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USAID Advancing Nutrition draws together global nutrition experience to design, implement, and evaluate programs that address the root causes of malnutrition. Working across and through varied sectors, we provide technical support to and implementation of nutrition interventions for USAID and its partners to address the root causes of malnutrition. We also provide technical assistance to USAID to support the implementation of the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy 2014-2025 in the many countries where USAID works.

Explore our Technical Area Spotlights featuring research and tools from USAID and USAID Advancing Nutrition that can help you adopt proven approaches to reduce malnutrition.

Our Focus Areas

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Capacity Strengthening

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Early Childhood Development

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Food Systems

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Knowledge Management

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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

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Nutrition and Health Systems

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Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts

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Social and Behavior Change and Gender

Activities

Browse a selection of 94 activities from our Focus Area technical teams.

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Integrating Responsive Care and Early Learning into Nutrition Services in Ghana: Tools, Resources, and Findings

Early Childhood Development Responsive Care and Early Learning Addendum for IYCF Counseling Counseling

In Ghana, we tested an approach to integrate responsive care and early learning content into existing nutrition counseling services to support improved caregiving practices.

Group of people in a meeting room, wearing masks and reviewing photos of various healthy food on a flip-chart.

The Kyrgyz Republic Module Toolkit for Training Community Health Volunteers

Social and Behavior Change and Gender

Toolkit provides program implementers with training session modules, job aids, and social and behavior change communication materials to promote household nutrition, hygiene, and responsive care.

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Developing a Learning Agenda to Strengthen Counseling within Growth Monitoring and Promotion

Nutrition and Health Systems

USAID and USAID Advancing Nutrition in collaboration with UNICEF, WHO, and GFF developed a learning agenda to strengthen counseling within growth monitoring and promotion services.

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Responsive Care and Early Learning Videos Series

Early Childhood Development Responsive Care and Early Learning Addendum for IYCF Counseling

We developed a series of 10 videos to model and explain responsive care practices and demonstrate good counseling skills.

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Integrating Responsive Care and Early Learning Counseling into Nutrition Services in the Kyrgyz Republic: Tools, Resources, and Findings

Early Childhood Development Responsive Care and Early Learning Addendum for IYCF Counseling Infant and Young Child Feeding Recommendations

In the Kyrgyz Republic, we tested an approach to integrate responsive care and early learning content into existing nutrition counseling services to support improved caregiving practices.

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Lessons and Recommendations for Strengthening the Capacity of Local Organizations Working in Nutrition

Capacity Strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

This learning agenda documents best practices and recommendations related to strengthening the capacity of local organizations working in nutrition.