In June 2016, SPRING and Digital Green began conducting concept testing in two regions in Niger in preparation for developing a series of community videos. Concept testing is a means of involving audiences in production and ensuring videos are adapted to the local context. This, in turn, increases the likelihood of community uptake of the promoted behaviors.
In June 2016, SPRING conducted trainings in partnership with Digital Green on the production and dissemination of community videos in Senegal. SPRING/Digital Green provided video production training to 15 participants from community radio stations and other partners including Caritas, Symbiose, FEPROMAS, and ADAK.
The creation and use of tippy taps to promote handwashing was incorporated into SPRING training in gardening, essential nutrition actions/essential hygiene actions (ENA/EHA), and community-led total sanitation (CLTS).
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 preventing undernutrition.
SPRING/Mali officially launched in December 2014 with the support of our lead implementing partner, Helen Keller International (HKI).
As part of our work to improve the nutritional status of women of reproductive age, pregnant and lactating women, and children under two years of age in Mali, SPRING promoted adoption of essential nutrition and essential hygiene actions (ENA/EHA). We adapted the 2008 Government of Mali-approved essential nutrition actions policy to include EHA, building a curriculum for training facility staff and community agents.
| Acronym List | |
|---|---|
| CDO | community development officer |
| CLTS | community led total sanitation |
| DWST | district water and sanitation team |
| GES | Ghana Education Service |
| EHO | environmental health officer |
| SBCC | social behav |
In West Africa, understanding the local context is an important first step towards building more resilient communities to mitigate the impact of the Ebola emergency on food security and nutrition.
In tandem with the Kyrgyz Association of Village Health Committees, SPRING works through an existing network of “Community Activists,” the primary infrastructure in many communities for awareness raising and the dissemination of social messages. SPRING orients the Activists on a different nutrition-related theme (e.g.
