1000 Days

ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP TO DRIVE GREATER ACTION AND INVESTMENT TO IMPROVE NUTRITION FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

GLOBAL ADVOCACY - 1,000 DAYS FOCUSES ON GALVANIZING GREATER POLITICAL COMMITMENT TO INCREASE RESOURCES AND POLICY ACTIONS DIRECTED TOWARD IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION FROM DONOR GOVERNMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2019, 1,000 DAYS CONTINUED ITS LEADERSHIP OF THE INTERNATIONAL COALITION FOR ADVOCACY ON NUTRITION, A GROUP OF OVER 40 ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS FROM MORE THAN 15 COUNTRIES, WHO COLLECTIVELEY ADVOCATE TO MAJOR GOVERNMENT AND MULTILATERAL DONORS TO SCALE UP FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS AND ALIGN POLICIES TO REACH THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY GLOBAL NUTRITION TARGETS. IN ADDITION, 1,000 DAYS CONTINUED ITS DIRECT EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, BOTH WITH THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND CONGRESS, TO ENCOURAGE MORE AND BETTER U.S. GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT IN GLOBAL NUTRITION. THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED THROUGH DIRECT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AS WELL AS COORDINATION OF A BROAD ARRAY OF U.S. ADVOCACY PARTNERS. 1,000 DAYS IS ALSO A LEADER IN CONDUCTING ADVOCACY FOR IMPROVED POLICIES AND RESOURCE LEVELS DIRECTED TOWARDS ENSURING A GREATER NUMBER OF CHILDREN ARE BREASTFED OPTIMALLY, AND LEADS THIS WORK THROUGH THE GLOBAL BREASTFEEDING COLLECTING COLLECTIVE, ALONG WITH MAJOR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. ACROSS THESE EFFORTS, 1,000 DAYS LEADS A DIVERSE LANDSCAPE OF ADVOCACY AND POLICY PARTNERS AROUND POLICY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

U.S. DOMESTIC ADVOCACY - 1,000 DAYS WORKS TO GALVANIZE MUCH NEEDED ACTION TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES IN MATERNAL AND YOUNG CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION IN THE U.S. IN 2019, 1,000 DAYS FOCUSED ITS EFFORTS ON PROTECTING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF AMERICA'S MOMS AND BABIES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE. 1,000 DAYS ALSO PRIORITIZED THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL PAID FAMILY LEAVE POLICY TO GIVE WOMEN AND CAREGIVERS THE TIME THEY NEED TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN. IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THESE PRIORITIES, 1,000 DAYS ENGAGED IN DIRECT EDUCATION WITH POLICYMAKERS, JOINT COMMUNICATIONS, AND ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF NATIONAL PARTNERS AND ALLIES, AS WELL AS EDUCATED AND ACTIVATED MOMS THEMSELVES TO TAKE ACTION ON THE ISSUES THEY CARE ABOUT MOST. 1,000 DAYS KEEPS MOMS AND BABIES AT THE CENTER OF THEIR WORK, LISTENING TO WOMEN AND SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE FIRST 1,000 DAYS.

PUBLIC EDUCATION - 1,000 DAYS WORKS TO EMPOWER PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO GIVE THEIR KIDS THE HEALTHIEST POSSIBLE START. 1,000 DAYS WORKS WITH LEADING NUTRITION EXPERTS TO COMPILE AND TRANSLATE EVIDENCE-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS ON INFANT AND TODDLER FEEDING INTO PRACTICAL AND ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES FOR TODAY'S MILLENNIAL PARENTS.