School Age Children School Age Children Working GroupWorking Group

20072007

StrategiesStrategies

1.1. Contributing to Position on the policy agenda Contributing to Position on the policy agenda the impact of health and nutrition interventions the impact of health and nutrition interventions at the school level on education outcomes and at the school level on education outcomes and human development.human development.

2.2. Promoting schools as means for delivering Promoting schools as means for delivering effective health and nutrition interventions to effective health and nutrition interventions to school age children and their communities.school age children and their communities.

3.3. Promoting the existence of a coordinating Promoting the existence of a coordinating mechanism for SHN programmes.mechanism for SHN programmes.

Main 2006 achievementsMain 2006 achievements

After 2 years of being inactive now we After 2 years of being inactive now we have 40 membershave 40 membersDirectory of Support to SHN programmes Directory of Support to SHN programmes FFE Evidence Seminar FFE Evidence Seminar Revitalized the mailing list (450)Revitalized the mailing list (450)– FFE Electronic snacksFFE Electronic snacks– News – newsletters etcNews – newsletters etc– All contributions are most welcomed! All contributions are most welcomed!

Expansion of SHN websiteExpansion of SHN website

Ongoing and future developmentsOngoing and future developments

Update SHN bookletUpdate SHN bookletDevelopment of SHN M&E international Development of SHN M&E international guidelines and training.guidelines and training.Policy paper on FFE and Guidance on the Policy paper on FFE and Guidance on the nutritional objectives of the FFE nutritional objectives of the FFE programmesprogrammesUsing the SHN website as a platform for Using the SHN website as a platform for advocacy, knowledge dissemination and advocacy, knowledge dissemination and sharing sharing