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 24 activities from our Focus Area technical teams.

Three mothers holding their small children, while they are smiling outside

Establishing a Women’s Diets Learning Agenda

Food Systems Diet Quality Measurement Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Evidence Generation Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Adolescent Nutrition

The project aims to generate global learning, evidence, and innovative practices on how to improve women’s diets.

Man has been paid cash for his cows at a market and showing off those earnings

Understanding and Identifying Innovative Mechanisms to Finance Food Systems and Improve Diets

Food Systems Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Verifying the Nutritious Food Financing Facility presents a viable mechanism for agri-food enterprises in LMICs to increase their access to financing and nutritious foods.

Harnessing Dietary Data to Strengthen Large-Scale Food Fortification Programming around the World

Food Systems Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Micronutrient Measurement

Clear and practical assessment methods and reliable data for decision-making will inform and guide large-scale food fortification programming, particularly by USAID Missions and partners.

Tohnlo Women’s Association in cassava farming in order to increase the crop’s production and profitability

Engaging Youth in Food Systems to Improve Nutrition Outcomes

Food Systems

USAID Advancing Nutrition will conduct a study to explore how youth are engaged in food systems to guide future opportunities to improve nutrition.

Two women preparing greens and veggies for meals in a local market

Generating Demand for Healthy Diets

Food Systems Consumer Demand for Healthy Diets Social and Behavior Change and Gender

Melding private sector and social marketing best practices to promote healthy diets.

A group of people sitting around a conference table actively discuss nutrition topics.

USAID Advancing Nutrition Leads Multi-Sectoral Co-creation Initiative in Kenya

Capacity Strengthening Food Systems Nutrition and Health Systems

The national and county-level plans developed through the co-creation initiative continue to inform sector priorities and various policy documents supported by USAID Advancing Nutrition.