Scoop situation - Field Exchange - Emergency Nutrition Network

Invite to submit material to Field ExchangeMany people underestimate the value oftheir individual field experiences and howsharing them can benefit others working inthe field. At ENN, we are keen to broaden thescope of individuals and agencies thatcontribute material for publication and tocontinue to reflect current field activities andexperiences in emergency nutrition.Many of the articles you see in Field Exchangebegin as a few lines in an email or an ideashared with us. Sometimes they exist as aninternal report that hasn’t been sharedoutside an agency. The editorial team at FieldExchange can support you in write-up andhelp shape your article for publication.To get started, just drop us a line. Ideally,send us (in less than 500 words) your ideasfor an article for Field Exchange, and anysupporting material, e.g. an agency report.Tell us why you think your field articlewould be of particular interest to FieldExchange readers. If you know of others whoyou think should contribute, pass this on –especially to government staff and localNGOs who are underrepresented in ourcoverage.Send this and your contact details to:Marie McGrath, Sub-editor/Field Exchange,email: marie@ennonline.netMail to: ENN, 32 Leopold Street, Oxford,OX4 1PX, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1865 324996Fax: +44 (0)1865 324997Editorial teamDeirdre HandyMarie McGrathJeremy ShohamOffice SupportRupert GillDan GeorgeSarah FosterMatt ToddDesignOrna O’Reilly/Big Cheese Design.comWebsitePhil WilksContributors forthis issueCaroline WilkinsonChloe AngoodNicky DentOdile OberlinYara SfeirFathia AbdallahPaul SpiegelAnn BurtonMarian SchilperoordEmmanuel MandalaziNaomi TilleySaul GuerreroMamane ZeilaniZita Weise PrinzoPicturesacknowledgementDianne StevensCaroline WilkinsonSir YoungLucia ElmiFilippo DibariAndy SealWFP Photo LibraryChloe AngoodNicky DentCecile BizouerneO AboubacrineLaura LopezClaire MartinOliver DegommeOn the coverWomen with their undernourishedchildren, in the village ofBarmou, gather and wait toreceive food distributed by WFPat the distribution centersthroughout Niger’s hardest hitareas.WFP/Martin Specht, Niger, 2005.The opinions reflected in FieldExchange articles are those ofthe authors and do not necessarilyreflect those of their agency(where applicable).Field Exchangesupported by:The Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN)grew out of a series of interagency meetings focusing onfood and nutritional aspects of emergencies. The meetingswere hosted by UNHCR and attended by a number of UNagencies, NGOs, donors and academics. The Network is theresult of a shared commitment to improve knowledge, stimulatelearning and provide vital support and encouragementto food and nutrition workers involved in emergencies. TheENN officially began operations in November 1996 and haswidespread support from UN agencies, NGOs, and donorgovernments. The network aims to improve emergency foodand nutrition programme effectiveness by:• providing a forum for the exchange of field levelexperiences• strengthening humanitarian agency institutional memory• keeping field staff up to date with current research andevaluation findings• helping to identify subjects in the emergency food andnutrition sector which need more research.The main output of the ENN is a tri-annual publication,FieldExchange, which is devoted primarily to publishing fieldlevel articles and current research and evaluation findingsrelevant to the emergency food and nutrition sector.The main target audience of the publication are food andnutrition workers involved in emergencies and thoseresearching this area. The reporting and exchange of fieldlevel experiences is central to ENN activities.The TeamJeremy Shoham (Field Exchange technical editor) andMarie McGrath (Field Exchange production/assistant editor)are both ENN directors.Rupert Gill is ENN officemanager and fundraiser,based in Oxford.Matt Todd is the ENNfinancial manager,overseeing the ENNaccounting systems,budgeting and financialreporting.Dan George is the ENNfinance assistant, workingpart-time in Oxford.Orna O’ Reilly designsand produces all ofENN’s publications.Phil Wilks managesENN’s websiteThe Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) is a registered charity in theUK (charity registration no: 1115156) and a company limited byguarantee and not having a share capital in the UK (company registrationno: 4889844)Registered address: 32, Leopold Street, Oxford, OX4 1TW, UKENN Directors/Trustees: Marie McGrath, Jeremy Shoham, BruceLaurence, Nigel Milway, Victoria Lack, Arabella Duffield34