Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally

Posted by on March 24, 2014

Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally (iYCG)

Activity Description
The IOM/NRC Board on Children, Youth, and Families, in collaboration with the IOM’s Board on Global Health, has established the Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally to engage in dialogue and discussion to connect the best science on how to support children’s growth and development, including two-generation approaches, with practices and policies on the ground around the world. Forum activities will highlight the science and economics of integrated investments in young children living in low resourced regions of the world across the areas of health, nutrition, education, and social protection. Moreover, since women and girls are generally the main caregivers of young children globally and are key to children’s access to health, education, nutrition and social protection, Forum activities and topics will address issues related to empowerment of women, such as reproductive health, economic opportunity, and access to quality child care and education programs.

Investing in Young Children Globally: The Cost of Inaction
April 17, 2014 – April 18, 2014 (8:30 AM Eastern)
OPEN MEETING – Washington, DC
REGISTER WEBCAST

http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Children/InvestingYoungChildrenGlobally.aspx