Search Results
SPRING/Ghana developed a series of videos to facilitate counseling for infant and young child feeding. This video demonstrates how to make enriched porridge for feeding children 6-8 months old.
This October, SPRING participated in the 2016 Micronutrient Forum Global Conference, a space for global researchers and practitioners to collaborate on promoting scale-up and sustainability of evidence-based program
Women attend a C-IYCF support group meeting in Niger
Ramata has just given birth to a baby girl named Youmali in Gayéri, the East region of Burkina Faso. Convinced by health workers who advised her to practice exclusive breastfeeding (LAM method), Ramata immediately nurses her newborn baby.
Meeting of a C‐IYCF support group in Benue
Community‐based infant and young child feeding (IYCF) promotion, counseling, and support has been acknowledged as one of the key pillars of IYCF strategies in many countries.
Field practice during health worker training
Evaluating the Nigeria Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package: Design Overview
Noreen Mucha, Independent ConsultantMany countries have acknowled
Photo credit: Rafael Perez-Escamilla, Y
Photo credit: Sascha Lamstein, SPRINGWomen’s
From November 1 – 2, 2016, SPRING/Ghana hosted visitors from USAID/Ghana and USAID/DC for a visit to Karaga District in the Northern Region and Bawku West District in the Upper East Region.
In the November 2016 Ag2Nut Call, Matthias Jäger, Markets and Value Chain Expert, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) / CGIAR, presented findings from a pilot project in Kenya and Uganda, aimed at improving the diets of vulnerable rural and urban consumers through…
In November 2016, representatives from the Government of Nigeria, USAID, international NGOs, and civil society organizations gathered for a final meeting to celebrate the achievements and lessons learned through the SPRING project.
In November 2016, representatives from the Government of Nigeria, USAID, international NGOs, and civil society organizations gathered for a final meeting to celebrate the achievements and lessons learned through the SPRING project.
Community-based infant and young child feeding (C-IYCF) promotion, counseling, and support has been acknowledged as one of the key pillars for improving nutritional status during the critical first 1,000 days.
In the November 2016 Ag2Nut Call, Matthias Jäger, Markets and Value Chain Expert, International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) / CGIAR, presented findings from a pilot project in Kenya and Uganda, aimed at improving the diets of vulnerable rural and urban consumers through increased consu
Only highly contaminated nuts or kernels may show clear signs of aflatoxin contamination, making sorting a challenge.
Extension professionals are fully committed to improving rural livelihoods and strengthening communities, but there is still a great need across the board to better integrate gender and nutrition into their services.