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The Uganda Nutrition Action Plan 2011–2016 (UNAP) provides a unique opportunity to understand how nutrition policy is translated into action.
SPRING based these recommendations on the findings in this study and refined them by incorporating feedback from stakeholders during national and district dissemination events.
Authors: Schaetzel T; Antal M; Guyon A
In June 2016, SPRING and Digital Green began conducting concept testing in t
In June 2016, SPRING and Digital Green conducted community video concept testing in two regions in Niger. Facilitators used image cards to collect feedback on scenarios for nutrition and hygiene-focused videos from a total of 14 women and 12 men in Droum Kafé and El Kolta villages.
Under the SPRING/Digital Green model, a local NGO partner – VARRAT – working in Keonhjar District of Odisha, has produced 10 videos that showcase key nutrition and hygiene behaviors, often celebrating early adopters of these important nutrition practices.
The SPRING/Mali program closed out on March 31, 2016, after 15 months of work in-country improving nutritional status of women and children, with special emphasis on building resilience in Mali’s Mopti region by treating and preventin
Authors: David Amissah Nunoo, SPRING/Ghana WASH Advisor, JSI and Stephen Sara, SPRING/Ghana WASH Specialist, Save the Children
The Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) Case Studies take an innovative approach to documenting the influence of multi-sectoral national nutrition action plans (NNAPs)
Good governance and policy can create momentum for improved nutrition. But how can countries best move from good nutrition policy to improved nutrition outcomes?
Final results from a two-year, two-country study to help stakeholders understand how nutrition-related activities are prioritized and funded.
Authors: Pomeroy A; D’Agostino A
This report was written for USAID/Haiti and various implementing partners to describe the monitori
How One of Our First Acts of Sharing Builds Healthier Babies, Stronger Families and Sustainable Communities - A JSI Photo Story featuring SPRING
SPRING/Ghana developed a series of videos to facilitate counseling for infant and young child feeding. In this video, a woman demonstrates how to comfortably position a nursing infant using underarm and cradle holds.
In 2013, The Lancet released a series of papers that reviewed progress toward improving nutrition around the globe. In this series, the authors argued that to achieve global targets to reduce undernutrition, a multi-sectoral approach is required—scaling up proven nutrition-specific interventions,…
SPRING and USAID held this global dissemination event to share the results of SPRING's Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) Case Studies.
Global Nutrition Experts Gather to Discuss the Evidence on Effective Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Policy
Around the world, countries are outlining ambitious new strategies for tackling nutrition through a multi-sectoral approach, yet there has been little evidence that these plans actually translate into better nutrition for women and children.
This case study reviews the East, Central, and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC) work on health and nutrition.
Early initiation of breastfeeding increased from 76% to 92% of all moms in Namutumba District, Uganda after SPRING trainings (2013-2015).Please feel free to share on social media with #WBW2016.