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Tuesday, April 18th , 2017
Investing in Human Capital
and Early Childhood
Development
Photo Credit: RESULTS UK
Investing in Human Capital and Early Childhood Development
• Hannah Bowen, Director, ACTION Secretariat
• Meera Shekar, Lead Health & Nutrition Specialist, World Bank
• Amanda Devercelli, ECD Global Lead, World Bank
• Dissan Boureima Gnoumou, Parliamentarian, Deputy Coordinator of the
Network of Parliamentarians on Nutritional Security, Parliament of Burkina
Faso
• Pam Damoff, Parliamentarian, Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on the
Status of Women, Parliament of Canada
Photo Credit: RESULTS Canada
SECTION TITLEPhoto Credit: ACTION Secretariat
World Bank
• Meera Shekar, Lead Health & Nutrition Specialist
• Amanda Devercelli, ECD Global Lead
INVESTING IN THE EARLY YEARS
Meera Shekar
Global Lead, Nutrition
1,000 DAYS
GOODNUTRITION
NURTUREDAND
PROTECTEDEARLY STIMULATION ANDLEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
MAKE SURE CHILDREN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
#EARLYYEARS
FOURTHINDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
8
156 MILLIONCHILDREN < 5 ARE STUNTED WORLDWIDE
>30% 20-30%
BUT SERIOUS CHALLENGES REMAIN FOR CHILDREN
9
THE FIRST 1,000 DAYS
LAY A LIFELONG FOUNDATION
CHILD WITH STUNTED BRAIN
DEVELOPMENTHEALTHY, CARED FOR CHILD
Only half of 3-6 year olds have access to PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION
ON AVERAGE
ECONOMICALLY ADVANTAGED
CHILDREN KNOW
1,100 WORDSECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN KNOW
500 WORDS
WORD GAP BY AGE 3
12
A MASSIVE
LEARNING CRISIS
IN NEARLY EVERY
COUNTRY
MAKE SURE CHILDREN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
#EARLYYEARS
1,000 DAYS
GOODNUTRITION
NURTUREDAND
PROTECTEDEARLY STIMULATION ANDLEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
REDUCE CHILDHOODUNDERNUTRITION
#InvestInNutritionhttp://tinyurl.com/investmentframeworknutrition
PROMOTEEARLY STIMULATION AND LEARNING
PROTECTVULNERABLE CHILDREN
SAFETY NETS
AND RESPONSE
TO SHOCKS
WOMEN’S
EDUCATION
AND
EMPOWERMENT
QUALITY
REPRODUCTIVE
AND HEALTH
SERVICES
QUALITY, DIVERSE
AND AFFORDABLE
FOOD
WATER AND
SANITATION
PERU REDUCED STUNTING 50% IN LESS THAN A DECADE
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
-15 points in 8
years
SENEGAL
0
200
400
600
800
1 000
1 200
0
10
20
30
40
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
GN
I p
er
cap
ita,
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rren
t U
S$
Stu
nti
ng
Pre
vale
nce,
%
Stunting GNI Per Capita
Average annual rate of
reduction in stunting
Fin
an
cin
g f
or
Nu
trit
ion
Two rounds of World Bank
support
1. $14.5 million (2002-2007)
2. $25 million (2007-2014)
Domestic and donor support for nutrition has continued beyond project completion
Mu
lti-
secto
ral S
trate
gyInclusive, decentr
alizedmanagement and strong local government support
Integrated, community-based service delivery of evidence-based programming
Innovative community mobilization (>10,000 volunteers)
Str
on
g
Co
mm
itm
en
t
Creation of the “Unit for the Fight Against Malnutrition” (CLM) under Prime Minister
Pre-reform Post reform
1992-2001 2000-2005
2.2% 7.7%
#EARLYYEARS
#InvestInNutritionhttp://tinyurl.com/investmentframeworknutrition
SECTION TITLEPhoto Credit: ACTION Secretariat
Burkina Faso
• Dissan Boureima Gnoumou, Deputy
Coordinator of the Network of
Parliamentarians on Nutritional
Security, Parliament of Burkina Faso
SECTION TITLEPhoto Credit: ACTION Secretariat
Canada
• Pam Damoff, Vice-Chair of the Standing
Committee on the Status of
Women, Parliament of Canada
Discussion and Audience
Questions
Photo Credit: ACTION Partnership
Recommendations
Photo Credit: ACTION Secretariat
2nd Meeting of the
Leading Group on ECD
and Nutrition
Wednesday April 19th
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
World Bank HQ – Room MC 9-100
Photo Credit: RESULTS Australia