Advocacy is an important tool to gain political commitment and stakeholder support, and secure resources for adolescent nutrition programming. The Adolescent Nutrition Resource Bank includes documents used to advocate for adolescent nutrition programs and services. If you have relevant advocacy materials or tools, please send them to info@advancingnutrition.org.
We found 66 resource(s)
Adolescent Nutrition in Demographic and Health Surveys
Informational Infographic published by DHS Program in
This story map summarizes the state of nutrition for adolescents age 15 to 19 from 62 countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and East Asia Pacific. The story map present data on underweight, overweight, and anemia.
Young People and Agriculture: Strategic Priorities for Impact
Guideline/Guidance published by MercyCorps in
This strategy describes how Mercy Corps is engaging adolescents (ages 10–19) and youth (ages 20–24) in agriculture and technology to improve the food and nutrition security of their families and increase community resilience. It includes a theory of change, principles for engagement, and a framework for impact.
Delivering an Action Agenda for Nutrition Interventions Addressing Adolescent Girls and Young Women
Journal Article published by Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences in
This article discusses delivery platforms and strategies for nutrition interventions for adolescent girls and young women in LMICs. The authors propose packages of preventive care and management that feature nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions to address adolescent undernutrition, overnutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies.
Bangladesh Second National Nutrition Plan 2016-2025
Policy published by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Bangladesh in
The Second National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2) of Bangladesh aims to operationalize the sub-strategies of the 2015 National Nutrition Policy (NNP) by specifying key nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive actions. Adolescent girls are a target group of NNP and NPAN2, with an aim to reduce malnutrition in adolescent girls to less than…
Gabon Politique Nationale de Securite Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle (PNSAN) 2017-2025
Policy published by MAEPG, Republique de Gabon in
This document contains Gabon's overarching food security and nutrition policy. The policy promotes the nutrition of adolescents and WRA across nutrition and food interventions, including micronutrient supplementation.
Philippines Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022
Policy published by Department of Health, National Nutrition Council, Philippines in
The Philippines Plan of Action for Nutrition for 2017-2022 focuses on the first 1,000 days of life, the provision of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs, and reaching geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas and indigenous people.
Everyone Counts: How to Share Your Food So Everyone Gets Enough to Eat
Information, Education and Communication Materials published by Children for Health in
This is a storybook from the Children’s Participation in Action and Learning for Nutrition (PCAANS) project in Mozambique. The book aims to teach children about the importance of sharing food so that everyone gets enough to eat.
Cada Um Conta: Como Partilhar os Alimentos Para Que Cada um Tenha o Suficiente
Information, Education and Communication Materials published by Children for Health in
This is Portuguese-language storybook from the Children’s Participation in Action and Learning for Nutrition (PCAANS) project in Mozambique. The book aims to teach children about the importance of sharing food so that everyone gets enough to eat.
