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<v Narrator>Since 2003, BCG has been proud to partner</v>

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with the world's largest humanitarian agency,

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the Nobel Prize-winning World Food Programme.

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Over 400 BCGers have worked with WFP

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on 150 projects in over 30 countries worldwide.

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BCG has enhanced effectiveness across strategic,

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operational, and organizational issues,

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helping to meet urgent food needs

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and to develop longer-term solutions to hunger

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and food insecurity.

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We've applied the concept of smart simplicity

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to the urgent and complex task of child stunting,

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caused by chronic hunger,

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and we've started to see change where it matters,

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on the ground.

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<v ->If your child is stunted,</v>

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and that will happen between the age of nought and two,

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they will be cognitively impaired, more susceptible

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to non-communicable diseases for the rest of their life,

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and it has actually a pretty significant 10% to 12% impact

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on economic development.

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It's a very real problem, it's called hidden hunger,

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and it's not something we see very much

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in the Western world.

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<v ->The goal of the stunting free model was to really develop</v>

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an innovative approach that really helps address

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the prevalent stunting rates, not just in Rwanda,

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but it can also be applied to other developing countries

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and other countries where the stunting is a key issue.

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This really is a good opportunity to be able to contribute

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to improving the quality of life and longevity

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of millions of children.

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(children sing)

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<v Narrator>Founded in 2015 by former BCG project leader</v>

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Bernhard Kowatsch, WFP's innovation accelerator identifies,

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nurtures, and scales disruptive startups

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and innovations to end global hunger.

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In 2020, its innovations directly impacted

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the lives of two million people

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and indirectly affected many more across the globe.

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<v ->Globally still, 690 million people suffer from hunger.</v>

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So, we need more innovations and new ideas.

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We've benefited a lot from BCG's experience

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in the innovation space,

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but also technology in digital world.

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We also benefit from the individual passion

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of the team members that come and work on our projects

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that help us reach the goal of zero hunger globally.

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<v Narrator>BCG has worked with WFP</v>

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to transform organizational processes,

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from planning and decision making,

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to fundraising and grantmaking,

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to knowledge management and human resources and more,

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resulting in better efficiency and increased impact.

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<v ->I saw two areas of tangible impact.</v>

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The first is freeing up

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WFPers time

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as well as resources to focus on what they do best,

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being at the frontline of operations

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to benefit beneficiaries.

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And our project ensured that every incremental dollar

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and people's time was used towards that.

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The other type of impact I saw was more internal

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and cultural to WFP.

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I saw how if you could use data to make sure

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that people from across the organization,

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regardless of whether you're an area office in Uganda

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or headquarters in Rome,

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you're able to see how your work links to the ultimate goal

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of ending hunger by 2030.

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<v Narrator>BCG Gamma, our dedicated, advanced analytics</v>

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and data sciences team, and BCG consultants,

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have helped WFP transform from a traditional

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relief organization into one that deploys leading-edge,

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data-driven solutions to work more impactfully

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with other NGOs and governments.

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<v ->We supported WFP in accelerating their efforts in</v>

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delivering social safety nets for vulnerable population.

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The objective was to leverage advanced analytics

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and advanced modeling techniques

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to help them build the right, most compelling arguments

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for governments and donors to accelerate this effort.

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In one of the countries where WFP operates,

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we were able to very quickly quantify the impact

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that the COVID-19 crisis has had

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over the vulnerable population

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at a very, very granular level.

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We were able to identify what types of households

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were impacted, where do they live,

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to which extent were they impacted,

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and the amount of support that would be needed

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for them to support them through the crisis.

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<v Narrator>BCG looks forward to working with WFP</v>

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to bring the best of its capabilities

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in organizational excellence,

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innovation, digital, analytics,

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and data to enhance WFP's leading position

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as a provider of humanitarian aid.

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<v ->Our partnership with the World Food Programme,</v>

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it's all about our joint commitment to delivering

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impact at a scale.

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In this case, by bringing innovative solutions,

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resources, and hope to people and communities

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around the world who need it most urgently.

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We are deeply honored and proud to be working side by side

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with an organization like the World Food Programme.

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<v Narrator>We look forward to our continued partnership</v>

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in the coming decade, working together to alleviate hunger.