A 1,000 Day Window For a Lifetime of Health
The 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s 2nd birthday represent a critical but short window of time to ensure a child’s future health and prosperity. Children who are well-nourished...
View ArticleA Human Yardstick
In advance of the G8 summit, HKI's Victoria Quinn makes the case that improving nutrition during the critical 1,000 day window is one of the best investments we can make to help people live healthier,...
View ArticleAdvocating for Nutrition on the Shores of Lake Geneva
Shawn Baker, Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, discusses his attendance at the 65th World Health Assembly last week. Continue reading →
View ArticleA Nutrition Cliff-Hanger in Geneva!
Shawn Baker, Vice President and Regional Director for Africa, explains the nail biting end to the Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) comprehensive implementation plan that was adopted...
View ArticleWhy Breast Is Best
HKI's Jennifer Nielsen discusses the cultural beliefs and traditions that prevent mothers from exclusively breastfeeding their babies, and how she overcomes these barriers and convinces new moms that...
View ArticleMothers of Pout: Making a Difference in the Fight against Malnutrition
Amy Diallo is from the small village of Pout, which lies about 30 miles east of Dakar, Senegal’s ocean-side capital. The commercial farms in this region produce watermelon, coconut, grapefruit and...
View ArticleIn the Field with HKI-Sierra Leone
This blog post was written by Anitra Sprauten. Anitra graduated from Bowdoin College in 2012 with a degree in Government & Legal Studies and French. Originally from New York, she is finishing up...
View ArticleOne Mother Helping Many
Parvati was born into a small family in Far Western Nepal. Since her family could not afford school fees, she has no formal education. She has a small piece of land, but it is not sufficient to...
View ArticleChecking in on the Human Yardstick
This blog post was originally written by Victoria Quinn for the Huffington Post. View original post. In May 2012 I wrote a piece for The Huffington Post about the need for G8 leaders to position...
View ArticleHKI at Women Deliver Conference
This blog was originally written by Ramona Ridolfi, the Gender Advisor at HKI Bangladesh. Last week I had the pleasure to attend the third Women Deliver Conference, one of the largest world conferences...
View ArticleDreaming of cows in rural Bangladesh
This blog was written by Hannah Taylor, a field intern with HKI Bangladesh. I recently joined the HKI Bangladesh team as a Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition intern as part of my Masters of Public...
View Article1000 Days of Support
This blog was written by HKI Bangladesh field intern, Hannah Taylor. The thousand days between conception and a child’s second birthday is the most crucial period for physical development. During this...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day
by Ramona Ridolfi Rooted in the centuries-old struggle for gender equality, International Women’s Day celebrates ordinary women as makers of history. In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly...
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