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 5 activities from our Focus Area technical teams.

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Improving Impact and Sustainability of Social and Behavior Change for Nutrition in Fragile Contexts

Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts Social and Behavior Change and Gender

Resources and tools to support USAID Resilience and Food Security Activity (RFSA) activities implement quality SBC for greater impact and sustainability of multi-sectoral programs.

Nutrition-Sensitive Agricultural Interventions in Complex Emergencies

Food Systems Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts Improving Women and Children’s Diets in Emergency Contexts

Women and children in complex emergencies are at high risk for malnutrition, poor health outcomes, and food insecurity. USAID Advancing Nutrition set out to better understand how nutrition-sensitive agriculture contributes to improved outcomes…

Complementary Feeding in Emergencies

Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts Improving Women and Children’s Diets in Emergency Contexts

Children aged 6-23 months are most susceptible to malnutrition. Optimal complementary feeding is critical during this time to promote growth and cognitive development. At this age, children require breastmilk and safe and diverse foods to meet…

Strengthening Programming with Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements

Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts Optimizing Food Assistance Modalities

USAID Advancing Nutrition supported USAID to improve the design and implementation of programs implementing lipid-based nutrient supplements.

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USAID’s Modality Decision Tool Nutrition Supplement

Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts Optimizing Food Assistance Modalities

Providing an additional tool for implementing partner decision-making in selecting resource transfer modalities to enhance nutrition outcomes through the Supplemental Nutrition emergency sub-sector.