Implementing USAID’s Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy: A Platform for Promoting Coordination and Collaboration Among Partners and Across Sectors
SPRING, May 2016
Nutrition-specific
Photos from the Pathways to Better Nutrition Nepal National and District Dissemination Events
SPRING held three district- and one national-level dissemination events in Nepal to present final results from the Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) Case Study, which focused on Nepal’s implementation of a national nutrition action plan: The Multi-Sector Nutrition Plan (MSNP).
Essential Nutrition and Hygiene Actions in Mali
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.
SPRING’s Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Study Findings Presented in Kathmandu
SPRING released findings from the multi-sectoral Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) Case Study during a national event in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 20th, 2016. The National Planning Commission (NPC) chaired the event. There were over 60 participants representing multiple government ministries, donors, UN groups, civil society, academia, and the private sector.
SPRING’s Community Radio Partners in Senegal
The SPRING/Senegal team visited the project’s community radio partners in the Kaolack, Kaffrine, and Fatick regions. Discussions focused on radio’s role in disseminating SPRING’s nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive messages, as well as devising reliable methods for estimating the geographic coverage and the size of the audience reached with radio broadcasts.
Supporting National Level Nutrition Efforts
SPRING supported the development and finalization of the National Technical Guideline on Anemia Prevention and Treatment and subsequent protocols.
SPRING Conducts Nutrition Assessment in Post-Ebola Guinea
SPRING recently conducted a nutrition assessment in Guinea to contribute to post Ebola virus disease (EVD) response efforts. Before the Ebola outbreak, Guinea faced chronically high levels of undernutrition and food insecurity. About 26 percent of children 0-59 months are chronically malnourished in Guinea, and about one-third of the population is food insecure.
SUN Annual Progress Report
Scaling Up Nutrition Movement, November 2015
SPRING Conducts Nutrition Assessment in Post-Ebola Guinea
In response to the Guinea Ebola outbreak, SPRING conducted a nutrition assessment to provide insights into nutrition status.
ENGINE Project Intervention Documentaries
ENGINE, September 2015