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Changing the Politics of Hunger
13th Annual Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecture and Reception
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David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World Washington, D.C., USA October 15, 2002
Introduction by Lawrence Haddad |
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This year's lecturer, David Beckmann of Bread for the World, will discuss a strategy for mobilizing political will to help reduce world hunger.
It is feasible to make dramatic progress against world hunger if we can mobilize the political will. Bread for the World experience and studies suggest a strategy for building the necessary political will. The strategy also draws on a recent poll which finds U.S. voters strongly supportive of doing more to reduce hunger - especially if increased spending is combined with efforts to make anti-hunger programs more effective and to promote self-reliance. David Beckmann is president of Bread for the World, which campaigns to increase U.S. development assistance to Africa, and the Bread for the World Institute, which undertakes research and education on hunger. David is a Lutheran pastor who was commissioned at his ordination to be a missionary-economist. He served in Bangladesh before working with the World Bank for 15 years on NGO partnerships and participatory development. He moved to Bread for the world in 1991. David earned degrees from Yale University, Christ Seminary, and the London School of Economics. He holds honorary degrees from Villanova, Capital University, and the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. His latest book is Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in God's World. David Beckmann will be introduced by Lawrence Haddad, Director of the Food Consumption and Nutrition Division of the International Food Policy Research Institute. |
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About the Martin J. Forman Annual Memorial Lectures
The annual lecture commemorates the significant impact on international nutrition by Martin J. Forman, who headed the Office of Nutrition at USAID for more than 20 years. There is little of significance in the nutrition field at the time of his involvement in which he did not play a major role.
Dr. Forman was one of a handful of people who initiated attention to the concepts of nutrition planning and social marketing for nutrition. Coming from social welfare work in Taiwan, he joined USAID's Food for Peace program, where he initiated the highly successful Operation NINOS (a massive food and nutrition project in Latin America). He was instrumental in the formation of the UN Sub-Committee on Nutrition, and, for many years, chaired the group of bilateral donors associated with it. Dr. Forman was responsible for focusing attention on the critical role of micronutrients in human development. He supported the establishment of the International Nutritional Anemia Consultative Group (INACG) and the International Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG). In addition, he was involved in the initial stages of the International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD). The annual lecturer, selected for outstanding contributions in addressing malnutrition, is invited to present his or her personal, often unconventional, views about large issues related to malnutrition. The reception following the lecture provides an opportunity for the nutrition community to gather. |
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Past Martin J. Forman Memorial Lecturers
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