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Your source for the latest in food security and nutrition May 19, 2015 | Volume 5, Issue 15

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Contribute to the Newsletter!Explore the new and improvedFSNNetwork.org! Apply to Attend Theory of ChangeTrainingUpcoming FFPMIS TrainingsTufts University Food Aid QualityReview (FAQR) Research ResultsDisseminationAn Introduction to Resilience atUSAID and BeyondFY 2015 RFA for FFPDevelopment Food AssistanceProjects in Bangladesh and MaliFeatured ResourceJob PostingsFunding & Other OpportunitiesTask Force MeetingsInterest Group MeetingsUpcoming EventsNew Publications, Guides & ToolsRecent Articles

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Submitted by PCI, Photo by Eric Firnhaber Small group discussion at the May 7th event onPCI's new TOPSfunded Resource Guide forBuilding Effective Collaboration and IntegratedProgramming.

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DID YOU KNOW...

In commemoration of Mother’s Day, Savethe Children published its 16th annualState of the World’s Mothers report with aspecial focus on our rapidly urbanizingworld and the poorest mothers andchildren who must struggle to survivedespite overall urban progress.

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Explore the new and improved FSNNetwork.org!

The newly redesigned FSN Network website doesn't just

look better it works better too!

The whole website, from the homepage to the Resource

Library to Discussion Forums, has a new look and feel to

improve your experience.

We will be rolling out more new features in the coming

weeks, but you will already notice improvements that make it

easier for you to find exactly what you're looking for.

Apply to Attend Theory of Change TrainingJuly 13 17, 2015 Washington, DC

The TOPS Program will be hosting a Theory of Change training, designed and taught by TANGOInternational. The training takes participants through the process of developing a theory of change, andit is designed for program designers and M&E specialists. There are a limited number of spaces available for this training. Learn more here, and apply by June 12.

Upcoming FFPMIS TrainingsJune 18, 2015; 11:00AM 1:00PM Online

The Office of Food for Peace will be offering an online Food for Peace Management Information System

(FFPMIS) training session for current FFPMIS users.

The training comprises two distinct sessions:

11:00 11:30: This session will provide FFPMIS users with a refresher on navigating, searching,

and creating actions in the system.

11:45 1:00: This session will illustrate the procedures for entering requests for funding for cash

based programming for development and emergency programs, as well as entering actuals for

cashbased programming.

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Please register here by June 11. If you have any questions, please contact Ford Tordiff at

jtordiff@usaid.gov.

Tufts University Food Aid Quality Review (FAQR) Research ResultsDisseminationMay 28, 2015; 9:00AM 1:00PM Save the Children, 2000 L Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC & Online

The TOPS Program and the Tufts University Food Aid Quality Review (FAQR), with support from theUSAID Office of Food for Peace (FFP), are organizing a halfday session to update the food security andnutrition community on results from a feasibility and acceptability study on the consumption of cornsoyblend (CSB) with increased amounts of fortified vegetable oil (FVO). The study was implemented inMalawi within the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) Wellness and Agriculture for Life Advancement(WALA) program. Participants will also have the opportunity to discuss and investigate resultimplications for Food for Peacefunded programming. RSVP by May 22.

An Introduction to Resilience at USAID and Beyond

This free online course introduces learners to the basics of resilience as an analytic, programmatic and

organizing concept and discusses USAID’s resilience work to date. As an introduction, it is intended to

be the first step to be followed by an advanced course on this topic.

Take the course.

FY 2015 RFA for FFP Development Food Assistance Projects inBangladesh and MaliThe Fiscal Year 2015 Request for Applications (RFA) for the Office of Food for Peace (FFP) Title II

development food assistance projects in Bangladesh and Mali are now available, in addition to the

countryspecific information (CSI) for Bangladesh and Mali and the Technical References.

Applications should be based on these documents and are due May 28, 2015, by 11:59 AM EDT.

Please do not wait until the last day to submit applications. FFP will work toward an expedient decision

and will inform successful applicants of its decision.

Learn more and download the documents here.

Featured ResourceHow to Hold a Successful Shair Fair

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This reference tool is for anyone who works in public health orinternational development health and wants to bring together a groupof people to discuss ideas, address challenges, and share bestpractices.

A share fair is a participatory event—usually focused on a single topicor field—that promotes learning from participants’ experiences toimprove their work. As they are tailored to the needs of theparticipants, there is no right or wrong way to hold share fairs. Theaim of these events is to provide participants with opportunities toshare experiences and learn new skills and techniques related totheir work.

View the tool in the Resource Library at fsnnetwork.org. This resourcewill be presented at the upcoming Knowledge Management Task Force Meeting.

Job PostingsKnowledge Management Summer Intern TOPS based in WDC with CORE GroupKnowledge Management Coordinator TOPS based in WDC with CORE GroupSPRING Chief of Party, Mali based in Mali with HKIDirector, Global Initiatives / Deputy Project Director, SPRING based in Rosslyn, VA with HKISenior Technical Advisor Gender and IHD position based in Baltimore with CRSMonitoring and Evaluation Specialist based in WDC with USAIDSPRING Food Security & Nutrition Advisor based in WDC with Save the ChildrenPolicy Advisor, Food Security and Livelihoods based in WDC with World VisionChief of Party, Food for Peace Development Food Assistance Project based in Dhaka,Bangladesh with HKIProject Manager Food Security based in Haiti with MedairRegional Technical Advisor Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) basedin Guatemala with CRS

Funding & Other Opportunities Submit an abstract for a peerreviewed manuscript Due June 1, 2015. The book is called“Understanding Vulnerability, Building Resilience: Responses to Disasters and ClimateChange.” Nutritionists, sociologists, anthropologists, economists, policy makers, disaster managers,community leaders, indigenous community organizations, and others are invited to submit abstracts.

Task Force Meetings Newcomers are welcome! Learn more about Task Forces here. Knowledge Management: Wednesday, May 20 at 2:00PM EDT

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Interest Group Meetings Newcomers are welcome! Learn more about Interest Groups here. ProjectLevel Early Warning: Thursday, June 11 at 11:00AM EDT

Upcoming Events THIS WEEK: Breaking the Mold: How Mycotoxins Impact Agriculture, Nutrition and Development: Agrilinks; May 20,2015; WDC & Online Assessing Impact: Helene Gayle on Global Challenges: Chicago Council on Global Affairs; May 20,2015; Chicago, IL NEXT WEEK: AgKnowledge Innovation Sharefair: International Livestock Research Institute; May 24 25, 2015; AddisAbaba, Ethiopia USAID's Water and Development Strategy: WASH and Nutrition Webinar: USAID, May 26, 2015; Online Tufts University Research Results Dissemination: TOPS, Tufts University Food Aid Quality Review(FAQR); May 28, 2015; WDC & Online Make Me a Change Agent Workshop: TOPS; May 27 29, 2015; WDC FUTURE: Change through Culture Workshop: Grandmother Project; June 1 5, 2015; Mbour, Senegal Gender 360 Summit: FHI 360; June 11, 2015; WDC Harvest the Future International Symposium: INMED Partnerships for Children; June 14 17, 2015;Montego Bay, Jamaica InterAction Forum 2015: InterAction; June 22 24, 2015; WDC More Events

New Publications, Guides & Tools Adolescent Nutrition: Policy and Programming in SUN+ Countries from Save the Children Ending Poverty and Hunger by 2030: An Agenda for the Global Food System from The World Bank

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Forests, Trees and Landscapes for Food Security and Nutrition A Global Assessment Report fromInternational Union of Forest Research Organizations The Cost of Hunger in Malawi from WFP Protect Children from Pesticides: Visual Facilitator's Guide from FAO and ILO

Recent Articles US Global Nutrition Plan Should Bring Nutrition Back to Earth from The Hill Don't Risk Your Health for Nutrition! Why Gender Matters for Food Safety from CGIAR Rebalancing Agriculture Will Deliver for Nutrition and Gender Equality from SecureNutrition How Will Climate Change Affect the World Food System? from IFPRI Feeding Ourselves Thirsty: How the Food Sector is Managing Global Water Risks from Ceres Edible Insects as an Integrated Component of Sustainable Food Systems from The Chicago Council onGlobal Affairs Smallholder Farmers Are the New Global Food Frontier from The Guardian Five Approaches to Feeding the World While Sustaining the Planet from The Guardian Does Aflatoxin Exposure Cause Child Stunting? from IFPRI

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