Lessons Learned for Emergency Feeding During Modifications to 11 School Feeding Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 037957212110623
Author(s):  
Uriyoán Colón-Ramos ◽  
Rafael Monge-Rojas ◽  
Jael Goldsmith Weil ◽  
Florencia Olivares G ◽  
Rebecca Zavala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Key Informants ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Feeding Programs ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Nutritional Benefits ◽  
Design And Methods

Background: School feeding programs (SFPs) can play a crucial role in the emergency food and nutrition response, but there is a dearth of information on how SFPs operate during emergencies. Design and Methods: A rapid comparative assessment of 11 SFPs throughout Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data from (1) systematic document search and (2) surveys with key informants (n = 23) about barriers/facilitators to modifications were systematically analyzed using a multiple case study approach. Results: During the pandemic, all SFPs continued (although continuation plans varied from a few days in Chile to >1 month in Puerto Rico) via food kits, food vouchers, and/or grab n’ go meals. The SFP implementation was highly dependent on the programs’ autonomy and financial support, which impacted their logistics to acquire and distribute foods during the pandemic. The types of foods offered in some SFPs suggest that established nutritional guidelines were not always followed. Key informants expressed concerns about the deterioration of the nutritional quality of foods offered during the pandemic and lack of community engagement that impeded distribution to the neediest. Conclusions: Results underscore the urgency for clear implementation guidance on how to modify SFP during emergencies. Public health implications include (1) allocation of autonomous resources to an intersectoral working group to safeguard nutritional benefits during emergencies, (2) strengthening efforts of SFP community engagement before and during emergencies, and (3) establishing guidelines of the types of foods that can be distributed to meet the nutritional needs of beneficiaries during emergencies.

scholarly journals Locally-Procured Fish Is Essential in School Feeding Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 2080
Author(s):  
Molly Ahern ◽  
Shakuntala Thilsted ◽  
Marian Kjellevold ◽  
Ragnhild Overå ◽  
Jogeir Toppe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Organizational Capacity ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fish Products ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Feeding Programs ◽  
School Feeding ◽  
Sub Saharan

Fish make an important contribution to micronutrient intake, long-chained polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAS), and animal protein, as well as ensuring food and nutrition security and livelihoods for fishing communities. Micronutrient deficiencies are persistent in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), contributing to public health issues not only in the first 1000 days but throughout adolescence and into adulthood. School feeding programs (SFPs) and home-grown school feeding programs (HGSF), which source foods from local producers, particularly fisherfolk, offer an entry point for encouraging healthy diets and delivering essential macro- and micronutrients to schoolchildren, which are important for the continued cognitive development of children and adolescents and can contribute to the realization of sustainable development goals (SDGs) 1, 2, 3, 5, and 14. The importance of HGSF for poverty alleviation (SDG1) and zero hunger (SDG 2) have been recognized by the United Nations Hunger Task Force and the African Union Development Agency–New Partnership for African Development (AUDA-NEPAD), which formulated a strategy for HGSF to improve nutrition for the growing youth population across Africa. A scoping review was conducted to understand the lessons learned from SFPs, which included fish and fish products from small-scale producers, identifying the challenges and best practices for the inclusion of fish, opportunities for improvements across the supply chain, and gaps in nutritional requirements for schoolchildren which could be improved through the inclusion of fish. Challenges to the inclusion fish in SFPs include food safety, supply and access to raw materials, organizational capacity, and cost, while good practices include the engagement of various stakeholders in creating and testing fish products, and repurposing fisheries by-products or using underutilized species to ensure cost-effective solutions. This study builds evidence of the inclusion of nutritious fish and fish products in SFPs, highlighting the need to replicate and scale good practices to ensure sustainable, community-centred, and demand-driven solutions for alleviating poverty, malnutrition, and contributing to greater health and wellbeing in adolescence.

scholarly journals Building capacity for dementia care in Latin America and the Caribbean

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Gonzalez ◽  
Ciro Gaona ◽  
Marialcira Quintero ◽  
Carlos A. Chavez ◽  
Joyce Selga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Building Capacity ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
National Systems ◽  
Provided Examples

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have limited facilities and professionals trained to diagnose, treat, and support people with dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment. The situation for people with dementia is poor, and worsening as the proportion of elderly in the general population is rapidly expanding. We reviewed existing initiatives and provided examples of actions taken to build capacity and improve the effectiveness of individuals, organizations, and national systems that provide treatment and support for people with dementia and their caregivers. Regional barriers to capacity building and the importance of public engagement are highlighted. Existing programs need to disseminate their objectives, accomplishments, limitations, and overall lessons learned in order to gain greater recognition of the need for capacity-building programs.

scholarly journals Conducting and Disseminating Epidemiological Systematic Reviews in Latin America and the Caribbean: Pitfalls and Lessons Learned

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 64-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agustín Ciapponi ◽  
Demián Glujovsky ◽  
Sacha Alexis Virgilio ◽  
Ariel Esteban Bardach
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Caribbean

Selection Criteria for PPP Projects: Determinants of Value Generation in the Use of Public Resources (Value for Money)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Villa Zárate ◽  
Daniel Vieitez Martínez ◽  
Carlos Mondragón ◽  
Miguel Á. Martínez ◽  
Jaime Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Discussion Paper ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Economic Infrastructure

The Discussion Papers PPP Americas 2021 are a series of documents written to prepare for PPP Americas tenth edition. The event is the most important forum on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), organized every two years by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Driven by PPP Americas 2021, we gathered eight thematic groups were, with specialists, professionals, consultants, and scholars engaged directly in the preparation, identification, structuration, and management of PPP infrastructure projects in countries of the region. IDB specialists coordinated the groups to review the main hot topics on PPP projects for social and economic infrastructure, aiming to exchange experiences, debate successful cases and lessons learned. The present Discussion Paper, “Selection Criteria for PPP Projects,” collects the main conclusions and recommendations discussed by the group and intends to consolidate a knowledge exchange environment in infrastructure and PPP inside the region, offering best practices on infrastructure projects selection and value generation in the use of public resources in Latin America and the Caribbean.

A Skills Taxonomy for LAC: Lessons Learned and a Roadmap for Future Users

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Álvaro Altamirano ◽  
Nicole Amaral
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Level Information ◽  
The Caribbean

This note brings together lessons from the IDBs and other institutions efforts to adapt a skills taxonomy for Latin America and the Caribbean countries. These efforts have focused primarily on the ability to gather and make use of labor market information on skills demand from non-traditional data sources like online job vacancies. Most of these efforts have used the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) taxonomy to underpin the identification and classification of skills. This note is intended to be a starting point and set of considerations for policymakers who may be considering, or already embarking on, similar efforts to use ESCO or other taxonomical structures to help better analyze, understand and use skills-level information for decision making. It also seeks to motivate the need for additional classification systems that help governments take stock of its citizens skills in increasingly complex and rapidly changing labor markets.

scholarly journals Lessons learned from the development of a new methodology to assess missed opportunities for vaccination in Latin America and the Caribbean

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Velandia-González ◽  
Silas Pierson Trumbo ◽  
José Luis Díaz-Ortega ◽  
Pamela Bravo-Alcántara ◽  
M Carolina Danovaro-Holliday ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals History as an Enemy and an Instructor: Lessons Learned from Haiti, 1915-34

MCU Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-43
Author(s):  
Christopher Davis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Marine Corps ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
National History ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
The U.S

As Haiti and other nations in the Caribbean and Latin America experience increasing instability, and the United States increases its naval presence in the region, history offers important lessons for future U.S. involvement. An exploration of the tactical innovations of the Marine Corps and of the influence of national history on the Haitian insurgencies during the U.S. occupation of Haiti (1915–34) reveals the significance of history in either achieving or curtailing military goals.

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