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In December 2012, 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 Kampala, Uganda. This three-day, program-driven learning workshop…
Micronutrient deficiency continues to undermine public health and prosperity in developing countries. Food fortification and supplementation have been effective at addressing these problems, but millions of smallholder farm families have limited access to these interventions.
Executive SummaryEvidence-based nutrition interventions exist that can positively
USAID | Guatemala is actively supporting the coordination of development initiatives under Feed the Future, bringing agriculture and nutrition partners together through the newly-created Western Highlands Integrated Program (WHIP). Strategy development, procurement principles, and close partner…
One of the Global Nutrition Targets from the World Health Assembly (WHA) is to halve the number of women of reproductive age affected by anemia by 2025.
Global Handwashing Day, celebrated every year on October 15th, is dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.
Bangladesh has seen a surge in the number of Internet users, but for many people in the country, the use of Internet is limited to Facebook. With this in mind, SPRING/Bangladesh has launched its own Facebook page.
SPRING joined the Government of Bangladesh, USAID, and other partners on the ground to mark Global Handwashing Day.Read more
In Uganda, we worked with the Ugandan government, UN agencies, and USAID implementing partners to develop the National Advocacy and Communication Strategy in support of the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan, under the auspices of the UNAP Secretariat in the Office of the Prime Minister.
IntroductionThe Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement’s 2013 Progress Report pointed to the importance of in-country resource availability and mobilizatio
Having appropriate budget support is necessary for planned activities to meet their intended goals. The budgeting process allows policymakers, implementers, and decisionmakers to prioritize areas they view as important. Figure 1 outlines the basic budget process, which often begins well before a…