NOVEMBER 1, 2023: SESSIONS

Time: 08:00-09:30 (Nepal time)  | Venue: Nepa-Dhuku ballroom

LEARNING LAB 1a: Use of 24-hour Dietary Recall to Measure Food and Nutrient Intakes, Wayamba University

Host: Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

Level: Intermediate (The participants should preferably have prior knowledge of dietary assessment techniques )

No. of participants: 20-25 in-person registered participants

Expected attendees: Postgraduate students and researchers who are planning to use 24 hour dietary recalls in their research in dietary assessment.

Mode: In-person only

Time: 08:00-09:30 (Nepal time) | Venue: Begnas Hall

LEARNING LAB 1b: Artificial Intelligence for Work and Implementation Research

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89505719214

Host: Helen Keller International

Level: Basic (No prior experience or skills required. As this session will include practical demonstrations, participants are strongly encouraged to bring their laptop. )

No. of participants: Open to all

Expected attendees: Program managers, Communication practitioners, researchers

Mode: Hybrid

Time: 13:30-15:00 (Nepal time) | Venue: Nepa Dhuku Ballroom

THEMATIC SESSION 1a: AGRICULTURE SOLUTIONS FOR BETTER NUTRITION

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82106945670

Opening remarks by chair

Devendra Gauchan, National Project Manager, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

Intervention for the promotion of nutrition gardens among food-insecure families of Madhya Pradesh: A community-based initiative to overcome the challenge of malnutrition

Ashwini Sopanrao Jadhav, Associate Coordinator of Vikas Samvad Samiti, Madhya Pradesh, India

Integrating aquatic and terrestrial food production enhances micronutrient and economic productivity for nutrition sensitive food systems

Hazrat Ali, Senior Research Analyst, WorldFish

Association of membership in a farmer producer organisation with crop diversity, household income, diet diversity, and women’s empowerment: A mixed methods study in Uttar Pradesh, India

Nishmeet Singh, PhD Student, University of Edinburgh

Evaluating the Impact of Women’s Time in Pulses Value Chain on Household Food and Nutrition Security in Pakistan

Shahzad Kouser, Tenured Associate Professor

The Role of Urban Agriculture in Food Security: An Inclusive Approach for Sustainable Cities

Shivani Rawat, Project Officer, Ambuja Cement Foundation- Dadri

Promoting Village Model Farmer (VMF) Approach to Enhance Local Food Production Extension Services in Underserved Communities: Insights from USAID’s Suaahara II Program

Rojee Suwal, Director-Agriculture and Food Security, Helen Keller International

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by Chair

Time: 13:30-15:00 (Nepal time) | Venue: Begnas Hall

THEMATIC SESSION 1b: HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89505719214

Opening remarks by Chair

Barnali Chakraborty, Associate Scientist, BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health (BRAC JPGSPH), BRAC University, Bangladesh

Engaging men in breaking the silence around Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

Anwesha Chatterjee, Program Manager, SAHAYOG Society for Participatory Rural Development

4*4 matrix: A simple and innovative tool to identify the needs for behaviour change and capacity building and providing tailored solutions

Pawankumar Patil, Director – Technical & Research, Action Against Hunger India

Contextual Intersecting Factors Influencing Implementation of Evidence-Based Nutrition Interventions: A Case Study of Dhubri District, of Assam, India

Jith J R, Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati/The George Institute for Global Health

Leveraging Digital Platforms to enhance knowledge of livelihoods professionals to integrate Health and Nutrition agenda in livelihoods platform

Swati, State Program Manager-Capacity Building and Communications, Project Concern International, India

Mobile health interventions: A policymakers’ note on the World’s largest Nutrition Surveillance in India

Sumantra Pal, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, and Leeds University Business School, Leeds UK

Strengthening System Capacity to Achieve Nutrition Outcomes in India: Reaching the Last Mile

Deepali Hariprasad, World Bank

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by Chair

Time: 15:30-17:00 (Nepal time) | Venue: Nepa Dhuku Ballroom

THEMATIC SESSION 2a: RETHINKING FOOD ENVIRONMENTS

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82106945670

Opening remarks by Chair

Kenda Cunningham, Senior Technical Specialist, Helen Keller International

Sri Lanka’s Traffic Light Labels: Steering Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Choices

Priyanka Jayawardena, Research Economist, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka

Healthy Line Shops for Last-Mile Delivery: Improving the supply chain to deliver more nutritious food options for tea plantation workers of Assam

Aishwarya Choubey, Senior Associate, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Taxation of foods high in saturated fats, sodium, and sugars in India: A modelling study of health and distributional equity impacts

Maxime Roche, Postgraduate Researcher, Imperial College London

Ideas, Institutions, and Power: A study of the Political Economy of Fiscal Policies and Regulations to Improve Healthy Dietary Patterns in Sri Lanka

Sunimalee Madurawala, Research Economist, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka

Contribution of Wild Edible Plants in Rural Food Systems: Implications for Policy, Research, and Development

Rita Gurung, Senior Programme Officer, Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD)

Foraging our way to nutrition security – Indigenous food system and forest ecology of the Bodo community from Bodoland, Assam, India

Sayan Deori, Programme Manager, Nutrition and Community Action Resource (NCARe) Centre, Tezpur University, Assam, India

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by Chair

Time: 15:30-17:00 (Nepal time) | Venue: Begnas Hall

THEMATIC SESSION 2b: BEHAVIOR CHANGE INTERVENTIONS FOR BETTER DIETS

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89505719214

Opening remarks by Chair

Indra Dhoj Kshetri, Director – Communication and Learning, Helen Keller International

Impact of BCC Module rollout on SHG platform and its association with Child Dietary Diversity practices

Santosh Akhauri, Lead- Concurrent Measurement & Learning, Project Concern International (PCI) India

Improvement in Maternal and child diet diversity through women’s collectives at scale in Bihar

Rakesh Jha, State lead- health & nutrition, Project Concern International India

Earn money by eating healthy

Tonima Sharmin, Program Policy Officer-Nutrition Advocacy, United Nation World Food Programme

Effectiveness of specialized nutritious foods and social and behavior change communication interventions to prevent stunting among children in Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Sajid Soofi, Professor, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, and CoEWCH, Aga Khan University, Karachi

Impact of specialized nutritious foods and social and behavior change communication interventions to improve Infant and young children’s practices in Shuhada and Shari Buzurg districts

Cyprian Ouma, Nutrition officer, World Food Programme

Application of the Theoretical Domains Framework to identify behavioral determinants of key infant and young child feeding practices

Esther Choo, Affiliate, University of Washington

Q&A

Rapid fire poster presentations

Closing remarks by Chair