SPRING/Ghana aimed to reduce stunting by 20 percent in two regions—Northern Region and Upper East Region. Working in 15 districts within these two regions, SPRING/Ghana’s activities included anemia reduction, infant and young child nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene; aflatoxin reduction; community video; and support to the LEAP 1000 cash transfers.
SPRING/Ghana defined its activities through the 1,000 Day Household approach, which targeted households with pregnant women and children 2 years of age and younger. This approach synthesized each intervention area into a holistic approach designed to support the ability of the1,000 day household to care for and support the 1,000 day child.
SPRING’s main partners in Ghana included Ghana Health Services, the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, the Ghana LEAP Project, UNICEF, and RING.
SPRING/Ghana
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Activities
Activities | February 2015
Country Experiences Implementing the District Assessment Tool for Anemia (DATA)
News
January 2016
SPRING, USAID's Bureau for Food Security, and Bureau for Global Health hosted the Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategy Global Learning & Evidence Exchange (MSN-GLEE), West Africa from January 19 to 21, 2016, in Accra, Ghana. Staff from the USAID Bureau ...
April 2015
“Collaborating for Results” is the name of a recent agricultural meeting that brought together project and thought leaders to foster dialogue on innovative ways to effectively collaborate toward greater results and to facilitate the achievement of th...
May 2016
The regions in the north of Ghana have a high prevalence of anemia among children under five, and pregnant and non-pregnant women of reproductive age. Recognizing the limited anemia screening capacity at Ghana Health Service (GHS) facilities, USAID, ...
Media
Infographics | September 2017
SPRING/Ghana: Engaging Communities to Improve Nutrition through the 1,000-Day Household Approach
Publications
Job Aids and Tools | July 2017
SPRING around the Web
Blog summaries | August 2017
Improving Nutrition, One Latrine at a Time: WASH 1,000 Strategy in Ghana Takes Hold
Blog summaries | January 2018
More Than Just Irrigation: The Role of Water in Agriculture and Nutrition