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A woman prepares porridge for her baby, and asks her husband to feed the child while she goes out. The husband washes his and his baby’s hands and patiently encourages her to eat, following active/responsive feeding recommendations.
A woman delivers at a health center and breastfeeds her baby immediately after the delivery. The midwife explains the importance of exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months, as well as proper positioning and attachment of the baby.
Zaru visits her friend Aicha, and asks how Aicha is able to combine successfully exclusive breastfeeding with her work. Aicha explains that her family helps to reduce her work load, and her husband ensures Aicha has enough healthy food.
While a woman is separating some food from the family meal for her young child, the community health worker (CHW) stops by. He congratulates the woman for feeding her child diverse foods on a separate plate and encourages her to also pound meat to add to the child’s meal.
Chima runs into her neighbors on the way to the field, and her neighbor, Rakiya, explains that she is carrying a snack to the field for her baby to eat, even though her baby has already had breakfast. Rakiya explains that it is important to feed young children frequently.
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Thanks to the FNS, which is implemented by SPRING, Ms. Shikder is getting more out of her poultry rearing operation after learning new techniques like providing vaccinations for healthier chicks.
Using a group-based learning model, Bangladesh’s Farmer Nutrition Schools (FNS) provide training that enhances access to diversified nutrient-rich vegetables, poultry, and fish for pregnant and lactating women.
In Bangladesh, seven million children suffer from stunting caused by undernutrition, which means that they are unable to develop to their full mental and physical potential. But one health clinic in Bangladesh has become a powerful example for the improvement of nutrition in local communities with…
Sisimpur is the Bangladeshi version of the popular children’s television series Sesame Street.
Sisimpur has collaborated with SPRING/Bangladesh to prepare a live action segment on tippy taps with adolescent children as protagonists to promote hand washing.
Social protection offers a potential link between agricultural programs and nutrition. This online discussion focuses on ongoing programs exploring linkages and synergies between social protection and nutrition.
The impact of agriculture investments on nutrition was shared in this research-to-practice seminar featuring the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition. Presenters discussed their key research questions from Africa and Asia.
The Women’s Empowerment Agriculture Index (WEAI) is a measure meant to capture women’s inclusion in the agricultural sector. This webinar discussed the creation of the WEAI and the importance of women’s empowerment in integrating gender into agricultural programs.
Curbing food waste and reducing meat consumption are among the changes that are needed across the food system to achieve zero hunger by 2030.More extreme weather and a global temperature rise will likely force farmers in south and east Africa to switch from maize to sorghum, millet, and tradition
This blog highlights the need to improve food safety in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly with regard to aflatoxin contamination of staple crops, and how major food processing companies have joined forces with the creation of a non-profit called
Dairy consumption has the potential to improve dietary diversity among smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.
In September 2015, officials and experts met in Tanzania to discuss the future of food fortification and its potential in nutrition programs.
In March 2013, the SPRING project hosted an Agriculture and Nutrition Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (AgN-GLEE) event entitled Strengthened and Sustainable Linkages among Agriculture, Economic Growth, and Nutrition in Bangkok, Thailand. This three-day learning workshop focused on…
The ENGINE Project has launched a YouTube channel, with videos detailing its programs and explaining some of the outcomes of their nutrition-specific interventions, homestead gardening interventions and strategies such as Social and Behavior Change Communication and Capacity Building.