivers
- Evidence of effectiveness related to investments in families and communities
- Public- and private-sector approaches to supporting families to invest in young children
- 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
- Who responded to children’s needs during the acute disruption? Who were the key actors in-country supporting children and families?
- 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?
- 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 |
MONDAY, JULY 27, 2105 (open, public session)
Hilton Hotel, Ballroom II/Ibex Nyala
8:00 am | Networking Breakfast | |
8:30 am |
Welcome Messages |
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Demissie Habte, President, Ethiopian Academy of Sciences |
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Zulfiqar Bhutta and Ann Masten, iYCG Forum Co-Chairs |
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Amina Abubakar and Gary Darmstadt, iYCG Workshop Co-Chairs |
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9:00 am |
Keynotes: Defining Family and Community Investments |
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Objective: Define social and cultural factors that influence investments in young children. |
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Moderator: |
Larry Aber, New York University |
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Speakers: |
Alex Coutinho, Retired Director of Uganda’s Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) |
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Gillian Mellsop, UNICEF, Ethiopia |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:30 am |
Public- and Private-Sector Views on Financing Models That Meet the Needs of Families and Communities |
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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 |
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Speakers: |
Bill Guyton, World Cocoa Foundation Afzal Habib, Kidogo—Kenya David Harrison, DG Murray Trust |
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Policy Reaction: |
Joe Amoako-Tuffour, African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
1:00 pm |
Views from the Ground on Investing in Young Children and Their Caregivers |
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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 |
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Speakers: |
Menelik Desta Argaw, Ethiopian School Readiness Initiative (ESRI) |
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Jeffrey Edmeades, International Center for Research on Women |
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Frealem Shibabaw, Ethiopia School Meal Initiative |
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Research Reaction: |
Lorraine Sherr, University College, London |
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2:30 pm |
Break |
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3:00 pm |
Community Viewpoints on Investing in Young Children and Their Caregivers |
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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 |
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Moderator: |
Kofi Marfo, Director, Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University |
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Video Perspectives: |
Series of Videos from the Field
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Research Reaction: |
Yisak Tafere, Young Lives Project, Ethiopia |
4:30 pm |
Poster Session Presentations and Networking Reception for Young Influencers |
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Format: |
2-Minute Presentations in Person or via Video Submission |
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Moderator: | Gary Darmstadt, Stanford University | |
5:00 pm |
Reception |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner [Hilton Hotel] Release of Bernard van Leer’s Every Child Matters |
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A Good Start: Advances in Early Childhood Development | ||
(Forum Members/Alternates, Staff, Planning Committee, Speakers) | ||
Moderator: |
Joan Lombardi |
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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 |
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Amina Abubakar and Gary Darmstadt, Workshop Co-Chairs |
8:45 am |
Ethiopian Ministry Policy Perspectives |
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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 |
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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 |
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Panelists: |
Fuad Ibrahim, State Minister, Ministry of Education |
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Ephrem Tekle, Director for Maternal and Child Health Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health, Ethiopia |
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Yayesh Tesfahuney, Director of Child Rights and Promotion Directorate, Ministry of Women, Children and Youth |
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Reaction: |
Yayehyirad Kitaw, Independent Consultant, Ethiopia |
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10:15 am |
Break |
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10:45 am |
Breakout Session: Decision Support Tools for Countries and Localities |
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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) |
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Constanza Alarcon, Presidency of Colombia (Tools in Colombia) |
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Ann Masten, University of Minnesota (Early Childhood Development Policy Planning Tool) |
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12:15 pm |
Lunch |
1:00 pm |
Report Out from Breakout Sessions |
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Moderator: Simon Sommer, Jacobs Foundation | ||
1:45 pm |
Policies That Support Families and Community Investment |
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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 |
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Speaker: |
Jody Heymann, University of California, Los Angeles |
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Paper Presentation: |
Quentin Wodon, World Bank |
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Research Reaction: |
Amina Abubakar, Center for Geographic Medicine, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Labs |
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3:00 pm |
Concluding Remarks |
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Amina Abubakar and Gary Darmstadt, Workshop Co-Chairs |
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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 |
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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 |
Presenters: |
Janice Cooper, Country Lead for the Liberia Mental Health Initiative, Carter Center |
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Lessons Learned Toward Building Resilience | ||
Ian Crozier |
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Survivor Perspective | ||
5:15 pm |
Keynote: Effective Technology Applications to Infectious Disease Threats |
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Objective: Mapping health care services and equipment using data systems. | ||
Moderator: |
Masresha Fetene, Executive Director, Ethiopian Academy of Sciences |
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Speaker: |
Steven Adler, IBM |
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5:45 pm |
Closing Remarks |
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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 |
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Taha Taha, Workshop Chair | ||
8:30 am |
Challenges and Opportunities for an Integrated Response |
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Arnaud Conchon, UNICEF | ||
Objectives of Working Groups [via Video] |
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Zulfiqar Bhutta, iYCG Forum Co-Chair | ||
9:30 am |
Working Group Sessions |
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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. |
Group 1 |
Human-Induced Disasters (e.g., armed conflict—Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Syria) |
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Chair: |
Christine Mutaganzwa, Partners In Health |
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Moderator: |
Ruth Perou, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Perspective: |
Bonita Birungi, Save the Children, Africa Regional Technical Team |
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Group 2 |
Natural Disasters (e.g., earthquake, tsunami, drought) |
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Chair: |
Joan Conn, Restavek Freedom, Haiti |
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Moderator: |
Tina Hyder, Open Society Foundations |
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Perspective: |
Bishnu Bhatta, Association for Childhood Education International, Nepal |
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Group 3 |
Outbreaks (e.g., bola, SARS, AIDS) |
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Chair: |
Valerie Bemo, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
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Moderator: |
Taha Taha, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
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Perspective: |
Mulugeta Gebru, Executive Director, Jerusalem Children and Community Development Organization, Ethiopia |
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11:30 am |
Break |
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12:00 pm |
Reporting Out Synthesis of Three Areas of Potential Policy Action |
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Moderator: |
Taha Taha, Workshop Chair |
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