HIV/AIDS

SPRING/Nigeria Celebrates Achievements in Close Out Event

In November 2016, representatives from the Government of Nigeria, USAID, international NGOs, and civil society organizations gathered for a final meeting to celebrate the achievements and lessons learned through the SPRING project. Active in Nigeria with PEPFAR funding since June 2012, SPRING/Nigeria operated with the goal of reducing maternal and child undernutrition.

Addressing the Nutrition and Hygiene Needs of Adolescents and Children in Nigeria

An artistic depiction of children at play.

Adolescent girls aged 12-17 review illustrations conveying information on dietary diversity during concept testing for nutrition and hygiene activities included in a training package geared towards OVCs.

Since 2012, SPRING/Nigeria has worked with 5 PEPFAR implementing partners (STEER, SMILE, ARFH, HIFAS, and WEWE) and civil society organizations (CSO) to roll out th

Haiti: Final Country Report, Fiscal Years 2012-2015

Photo of a woman and young child being measured

Executive Summary

SPRING officially launched activities in Haiti in April 2012, collaborating with the Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population (MSPP). Children under five years of age, pregnant and lactating women, and people living with HIV/ AIDS were the direct beneficiaries of our three-year program.

SPRING/Nigeria Overview in Pictures

This gallery gives an overview of SPRING/Nigeria’s current work over three years of implementation, including trainings, sensitization meetings, counseling sessions, and more. These images show just some of the people we have reached and the interventions we have worked on over the last three years. But we are not done yet! SPRING/Nigeria aims to reduce maternal and child undernutrition and improve HIV-free survival of infants and young children.

Lifesaving Links in Nigeria

At birth, Nyepesi lost her mother to HIV. She was left in the care of her grandmother, Maza Akaba, who lives in Ichecheni community, 10 kilometers from Nyepesi’s home in Lafia, Nigeria. No one in the community would assist Maza with baby Nyepesi’s care because of the stigma associated with her mother’s HIV-positive status. Help came Maza’s way on a market day when she met a community volunteer trained by SPRING. The volunteer invited Maza to an infant and young child feeding (IYCF) support group where she received information about local health services. This small interaction began two-week-old Nyepesi’s journey to recovery.

Annual USAID Progress Report to Congress: Global Health Programs FY 2013

USAID (2014)

Cost-effectiveness of Community Vegetable Gardens for People Living with HIV in Zimbabwe

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation (May 2014)

Contributing to National-Level Nutrition Coordination and Policy Efforts

SPRING and its partners catalyze national-level dialogue around nutrition. Specifically, SPRING supports the secretariat of the Government-led IYCF technical working group, where the project is recognized as a great contributor with in-depth, technical nutrition knowledge. In addition, SPRING participates in other national nutrition coordination and technical fora, including the Civil Society for Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), National Nutrition Partners Meeting, and Nutrition Society of Nigeria.

Building Local Partners’ Capacity to Implement Infant and Young Child Feeding Interventions

In August 2013, SPRING and Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) formally launched the Nigeria Community and Facility Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Package for its use in uniform training and information sharing throughout Nigeria.

Report on Findings from an Assessment of the Integration of Nutrition into HIV Programs in Selected Facilities and Communities in Haiti

A Haitian woman carries fresh vegetables.

Preventable public health problems in Haiti remain a significant challenge for the country’s development. Haiti has seen limited progress in reducing malnutrition in the past decade.