Comprehensive Costing in Micronutrient Supplementation
A community health worker shows a mother the MNP adherence calendar, Namutumba, Uganda.
Community
SPRING Shares Experiences with Hemoglobin Measurement and Engaging Men for Nutrition at CORE Group
The CORE Group’s annual Global Health Practitioner Conference was held June 4th – 7th, 2018 in Bethesda, Maryland. This year, the conference was centered on the theme “Community Health Action for the Humanitarian-Development Nexus.” Three SPRING staff members attended the conference, with two of them delivering presentations on SPRING’s work and lessons learned.
SPRING Places in Top Three for Zilient’s 2017 Resilience Awards
SPRING’s community-led video approach to improve nutrition in Niger and Burkina Faso received over 6,000 votes in Zilient’s 2017 Resilience Awards, earning it a third place finish among over 40 submissions.
SPRING worked with key populations in the African Sahel to create locally owned and operated video production "hubs" that produced video messaging to encourage improved nutrition and hygiene behaviors.
Using Farming Families’ Perspectives to Inform Recommended Priority Practices
Executive Summary
Introduction
There is growing recognition in the nutrition community that, to effectively address undernutrition, interventions must go beyond addressing the immediate (nutrition-specific) causes of undernutrition, such as breastfeeding and dietary diversity, to also address underlying (nutrition-sensitive)
SPRING/Ghana Hosts Learning Event Reflecting on the Life of the Project
On September 7, SPRING/Ghana hosted a Learning and Sharing Event to reflect on the life of the project. Staff shared project successes, lessons learned, and recommendations for moving forward with USAID, Ghanaian officials, and local NGOs.
Read more about the event in our news item.