Digital Digest: Identifying vulnerability to household food insecurity
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About this event
The last few weeks have heightened inequalities in the UK and shone a spotlight on issues surrounding children's access to food. During this challenging time, we explore what options there are to protect every child's nutrition and how this might be introduced and implemented.
Sustain, the alliance for better food and farming, and the Mayor's Fund for London, a pan-London children's charity championing social mobility for young Londoners, have brought together leaders from across the industry to discuss ways in which we can tackle food insecurity and champion children’s right to food through our work.
Over the next few weeks, our Digital Digest series will bring you thoughts and opinions from experts in their fields and webinars discussing some of the key food issues we’re facing right now. Join us weekly to spend an hour looking at different issues associated with children's right to food, particularly in the UK, with a variety of speakers who will explore the issue from diverse angles.
In this webinar we will hear from:
Dr Dianna Smith, Lecturer in Geographical Information Systems, University of Southampton. Dianna will give a brief introduction to the topic of food insecurity measures as well as an update on her COVID-19 related work.
Brian Scott, Development Manager, Glasgow Disability Alliance. Brian will talk about the household food insecurity faced by disabled people and its links to poverty and structural barriers. How some disabled people are unable to access sources of support that aim to address and alleviate food insecurity during Covid-19 and at other time. He will also give some advice for engaging with disabled people and meeting their access and support needs.
Zoe McIntyre, Project Manager, Food Foundation. Zoe will take us through the latest data that the Food Foundation have gathered on COVID-19 related household food insecurity and what needs to happen to tackle this.
Barry Fong, Senior Research and Statistical Analyst, Greater London Authority. Barry will be talking about what the Survey of Londoners findings told us about household food insecurity in children across London.
The event will be chaired by Clara Widdison the head of social inclusion for the Mayors Fund for London.
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Organiser Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming
Organiser of Digital Digest: Identifying vulnerability to household food insecurity
Sustain advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity.
We represent around 100 national public interest organisations working at international, national, regional and local level.
