We found 10 results
Pathways for Improved Nutrition Outcomes for the Ultra-Poor
This brief summarizes the learning from USAID Nawiri’s experience in adapting a poverty graduation model to incorporate nutrition-specific and -sensitive approaches and among ultra-poor households.
Strengthening Market Systems to Shield Community Livelihoods from Adverse Effects of COVID-19
This brief summarizes USAID Nawiri’s activities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that were strategically integrated and layered to support safe, uninterrupted access to essential health and nutrition services, as well as markets for food, essential goods, and income.
Market Systems Context Including the Role and Potential of the Private Sector; Implications for Addressing Acute Malnutrition in Kenya’s Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs)
This market assessment included a desk review and qualitative research with private sector and other actors. The aim was to improve USAID Nawiri’s understanding of nutritious food value chain dynamics and their functionality for household access.
Building Resilient Markets in Food Systems
USAID Nawiri explored local food markets to inform approaches to strengthen local and regional food systems to improve households’ ability to access safe, affordable, and nutritious foods year-round.
Methods and Approaches for Extending Dry Season Lactation in Livestock in Samburu and Turkana Counties: Milk Availability Study
Milk has been integral to pastoralist nutrition for centuries, and its importance to child health is well established. USAID Nawiri conducted this study to identify practical approaches to extend dry season lactation in milking animals and increase the availability of milk.
How to Increase Demand, Availability, Accessibility & Consumption of Highly Nutritious Foods
The cost of diet studies looked at what nutritious foods are locally available in the market to inform strategies for improving food production, availability, & access.
Social and Behavior Change
This assessment informed the design of social and behavior change (SBC) activities across the USAID Nawiri program in Isiolo and Marsabit.
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Desk Study
This desk study explored how land access and natural resource management (NRM) policies, institutions, and relationships are changing in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs).