School Health and Nutrition for Every Child: Meeting report

Save the Children hosts a global learning workshop about every three years for School Health and Nutrition (SHN) practitioners worldwide. In 2016, the event brought together staff from Save the Children’s Members and Country Offices, representatives from governments, donors, and other partners from around the world. Support from the Wrigley Company Foundation, the World Bank, Save the Children’s Individual Child Sponsorship funding and other grants permitted the participation of 70 individuals from 30 countries. The workshop was hosted by Save the Children (SC) Vietnam and Save the Children USA (SCUS).

The conference reaffirmed the strength of the global SHN network and demonstrated Save the Children’s work to influence policy and practice worldwide. School Health and Nutrition is a cross-cutting field that responds to global priorities, and all participants committed to take forward the SHN agenda in their respective countries and contexts.