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 94 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.

USAID Advancing Nutrition Leads Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Efforts in Kenya

In Kenya, USAID Advancing Nutrition led policy customization, enhanced multisector planning at the subnational level, and strengthened government-led nutrition coordination.

Group of health workers watching a trainer show them how to work with a newborn in a classroom.

Improving Quality of Nutrition Service Delivery: A Call to Action to Strengthen the Nutrition Content in Pre-Service Training

Capacity Strengthening Nutrition and Health Systems

USAID Advancing Nutrition held a virtual meeting with stakeholders from six countries to discuss ways to enhance nutrition components of pre-service training for frontline health workers.

Village Savings and Loans Association /Mother to Mother Support Groups(VSLA/MTMSGs) in a cooking demonstration of the preparation of soya meal outdoors.