To commemorate World Breastfeeding Week 2016, SPRING staff in Kyrgyz Republic and community leaders in the town of Kara Kul, held a community gathering that connected local health workers and families to raise awareness around the multiple benefits of optimal breastfeeding practices, including exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months and continued breastfeeding to 2 years and beyond.
Authors: David Amissah Nunoo, SPRING/Ghana WASH Advisor, JSI and Stephen Sara, SPRING/Ghana WASH Specialist, Save the Children
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) invited SPRING/Bangladesh to present on Farmer Nutrition Schools and its experience towards improved household nutrition at the Policies against Hunger XII conference. Hosted by BMEL, the conference took place from June 22-24, 2016, and brought together 350 high-level participants from across the globe to address key aspects of food security and nutrition.
IFPRI and Concern Worldwide, May 2016.
Africa RISING Ethiopia, March 2016.
SPRING helps bring health care within reach for many families in Southern Bangladesh through partnerships with the USAID-DFID NHSDP.
SPRING has helped in bringing health care within reach for many families in Southern Bangladesh. Through its partnership with the USAID-DFID NGO Health Service Delivery Project (NHSDP), affectionately known as “Surjer Hashi”, SPRING is helping bring health care to the doorstep of remote rural communities. Through this partnership, health services that were previously inaccessible to these vulnerable rural communities have now been made accessible.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2016
Food and Nutrition Bulletin, January 2016
