Webinar Series and Other Activities on School Health & Nutrition Programs in Low Resource Countries

Several members of the FRESH Partnership are working together to gather, summarize and share knowledge about basic education, health and development programs in low resource countries. Lead organizations in this series of activities include Save the Children, Partnership for Child Development, International School Health Network, UNESCO, including the UNESCO Clearinghouse, UNODC and others. We are pleased to offer the series of webinars listed below. The series is also being supported by resources and reports selected from the UNESCO Health Education Clearinghouse, the PCD Documents and Resources Collection and the development of a corresponding series of Wikipedia style summaries on the topics discussed, an extensive Bibliography/Toolbox and other online resources.Please join us online in the live sessions each month or view the recorded webinars at your leisure.

For a complete list and access to the recordings, slides, readings and suggested resources from the previous webinars in this series on Low Resource Countries, go to our Webinars/Web Meetings page.

Upcoming Webinars/Web Meetings on Low Resource Countries


Read and comment on the FRESH Consensus Statement on Promoting Educational Success, Health & Development in Low Resource Countries
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Wednesday 15 August 2018
(14:00, London, UK, 9:00 am Washington DC,)
How do you integrate physical activity into school programs given the constraints of space and time? An opportunity to learn from Save the Children’s experience in the Americas:
  • El Salvador's health program that promotes healthy lifestyles focusing on nutrition, physical and emotional health. 
  • Bolivia’s “moving recess” and other strategies, what works better and why
  • Healthy Choices in the United States, exploring the successes and challenges of monitoring and evaluating outcomes
Join us and speakers from Save the Children for this session commemorating International Youth Day to learn more!  

Featured Speakers: (Jeanne Long as Discussant)
  • Margarita Franco, Save the Children El Salvador
  • Augusto Costas (for Alfredo Juaniquina), Save the Children Bolivia  
  • Lesley Graham, Save the Children USA
To access the webinar on the day of the session, this Participants Link will be active about 15 minutes before the start of webinar.

Suggested Readings/Resources