News and Features
USAID Advancing Nutrition will present on nutrition social norms and on responsive care and early learning for better nutrition.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
USAID Advancing Nutrition works to improve the nutritional status of women of reproductive age (15 to 49) and children under 5 in the Kyrgyz Republic, with a specific focus on the 1,000-day window of opportunity for preventing malnutrition between the start of a woman’s pregnancy and the child’s second birthday. This report describes the findings of a formative assessment that explored beliefs and dynamics related to diets, care, and hygiene in Batken Oblast.
Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
East Africa and the Sahel’s drylands present a unique context for implementation. Regime instability, climate change, and shifts in traditional pastoral ways of life mean that stakeholders need a new way to view these regions. This brief examines and expands upon UNICEF’s malnutrition causal framework to respond to these changing circumstances. The new framework captures how climate and conflict are essential in gauging the underlying causes of malnutrition in the region.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
Malnutrition among children and women in the Kyrgyz Republic is an urgent problem with negative long-term consequences for socio-economic Development. This three-page fact sheet describes USAID Advancing Nutrition's work with partners in national and local governments to improve the nutritional status of women of reproductive age (ages 15–49) and children under five, with a specific focus on the 1,000-day window of opportunity.
USAID Nutrition Resource Hub
This bilingual fact sheet (English and Portuguese) describes the work of USAID Advancing Nutrition in Mozambique, including project goals, timeline, and partners.
Job Posting
USAID Advancing Nutrition (USAID AN) is seeking a Technical Assessment Consultant in Bangladesh for assessing the pre-service training curriculum of a frontline worker in Bangladesh as part of USAID AN’s test of its newly developed tool, Strengthening Nutrition Competencies for Frontline Workers. The tool is designed to identify areas within the pre-service training curricula of one cadre of frontline health worker where nutrition content can be strengthened and provide recommendations for doing so. The consultant will be expected to:
Job Posting
USAID Advancing Nutrition (USAID AN) is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant in Bangladesh for assessing the pre-service training curriculum of a frontline worker in Bangladesh as part of USAID AN’s test of its newly developed tool, Strengthening Nutrition Competencies for Frontline Workers. The tool is designed to identify areas within the pre-service training curricula of one cadre of frontline health worker where nutrition content can be strengthened and provide recommendations for doing so. The consultant will be expected to:
News and Features
The new Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Design Guide Community of Practice provides members with tailored technical assistance to support facilitation of the Design Guide workshop.
Job Posting
The USAID Advancing Nutrition Project Coordinator, Nutrition and Health Systems (NHS) position is open for recruitment from January 27 - February 10, 2021. The project coordinator can expect to support operational tasks and deliverables including hiring consultants and firms, reviewing budgets, developing detailed implementation plans, tracking deadlines, and coordinating meetings. They may be also asked to contribute to technical activities, including literature reviews, support to research activities, and webinar planning.
Job Posting
JSI/USAID Advancing Nutrition Ghana project invites application from qualified candidates for the position of Nutrition Landscape Mapping Consultant. To access the full copy of the RFP and the detailed application process, please apply through this link.