This policy seminar focuses on research undertaken in Malawi by IFPRI, the University of Malawi, Save the Children, and University of Washington in support to the Government’s early childhood development program.
Community-based early childhood development centers in Malawi have been used as a platform to implement an integrated agriculture and nutrition behavior change intervention. Presentations will explore the findings of a rigorous evaluation on the impact, sustainability, costs, and returns on investment of this initiative. A case study will be also be presented by Research for Development (R4D) on the use of evidence in the policy processes that led to the scale-up of the program across the country.
Opening Remarks / Moderator
- Dan Gilligan, Deputy Director of Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division, IFPRI (Video)
Presenters
- Aisha Twalibu, IFPRI consultant, formerly Save the Children (Presentation)
- Aulo Gelli, Research Fellow, IFPRI (Presentation)
- Amy Margolies, Research Consultant, IFPRI (Presentation)
- Mary D’Alimonte, Senior Program Officer, Results for Development (R4D) (Presentation)
Discussants
- Julie Ruel Bergeron, Nutrition Specialist in the Human Development Network’s Health, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) Unit, World Bank Group
- Natalie Roschnik, Senior Nutrition Advisor, Save the Children
Closing Remarks
- Harold Alderman, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
