Lucy Sullivan
How Agriculture Can Address the Global Child Malnutrition Crisis
If you had $75 billion to spend on solving some of the world’s greatest challenges where would you start? A panel of leading economists called the Copenhagen Consensus recently answered that very question. After extensive research and consultation, they determined that the single best investment the world could make to advance health and prosperity was to fight malnutrition in young children. Though we have always known that tackling child malnutrition is the right thing to…
This piece is part of a series of blogs by leading NGOs to call attention to a range of issues that should be raised at the G8 summit at Camp David in rural Maryland from May 18-19. There is a time in a child’s life that has a profound impact on her ability to grow, learn and rise out of poverty. It’s the 1,000 day window beginning with a mother’s pregnancy through to her child’s…
This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post’s Global Motherhood blog. I am a lucky mom. I received quality prenatal care and gave birth in a state-of-the-art hospital. My kids received essential nutrition from the moment they were born through their early years, giving them a better chance to fight off disease and perform well in school. Today, they are on a path to reaching their full potential. Many moms in developing countries such as…
The Hunger Project
1,000 Days: An Overview from Executive Director Lucy Sullivan
This post originally appeared on the Hunger Project’s blog. During The Hunger Project’s National Leadership Conference, held in New York March 31-April 1, Lucy M Sullivan, the Executive Director of 1,000 Days, explained the importance of maternal and early childhood nutrition to a selected group of activists, investors and THP staff. Lucy explained that the 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s 2nd birthday offer a unique window of opportunity to shape healthier…
We have enough food to feed everyone. But we need to produce even more. Here’s why. This post originally appeared on Slate.com. The problem of hunger can be solved. The planet creates more than enough food to meet everyone’s needs. But there are still about 925 million hungry peoplein the world, and nearly 180 million preschool-age children do not get vital nutrients. In 2008, the last global Copenhagen Consensus project focused attention on the…
