USAID Advancing Nutrition develops, curates, packages, and shares multi-sectoral nutrition knowledge to help you stay on top of developments and evidence in global nutrition programming.
Connecting the Pieces: Structuring a Nutrition Learning Network that Lasts
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This learning brief written by the USAID Advancing Nutrition East Africa team outlines Learning Network on Nutrition Surveillance (LeNNS), membership requirements, leadership and network structures, and lessons learned.
Generating Demand in Public Sector Nutrition Programmes: A Way Forward
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Food SystemsBehavior Change for Nutrition
Researchers conducted an online survey and in-depth interviews complemented by a document review to test the appropriateness of the Brand and Marketing Best Practices Framework in the public sector nutrition context. Findings show that the application of private sector techniques requires strengthened capacity and donor support.
Capacity Strengthening for Better Nutrition Outcomes: What Works with Local Partners?
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Capacity StrengtheningBehavior Change for Nutrition
Local organizations in low- and middle-income countries play a critical role in strengthening health systems, responding to humanitarian crises and food insecurity, and addressing the underlying causes of poor health and undernutrition.
Measuring Organizational Growth: Integrating Ownership and Validity for Better Measurement and Stronger Partnerships
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Capacity StrengtheningBehavior Change for Nutrition
Over the last five years, USAID Advancing Nutrition has supported locally-led development through our New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) program, and country-funded activities in Kenya, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mozambique, and the Kyrgyz Republic.
Enhancing National Nutrition Services: Approaches to Systems-Level Capacity Strengthening
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Capacity StrengtheningBehavior Change for Nutrition
Since 2020, USAID Advancing Nutrition has been applying a systems-oriented approach to nutrition programming in Kenya. Our multi-sectoral program strengthened government capacity to improve the health of populations at risk of nutritional deficiencies in three Kenyan counties (subnational)—Kakamega, Kisumu, and Kitui.
Strengthening the Capacity of Local Organizations for Nutrition Outcomes: Learning, Implications for Localization, and Recommendations
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Capacity StrengtheningBehavior Change for Nutrition
Local organizations play a crucial role in improving development outcomes, including nutrition, due to their context-specific knowledge and skills, resources, and networks.
USAID Advancing Nutrition Kyrgyzstan: Jalal-Abad Success Story Video
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Behavior Change for NutritionBreastfeedingEarly Childhood DevelopmentInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionWater, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
USAID Advancing Nutrition Kyrgyzstan: Batken Success Story
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Behavior Change for NutritionBreastfeedingEarly Childhood DevelopmentInfant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Maternal NutritionWater, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
USAID Advancing Nutrition Kenya worked at the national level and in Kisumu, Kakamega, and Kitui counties from August 2020 until September 2023. This video gives an overview of the work that the project accomplished.