NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

While the case for society of Large-Scale Food Fortification (LSFF) is well established – each dollar invested is expected to generate $23 in societal benefits – many food processors still do not fortify their products, even in mandatory settings. Understanding their constraints and perspectives from an economic standpoint is key to unlocking greater compliance and maximizing impact. Hystra is pleased to announce a new white paper sharing insights on food processors’ economic challenges with regards to fortification and shares recommendations on how to overcome them. It highlights the importance of involving the private sector from the start in standard design, to collect precise information on costs and deficiencies to optimize premix cost-effectiveness, to address business risks and barriers, build trust as well as long-term compliance mechanisms. Join us for a two-session webinar where we will present the key insights from our research and host a panel discussion with sector experts. Session 1 – Improving transparency on fortification costs to enable a constructive dialogue between public and private sector -Save the date: Thursday, March 13 at 1pm GMT -Panellists: Jonathan Gorstein (Senior Program officer, Gates Foundation), Manpreet Kaur Chadha (Nutrition Specialist, UNICEF), Shawn Baker (Chief Program Officer, Helen Keller International) -Register here: https://bit.ly/3ESy4eJ Session 2 – Fortifying the business case for the private sector and building sustainable initiatives to ensure long-term compliance (This session) – Panellists: Nelly Fezé (Senior Industry Specialist, IFC), Greg Garrett (Executive Director, Access to Nutrition Initiative), Brent Wibberley (Senior Food Processing and Fortification Advisor, TechnoServe)

Time: 8:00 AM ET

Happy International Women’s Month! We could not be more excited to share what we have been up to.

Particularly in these challenging times, our team at Value for Women is doubling-down on our mission to create more and better opportunities for millions of women in emerging economies—as leaders, employees, and consumers.

Our team have witnessed firsthand for over 12 years the transformational impact of gender inclusion in businesses. And through our new ecosystem builder initiative, we are reaching SMEs to inspire them to take action on gender inclusion.

It has been just over a month since we launched our #SMEsForWomen campaign and our Inclusive Action Awards, which celebrates SMEs in emerging markets leading the way in gender practices. It’s been inspiring to see so many SMEs sharing their journey around inclusion.

To further discuss incentives for SMEs and share more about our cash awards, we are delighted to announce a stellar panel of leaders from Acumen, BII and our own Value for Women team, to discuss these and other topics in an informal Q&A webinar.

We would love to see as many as you there!

Time: 8:00 AM ET