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Today, one in every four children under the age of five in the world—nearly 170 million in total—is physically or mentally stunted. In the past few years, devastating food crises and new research on the economic and social costs of childhood hunger have i ...


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Isabel DoCampo's blog During the WFP's inaugural "Hacking Hunger" podcast, Roger Thurow spoke about why he decided to devote his career to global hunger and his motto, "Outrage and inspire."  Roger Thurow on the WFP's fi ...


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Leadership supporters at the President’s Circle level or higher and their guests are invited to an invitational dinner with Roger Thurow following the program,  The First 1,000 Days: Shaping the Future.  Members $160.00 Registration includes admission to t ...


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Isabel DoCampo's blog By Bryana Braxton,  Bread for the World Author, journalist, and hunger activist  Roger Thurow  strives to raise awareness about child malnutrition and stunting around the world. His latest book, scheduled for release in May, con ...


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Kim Heys's blog gn_cover_first1000days_236x400.jpg In his new book, The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—And the World, author Roger Thurow chronicles the stories of new mothers and babies in Uganda, India, Guatemala, and Chi ...




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Christina Thomas's blog Roger Thurow’s next book will tell the story of the vital importance of proper nutrition and health care in the 1,000 days window from the beginning of a woman’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday. The 1,000 days period ...


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Christina Thomas's blog Africa’s small farmers, who comprise two-thirds of its population, toil in a time warp, living and working essentially as they did in the 1930s. Without mechanized equipment, fertilizer, or irrigation; using primitive storage ...