What We Do | USAID Advancing Nutrition

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

Capacity Strengthening

Early Childhood Development

Food Systems

Knowledge Management

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Nutrition and Health Systems

Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts

Social and Behavior Change and Gender

Activities

Browse a selection of 3 activities from our Focus Area technical teams.

Person holding a cap from a large pill bottle with a large number of iron folic acid pills in it.

Rapid Assessment of the Vitamin A and Folic Acid Supply Chain in Niger

Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Nutrition and Health Systems

In February 2023, a workshop convened key stakeholders in Niger to develop recommendations and guidelines to improve access to vitamin A and iron-folic acid in health facilities.

Photo: a woman in a vegetable field with a child on her back

Learning from Social Norms Research in Reproductive Health

Social and Behavior Change and Gender

Understanding and responding to social norms is critical for achieving nutrition goals. The Passages Project legacy webinar shared a wealth of resources and lessons from implementation research on social norms to achieve sustained improvements in…

Mother sitting with her toddler sitting on her lap, both are in a group of people sitting down outside.

Partnering with Nutrition Actors in Niger to Refine SBC Quality Tools and Increase Micronutrient Intake

Social and Behavior Change and Gender

Young children, adolescent girls, and pregnant and lactating women in rural Niger are at high risk for inadequate intake of multiple micronutrients, especially vitamin A and iron.