Why

1. Why ? Why is nutrition the basis and focus of Eat So They Can?

2. Nutrition is very important for everyone, but it is especially important for children as it is directly linked to all aspects of their growth and development; factors which will have direct ties to their level of health and well being as adults. A lot of the work the GVN Foundation does focuses on children.

3. Nutrition and International Development Nutrition underpins all international development paradigms Human security • A life free from want • A life free from fear Health programs and education are fundamentally important but can be in undermined without a solid nutritional focus.

4. The significance of this for international development is that these children will one day be the working population, the income generating population that will need to provide for their children and support their elderly

5. We are not the only ones trying to combat this UN MDGs The United Nations Millennium Development Goals Governments have signed the agreement to show their commitment to achieving the MDGs The eight MDGs, agreed by world leaders at UN summit in 2000, set specific targets on poverty alleviation, education, gender equality, child and maternal health, environmental stability, HIV/AIDS reduction, and a “Global Partnership for Development.”

6. United Nation Millennium Development Goals

7. The MDGs the GVN Foundation are directly and indirectly addressing

8. MDG 1 Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Millennium Development Goal 1 sets out the following targets to be reached by the year 2015:Target 1.A: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than one dollar a dayTarget 1.B: Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young peopleTarget 1.C: Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people who suffer from hunger

9. GVN Foundation’s commitment to MDG 1 The GVN Foundation aims to raise $100,000 to meet the complete nutritional needs of women and children for an entire year with the funds raised through Eat So They Can 2013.

10. MDG 2 Achieve Universal Primary Education Millennium Development Goal 2 sets out by the year 2015 to:Target 2.A: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling

11. GVN Foundation’s contribution to the achievement of MDG 2 By meeting the nutritional needs of the children we work with, we are indirectly helping to meet the target of universal primary education. Without food our children cannot concentrate in school and take full advantage of the education that is being offered. The nutritious lunch programmes have also improved attendance.

12. MDG 3 Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women Eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of education no later than 2015 3.1 Ratios of girls to boys in primary, secondary and tertiary education3.2 Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector3.3 Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament

13. The GVN Foundation contributes to MDG 3 Empowering women by increasing women’s income earning potential

14. MDG 4 Reduce Child Mortality Millennium Development Goal 4 sets out by the year 2015 to: Target 4.A: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-five mortality rate

15. GVN • The GVN Foundation’s commitment to meeting the nutritional needs of our children also indirectly helps top meet MDG 4 as hunger and malnutrition are among the gravest reasons for child mortality

16. MDG 8 Global Partnership for Development If countries are to achieve the objectives of Millennium Development Goals 1-7, their actions need to be supported by strong international partnerships and a more enabling international economic environment for development. To this end, Millennium Development Goal 8 - Global Partnership for Development, calls on governments, in cooperation with the private sector, to provide more aid, develop fairer trading system, deal comprehensively with debt problems of developing countries and ensure greater access to affordable essential drugs and new technologies.

17. GVN Foundation is committed to forming meaningful partnerships with local orgsanisations that are committed to social change in their local community Peru – Vietnam – Nepal – Ethiopia – Uganda – Kenya – Rwanda – South Africa – New Zealand

18. Has there been any success? The 2012 report says that, for the first time since poverty trends began to be monitored, both the number of people living in extreme poverty and the poverty rates have fallen in every developing region, including sub-Saharan Africa, where rates are highest. The UN is now looking at the post 2015 goals Refer to GVN annual report Preliminary estimates indicate that in 2010, the share of people living on less than a $1.25 a day dropped to less than half of its 1990 value. This means that MDG 1 – cutting the extreme poverty rate to half its 1990 level – has been achieved at the global level, well ahead of 2015.

19. Although the UN technically forms treaties among states, non-governmental organizations have a very important role to play The GVN Foundation has UN special consultative status – recognizing the work we do and contributing to our credibility

20. World Food Day 16 October

21. Eat So They Can Directly focusing on addressing nutritional needs The funds raised through Eat So They Can 2013 contribute directly towards nutritional programs, of which there are three types:

22. 3 different ways of meeting the nutritional needs of our children Immediate needs: basic needs, food aid, providing nutrition and funds to those in emergency situations Increase food production: provide funds for equipment, vaccines, grains, livestock Increase income generating potential: empower mothers to have the ability to better feed themselves and their families

23. Immediate needs: basic needs, food aid, providing nutrition and funds to those in emergency situations Unfortunately there is still the need for emergency food relief, where food aid is still essential.

24. Peruvian Hearts – Nutrition for Change Kenya Porridge programme In 2007, due to the post-election violence in Kenya, many families were forced to abandon their homes and they ended up living in camps for Internally Displaced People (IDPs). Peruvian Hearts, runs a program called Nutrition for Change. This program provides a daily nutritious lunch and vitamins to the Lamay school children each day before they make the long journey back home to their remote mountain communities. This program has helped to improve school attendance and reduce malnutrition in the area. GVN Foundationhas funded a porridge program for the children at Pipeline IDP camp for the past fouryears. This program has helped to reduce malnutrition and improve the children’s ability to concentrate in school.

25. Increase food production Sustainable development approach Provides security Empowers http://blog.eatsotheycan.org/2011/11/new-uganda-projects-funded-by-estc.html

26. Rwanda Uganda ESTC has provided funds to the Real Uganda which were used to start a piggery to help support abandoned children at an organisation called PACE. These funds were used to rent land for 6 months, build a shelter for the animals, purchase 3 female pigs ready to start reproducing, vaccinations, and 6 months of feed ESTC funds have been used to buy chickens, coops, and vaccinations for our children in Uganda. The chickens are 'layer' chickens and produce eggs. The eggs directly improve the diet of the children at our program and the surplus eggs are sold to generate income. In addition, this project teaches the children basic farming skills as they help care for the chickens

27. Increase income generating potential Income generating programs empower Impact the community directly surrounding the programs Breaks the poverty circle for those involved

28. Uganda Peru ESTC Funds have been used in Uganda to increase income generating potential of the women through a programme called YOFAFO’s micro-credit program. This program provides loans to women in the village of Bulumagi to diversify their businesses and buy equipment which they previously rented. It has been very successful with 96% of all loans having been paid back in full. YOFAFO now give out larger loans to past clients who have paid back their loans, and give out small starter loans to new clients. With increased loans given out, the local population will expand their own businesses/investments, leading to higher household incomes in the immediate area. Women's Empowerment program: This program provides capacity-building workshops for the mothers of the children from the community. The goal of this program is to give the mothers the opportunity to generate income so that they can feed and take care of themselves and their families

29. Leslie Weighill- Founder of Real Uganda

30. Danny Dodson – Executive Director of Peruvian Hearts

31. Thank you for attending this webinar and for all the effort you put in to helping ESTC raise funds and awareness for these great purposes