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Speaker Alan Brody, PhD, will talk about his Fall 2010 trip to Malawi and the wheels set in motion to help a people help themselves. In fall 2010, Alan Brody was a consultant in Malawi where he worked with colleagues to develop a nutrition communication strategy. Their plan focused on how to mobilize wide-scale action to disseminate knowledge and resources for the 'one thousand days' nutrition initiatives. These initiatives highlight the importance of nutrition during the nine months' pre-natal period and the first two years of life - proper nutrition is a key component in human development as well as an indicator of progress toward the Millennium Development Goals and, more broadly, national development and international equity. Brody was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana for nearly eight years between 1968-1978, with assignments in education, journalism, public health, rural business development and agricultural communication. He earned his Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Communication from UI in 1984, and went on to work with UNICEF from 1984-2006 in Nigeria, Turkey, Afghanistan, China and Swaziland. His professional field is communication for development. Much of his work with UNICEF was on the 'Child Survival and Development Revolution' that, since its launching in 1983, has prevented tens of millions of unnecessary child deaths. Brody taught a course at Iowa as a 'Distinguished Visiting Professional' in the fall of 1999. The Iowa City Foreign Relations Council (ICFRC) is a non-profit community organization that seeks to promote understanding of international issues by hosting community forums with informed speakers from around the world. ICFRC is housed within and supported in part by International Programs at the University of Iowa. International Programs, your global intersection, connects students, faculty, staff, and the Iowa community to the world. Visit the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council online for more information.