Launch of Africa Catalyzing Action for Nutrition (AfriCAN)

25 May 2022. Launch of Africa Catalyzing Action for Nutrition (AfriCAN), a new network with a mission to mobilise and harness Africa’s untapped and underutilised resources towards improving nutrition sustainably on the continent.

This event introduced AfriCAN and feature a panel discussion on sustainable solutions to eliminate hunger and malnutrition.

• Professor Francis B. Zotor, Professor of Public Health Nutrition and Director AfriCAN (Moderator)
• Dr. Namanga Ngongi, Former Deputy Executive Director WFP; Former Chair, UN Standing Committee on Nutritition (UNSCN) & Board Chair, AfriCAN
• Ms. Isatou Jallow, Executive Director, AfriCAN
• Ms. Julia Tagwireyi, Former Director, Food and Nutrition Council, Zimbabwe and Director, AfriCAN
• Dr. Josue Dione, Former Director, Food Security and Sustainable Development Division, UNECA and Board Member, AfriCAN
• Dr Charity Binka, Executive Director, Women, Media and Change
• Dr Habiba Hassan-Wassef, Trustee, African Nutrition Society
• Sheikh Tijan Tunkara, Youth Representative and Community Activist
• Dr. Lawalley Cole, Executive Director, Coalition on media and education for development, Africa Forum (CAFOR) 

Shared resource of a participant:

WANDA is building a movement of a million women and girls of African descent to become food sheroes in their communities through education, advocacy, and innovation by 2030.