USAID Advancing Nutrition draws together global nutrition experience to design, implement, and evaluate programs that address the root causes of malnutrition. Working across and through varied sectors, we provide technical support to and implementation of nutrition interventions for USAID and its partners to address the root causes of malnutrition. We also provide technical assistance to USAID to support the implementation of the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy 2014-2025 in the many countries where USAID works.
Activities
Browse a selection of 6 activities from our Focus Area technical teams.
Responding to Social Norms that Influence Food Choices
Food Systems Nutrition and Health Systems Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Nutrition programs should focus on addressing social norms due to the influence they can have on people’s diets.
New Tools for High-Quality Nutrition Social and Behavior Change Programming
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Nutrition social and behavior change can be challenging, but the right tools can help programmers design, implement, monitor, and evaluate high quality social and behavior change programs.
Strengthening Programming with Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements
Capacity Strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Partner survey and interviews yielded recommendations for program design and capacity strengthening support.
Technical Assistance to BHA and RFSA Implementing Partners
Capacity Strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Providing technical support to improve programmatic outcomes
Engaging Family Members Improves Maternal and Child Nutrition
Social and Behavior Change and Gender Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Engaging family members supports mothers and improves gender equity in the household.
Strengthening Growth Monitoring and Promotion
Nutrition and Health Systems Social and Behavior Change and Gender
Conducting a two-country case study to understand best practices and approaches to strengthen GMP