Laying A Foundation: Training that Includes Children with Disabilities20221019122600
Laying A Foundation: Training that Includes Children with Disabilities
Samhita ReddyOctober 19, 2022caregivers, child development, children, collaboration, course, disabilities, disability, distance learning, early child development, foundational, inclusion, inclusive, India, kenya, learning, malnutrition, nutrition, online, partner, partnership, south africa, support, training0 comments
In July, a cohort made up of 42 professionals was the first to complete our new Disability-Inclusive Child Development Course. This course was develop...
Local Impact: Updates on Our US Program20220824112513
Local Impact: Updates on Our US Program
Samhita ReddyAugust 24, 2022caregivers, children, collaboration, confidence, distance learning, empowerment, feeding, foster, foster care, learning, local, malnutrition, nutrition, online course, online learning, oregon, OSU, pacific northwest, partner, partnership, program, resources, support, training, trauma, trauma-informed, trauma-informed care, United States, washington0 comments
SPOON and Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Service in Columbia County have collaborated to create the “Nourished and Thriving Children Course,”...
Confidence in Croatia20220815155614
Confidence in Croatia
Samhita ReddyAugust 15, 2022caregivers, children, coaching, confidence, Count Me In, croatia, disabilities, disability, facilitation, feeding, learning, malnutrition, mentorship, nutrition, positioning, support, training0 comments
With funding from the Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation, SPOON is excited to partner with Perkins International on our first-ever program in Croatia. Perk...
The Needs of 250 Million Children are Not ‘Niche’20220712164317
The Needs of 250 Million Children are Not ‘Niche’
Carolyn MooreJuly 12, 2022advocacy, alternative care, children, COVID, disabilities, disability, malnutrition, nutrition, policy, research, residential care0 comments
SPOON serves two groups of children who face some of the highest rates of malnutrition: children with disabilities and children without family care (i...
A Chair for Every Child20220510181348
A Chair for Every Child
Samhita ReddyMay 10, 2022accessibility, assistive technology, caregivers, chair, children, disabilities, disability, feeding, learning, positioning, research, seating, spoon blog, support, testing, Uganda0 comments
Since 2019, SPOON has partnered with Utensile, an Oregon-based product development company, to create a safe and affordable seating solution for child...
Safe Feeding In Zambia20220304135559
Safe Feeding In Zambia
Samhita ReddyMarch 4, 2022caregivers, children, disabilities, nutrition, program, programs, spoon blog, Zambia0 comments
In 2021, SPOON mentored Kate Fairchild as she completed a capstone project for her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy from Saint Catherine University. ...
Strength in Numbers: Why Data Matter to Nourish All Children20220121154728
Strength in Numbers: Why Data Matter to Nourish All Children
Carolyn MooreJanuary 21, 2022advocacy, children, data, disabilities, disability, nutrition, policy, research, resources, Thought Leadership0 comments
More than 250 million children worldwide have disabilities or are living without family care. These groups of children are at very high risk of malnut...
Knowledge, Practice, and Policy: SPOON’s Work in Belarus20211119160418
Knowledge, Practice, and Policy: SPOON’s Work in Belarus
Samhita ReddyNovember 19, 2021Belarus, children, disabilities, feature, nutrition, program, progress, research, resources, response0 comments
This September, SPOON wrapped up our remote training on feeding and nutrition for children in Belarus.Training ReachA total of 96 participated in the ...
Promoting Nutrition and Disability Inclusion to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child20210915120007
Promoting Nutrition and Disability Inclusion to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Carolyn MooreSeptember 15, 2021children, leadership, programs, progress, research, resources, response, Thought Leadership, UNICEF0 comments
Promoting children's rights to nutrition and family careEvery child has the right to good health and to grow up in family care, and these rights are a...
The Other Pandemic20210826115645
The Other Pandemic
Samhita ReddyAugust 26, 2021children, COVID, disabilities, feature, nutrition, program, progress, research, resources, response0 comments
A recent study published in The Lancet shed light on a tragic and irreversible impact of the global pandemic. The study estimates that, as of April 20...