by Laura Brooks | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog, Lessons from the Field, News, Projects
“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. This old saying seems apt in 2020, a year which many people are lamenting as one of the worst in living memory. Certainly is has been a tough year for all of us, not just in South Africa, but around the world. And the...
by Svetlana | Dec 5, 2016 | Blog, ECD News
The Department of Health is inviting comments on the it’s proposed Nutrition Guidelines for Early Childhood Development Centres. The full document is viewable here. Comments must be sent to Ms Rebone Ntsie by 9th December 2016...
by Svetlana | Nov 20, 2015 | Blog, ECD News, The Policy Post
The national Department of Social Development this week published a Terms of Reference for the Appointment of a Service Provider for the Implementation of the Household Food and Nutrition Security Programme for 2015/16. The purpose of the TOR is “solicit proposals...
by Svetlana | Jun 27, 2014 | ECD News
This article published last week in the Lancet, discusses child development, growth and health outcomes achieved by adding an integrated cognitive stimulation/nutrition intervention for 0-2s on to a lay community health worker programme in rural Pakistan, as part of a...
by Svetlana | Mar 11, 2014 | Publications, Research and Policy Briefs
Adequate nutrition during the first 1,000 days of a child’s life are crucial to his or her survival, optimal growth, development, and cognitive and social-emotional functioning. Investing in effective infant nutrition also has long-term benefits in school outcomes and...
