What We Do | USAID Advancing Nutrition

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.

Explore our Technical Area Spotlights featuring research and tools from USAID and USAID Advancing Nutrition that can help you adopt proven approaches to reduce malnutrition.

Our Focus Areas

Capacity Strengthening

Early Childhood Development

Food Systems

Knowledge Management

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Nutrition and Health Systems

Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts

Social and Behavior Change and Gender

Activities

Browse a selection of 33 activities from our Focus Area technical teams.

Harnessing Dietary Data to Strengthen Large-Scale Food Fortification Programming around the World

Food Systems Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Micronutrient Measurement

Clear and practical assessment methods and reliable data for decision-making will inform and guide large-scale food fortification programming, particularly by USAID Missions and partners.

Health practitioner measuring child's foot

Reevaluating Stunting as an Indicator for Nutrition Projects

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

While stunting is a useful indicator for some nutrition programs, oftentimes other measures can more accurately capture program results.

Woman holding baby consults with expert on feeding

USAID Advancing Nutrition Anemia Task Force

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Micronutrient Measurement

Anemia is caused by multiple factors⁠—such as, iron and other nutrient deficiencies, malaria, helminths, inflammation, infections, and genetic blood disorders. Preventing and controlling anemia require an…

Photo of two women outside in a counseling session

M&E Online Course Repository and Search Tool

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

USAID and other implementing and academic organizations have developed virtual Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) courses available to practitioners at no cost.

Integrating Responsive Care and Early Learning in Mozambique

Early Childhood Development Responsive Care and Early Learning Addendum for IYCF Counseling Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Integrating responsive care and early learning into existing nutrition programming to improve early childhood development outcomes.

Understanding Key Dimensions of Food Environments

Food Systems Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Enhancing our ability to monitor and evaluate market food environments in low-and-middle income countries to improve diets.