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Based on the data collected in Uganda, Nepal, and Ethiopia, the papers included in this supplement fill a critical gap in evidence regarding multisectoral National Nutrition Action Plans. The studies offer new data and new thinking on how and why governance, effective financial decentralization,…
On November 5th and 6th, SPRING/Uganda exhibited at the Baby and Kids Expo – East Africa.
Effective governance is essential for effective nutrition program implementation. There are additional challenges in launching multisector plans to enhance nutritional status. The present study compares the challenges and opportunities in Ethiopia and Nepal in designing and implementing a…
In 2010, Uganda began developing its first multisectoral nutrition plan, the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan (UNAP), to reduce malnutrition. While the UNAP signals high-level commitment to addressing nutrition, knowledge gaps remain about how to successfully implement such a plan. We tracked the…
The 2011 Uganda Nutrition Action Plan (UNAP) established 2016 maternal and child nutrition targets. However, there is a lack of routine district-level data collection to assess UNAP implementation. The NIL collected serial household-level survey data (n = 3600) in 6 districts, including 2 UNAP…
Background: Nepal has a long tradition of designing good multisectoral nutrition policy. However, success of policy implementation has varied. More evidence on how to successfully carry out multisector nutrition policy is needed.
Objective: We tracked the influence of Nepal’s multisectoral…
Background: Global commitments to nutrition have supported calls for better evidence to support effective investments at national level. However, too little attention has so far been paid to the role of governance in achieving impacts.
Objective: This article explores the ways by which the…
SPRING, Digital Green, and VARRAT conducted formative research into nutrition-specific maternal, infant, and young children nutrition (MIYCN),
Community radio programming using SPRING’s multi-channel approach was at the center of a recent community day in Thiarre Commune in the village of Thiokomaty, Senegal.
MCSP advocates for greater attention to major and neglected barriers to optimal maternal and young child nutrition. Through different sectors and influential community members, MCSP works to identify new channels to increase the reach and scale-up of nutrition interventions within countries.
SPRING and MCSP co-chaired the first meeting of the Multi-Sectoral Anemia Task Force on November 28, 2016. The meeting featured presentations on the Task Force’s history and renewed efforts, the Accelerated Reduction Efforts on Anaemia Community of Practice (AREA CoP), an overview of anemia, and…
This infographic shows the Bangladesh's continued growth in reach and impact during project year 5 (FY 2016).
In the December 2016 Ag2Nut Community Call, participants heard from Dr. Florence Egal, who spoke on urban food system policy.
ApproachUsing value chain mapping and semi-structured interviews with value chain actors, SPRING conducted an adapted value chain analysis of fish and pumpkin to examine constraints and enablers to nutrition-sensitive agriculture.
What is TIPs?SPRING/Sierra Leone recently used Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs)—a qualitative research methodology—to select improved WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) and nutrition behaviors in consultation wi
What Were We Looking For?SPRING/Sierra Leone conducted four barrier analysis surveys in 15 communities, across three chiefdoms in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone, to identify “behavioral determinants” (factors t
In 2016, SPRING conducted a number of assessments to inform behavior change strat
On November 7, 2016, SPRING/Sierra Leone and Helen Keller International (HKI) hosted a learning event in Lumley Beach, Sierra Leone, to share findings from three assessments conducted in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone.