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Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Resource Review
Seen, Counted, Included: Using Data to Shed Light on the Well-Being of Children with Disabilities
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Early Childhood DevelopmentAdolescent NutritionCOVID-19Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
When absent from official statistics, children and adults with disabilities remain politically and socially invisible, which increases marginalization and potential rights violations.
COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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Early Childhood DevelopmentCOVID-19Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN)
Authors describe the nature and scope of existing early childhood development (ECD) evidence related to nurturing care components for young children, including health, nutrition, child protection, opportunities for learning, and responsive caregiving.
Strengthening Psychosocial Stimulation in the Management of Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition: Experience From a Nutrition Rehabilitation Center
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Early Childhood DevelopmentAcute Malnutrition
Most countries are moving toward home-based management of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) among children. Strengthening the support of sensory and psychosocial stimulation and structured play in facility and community-based care of SAM children will help them to survive and thrive.
A Family-Centered Intervention to Monitor Children's Development in a Pediatric Outpatient Setting: Design and Feasibility Testing
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Early Childhood DevelopmentGrowth Monitoring and Promotion
Integrated developmental monitoring requires continued efforts and engagement on the part of both the health care provider and the families. Findings suggest that developmental monitoring with support for families is acceptable to families and trainees and that the intervention demonstrates operational feasibility.
Tools to Advance Localization: The LEAF and USAID's Locally Led Development Checklist
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Capacity Strengthening
The Local Engagement Assessment Framework (LEAF) is a planning and assessment tool to determine the level of ownership by national and community actors at every level of a project. It helps users determine who should be engaged and how, and provides standardized language about ownership to adapt in different contexts.
The "Big 5" Topics that LIPs Must Know to Successfully Manage USAID Awards
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Capacity Strengthening
Topics include understanding the USAID Agreement, standard provisions for nongovernmental organizations based outside the United States, cost principles, the 10 percent indirect cost rate, and prime and subaward relationship management. This is a webinar.
New Tools: Multi-Sectoral Planning and Designing Multi-Stakeholder Platforms
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Capacity Strengthening
The toolkits focus on the design of successful multi-stakeholder platforms to improve intersectoral coordination for nutrition. Stakeholders will learn relevant steps within the country-led process, find guidance on approaches, and identify appropriate and useful resources to support this process.
Global Capacity Needs Assessment Methodology: Integrating Nutrition Objectives Into Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Programmes and Policies
The methodology examines capacity gaps and opportunities to strengthen individual, organizational, and enabling-environment capacities to integrate nutrition objectives and outcomes into agricultural programs and policies. It also identifies knowledge gaps in training materials on nutrition-sensitive agriculture. It is available in English and French.
This one-page fact sheet describes USAID Advancing Nutrition's support to the government of Nigeria as it works to strengthen wasting prevention and improve the quality of nutrition services and approaches. The project is also working to generate evidence and test innovative approaches to inform future program design.
This fact sheet, downloadable in both English and Hindi, describes USAID Advancing Nutrition's work in Assam, India to address malnutrition among socioeconomically disadvantaged families through nutrition-sensitive agriculture and to create mechanisms for the exchange of knowledge and information on nutrition-sensitive agriculture approaches to reducing malnutrition.
Utiliser la recherche pour concevoir une stratégie de changement social et comportemental pour une nutrition multisectorielle
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Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Les responsables des programmes de changement social et comportemental (CSC) en matière de nutrition peuvent utiliser cet outil lors de la conception d’un programme ou d’une activité pour transformer les résultats de la recherche en une stratégie de CSC conduisant à des comportements nutritionnels optimaux.
[Webinar Series] Competencies: The Building Blocks of Capacity Strengthening
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Capacity Strengthening
These three webinars aim to review the importance of competencies and how to translate them from a concept to a tangible, relevant tool for designing high-quality capacity strengthening interventions.
Evaluation of Global Experiences in Large-Scale Double-Fortified Salt Programs
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Anemia
Despite the efficacy of double-fortified salt (DFS) in improving hemoglobin, ferritin, anemia, and iron deficiency anemia, there has been limited experience with its production and distribution at scale within programs. Across the world, program managers, researchers, and salt production companies have jointly attempted to introduce DFS in various settings and circumstances.
Suivi de l’évolution sociale et du changement de comportement dans le cadre d’une nutrition multisectorielle
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Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Les responsables des programmes de changement social et comportemental en matière de nutrition peuvent utiliser cet outil pendant la conception et la mise en oeuvre du programme pour sélectionner des indicateurs, suivre les progrès et procéder à des adaptations.
Renforcer la nutrition maternelle dans les programmes de santé: un guide pour les practiciens
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Nutrition and Health SystemsMaternal Nutrition
Ce guide actualisé fournit des recommandations étape par étape pour ajouter ou renforcer les composantes de nutrition maternelle dans les programmes ou les services fournis par le système de santé, y compris les actions visant à renforcer le système de santé global et l’environnement favorable.
Отзывчивый уход для улучшения развития в раннем детстве: страновой профиль Кыргызской Республики
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Early Childhood DevelopmentEarly Childhood Development
Данный профиль объединяет национальные данные вместе с информацией о национальной политике и программах, для выделения как потребностей, так и возможностей для содействия оптимальному развитию детей в Кыргызской Республике.
Comparing Costs and Cost-Efficiency of Platforms for Micronutrient Powder (MNP) Delivery to Children in Rural Uganda
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Micronutrient Interventions
Undernutrition remains a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of women and children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This peer-reviewed publication describes a study supported by USAID Advancing Nutrition to compare costs and cost-efficiency of platforms for micronutrient powder (MNP) delivery to children in rural Uganda.