Feed the Future is holding a discussion among stakeholders on July 30to explore how we can mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on global food, nutrition and water security, including through improved coordination between humanitarian and development actors and actions.
Country-specific data and examples from implementing partners, ACDI/VOCA, DAI, CORUS International, Helen Keller International, as well as a representative from the USAID Ethiopia mission will inform our discussion.
Speakers include:
- Trey Hicks, Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (alter ego for the Associate Administrator for Relief, Response and Resilience), USAID
- Maura Barry, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security (alter ego for the Assistant to the Administrator), USAID
- Max Primorac, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator (alter ego for the Assistant to the Administrator) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, USAID
- Greg Collins, Deputy Assistant Administrator and USAID Resilience Coordinator, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, USAID
Featuring a discussion with:
- Muhammad Nurul Amin Siddiquee, Chief of Party of Feed the Future Bangladesh Livestock Production for Improved Nutrition, ACDI/VOCA Country Representative
- Euphresia Luseka, Water Governance and Policy Specialist, DAI
- Wendi Bevins, Resilience Technical Advisor, CORUS International
- Pooja Pandey Rana, Deputy Chief of Party, Helen Keller International
- Representative from USAID Ethiopia
USAID also will be unveiling a new platform during the meeting that will allow for stakeholders to share learning, data, impacts and reports on COVID-19.
The discussion will be July 30 from 8:30-10 a.m. Eastern Time.