Previous studies that explored interventions aimed at improving maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) behaviors primarily focused on the mothers of young children.
Stories pass on information and evoke an emotional and physical response that make them catalytic tools for changing behavior. SPRING has introduced an innovative storytelling approach using community-developed participatory videos to promote high-impact nutrition and hygiene behaviors in India, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Senegal.
In April 2017, SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic and the Kyrgyz tele-radio company, Tumar, organized seven free concerts in seven townships—Jalalabad, Tash-Kumyr, Kara-Kul, Kochkor-Ata, Mailuu-Suu, Shamaldy-Sai, and Naryn—to raise awareness about nutrition and hygiene issues within urban populations.
En s’appuyant sur une collaboration réussie de la vidéo communautaire en Inde avec Digital Green, SPRING a adapté et évalué l’efficacité et l’extensibilité d’une approche de vidéo communautaire facilitée pour promouvoir la nutrition maternelle, infantile et du jeune enfant (MIYCN) et l’hygiène au Niger et au Burkina Faso. Avec les partenaires RISE dans les pays, SPRING a réussi à adapter le modèle de la vidéo communautaire au contexte de la résilience.
Building on a successful community video collaboration in India with Digital Green, SPRING adapted and assessed the effectiveness and scalability of a facilitated community-led video approach to promote maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) and hygiene in Niger and Burkina Faso. With in-country RISE partners, SPRING has achieved success in adapting the community video model to the resilience context.
Building on a successful community video collaboration in India with Digital Green, SPRING adapted and assessed the effectiveness and scalability of a facilitated community-led video approach to promote maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) and hygiene in Niger and Burkina Faso.
In February 2017, SPRING/Guinea and Farm Radio International (FRI) conducted a radio assessment in support of the USAID-funded Strengthening Market-Led Agriculture Research, Technology, and Education (SMARTE) program. The SPRING/FRI assessment identified opportunities where SMARTE can use radio for social and behavior change communication (SBCC) around nutrition-sensitive agriculture activities.
From March 27-30, 2017, over 300 of the world’s leading health experts from nearly 40 countries will convene in Johannesburg, South Africa for the Institutionalizing Community Health Conference (ICHC) 2017. USAID’s multi-sectoral nutrition project, Strengthening Partnerships and Results in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) is a conference sponsor and will present on its innovative work using community-led video for nutrition and strengthening the role of community health workers in the delivery of nutrition services.
As part of its strategy to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women and children under two years of age, SPRING/Senegal employs
The Sahel region of Niger is characterized by rural poverty and undernutrition, exacerbated by chronic climate extremes and associated crop failures. SPRING has been working to support a number of USAID-implementing partners in promoting the adoption of high-impact maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) and hygiene behaviors aimed to reduce endemic malnutrition and stunting in this context. In 2015, SPRING introduced a community video approach, building on earlier tools and guidance developed in collaboration with Digital Green in Odisha, India.