The Needs of 250 Million Children are Not ‘Niche’20220712164317
The Needs of 250 Million Children are Not ‘Niche’
July 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...
Detecting Disability Early in Lesotho20220615172623
Detecting Disability Early in Lesotho
SPOON's Nutrition Scientist, Zeina Makhoul, just returned from her first trip to mountainous Lesotho–the world’s largest enclave country–where we are ...
A Chair for Every Child20220510181348
A Chair for Every Child
May 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
March 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
January 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
November 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 ...
The Other Pandemic20210826115645
The Other Pandemic
August 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...
One Year Later: The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Nutrition20210421062520
One Year Later: The Impact of COVID-19 on Child Nutrition
April 21, 2021advocacy, Belarus, COVID, disabilities, Haiti, research, resources, training, UNICEF, Zambia0 comments
As we mark more than one year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, SPOON is reflecting on the impact of the pandemic for children with disab...
An Appetite for Learning in Belarus20210329063710
An Appetite for Learning in Belarus
March 29, 2021Belarus, caregivers, children, disabilities, leadership, learning, nutrition, progress, response, training0 comments
SPOON recently began a partnership with UNICEF-Belarus through which we are training a diverse group of nearly 100 participants, including caregivers ...
Global Child Thrive Act Supports Early Opportunities for ALL Children20210208132445
Global Child Thrive Act Supports Early Opportunities for ALL Children
February 8, 2021accessibility, advocacy, children, disabilities, No Family Care, nutrition, rescuers, response, SPOON in the News, stories0 comments
SPOON is celebrating the passage of the Global Child Thrive Act. This new legislation will ensure US foreign assistance programs provide children with...
