USAID Advancing Nutrition began working in Kenya in October 2020. The project strengthens government capacity to plan, finance, manage, and implement multi-sectoral nutrition interventions that improve the health of populations at risk of nutritional deficiencies. The work focuses on the national level and the three counties of Kakamega, Kisumu, and Kitui. In partnership with national and local government, USAID projects, United Nations agencies, civil society organizations, the private sector, and other key stakeholders, we aim to—
- improve multi-sectoral nutrition resource allocation in counties
- improve planning for nutrition in counties
- improve government-led multi-sectoral nutrition coordination platforms at the national and in counties.
Activities
Establishing a Women’s Diets Learning Agenda
The project aims to generate global learning, evidence, and innovative practices on how to improve women’s diets.
Strengthening Breastfeeding Counseling Through Mentorship in Kenya
Developing and testing a breastfeeding counseling mentorship program in Kenya.
USAID Advancing Nutrition Leads Multi-Sectoral Co-creation Initiative in Kenya
The national and county-level plans developed through the co-creation initiative continue to inform sector priorities and various policy documents supported by USAID Advancing Nutrition.
Partnering to Improve Maternal and Child Nutrition in Burkina Faso and Kenya
USAID Advancing Nutrition received New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) funding to provide grants and support to four organizations in Burkina Faso and Kenya working to improve maternal and child…
Supporting Community-Level Counseling on Common Childhood Illnesses and Nutrition-Related Behaviors in Kenya
USAID Advancing Nutrition is supporting efforts to strengthen counseling related to prevention of common childhood illnesses and malnutrition within the integrated community case management program.
Country Profiles Aim to Advance Nurturing Care for Improved Early Childhood Development
Country profiles visualize country-level data, policies, and programs to three years to help improve both nutrition and ECD outcomes.
News
USAID Advancing Nutrition supported the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to launch the Learning Network on Nutrition Surveillance (LeNNS) taskforce to tackle food insecurity and…
From June 13 – 17, USAID Advancing Nutrition hosted an all-country learning retreat with eight of the project’s Chiefs of Party.
2021 was a “Year of Action” for nutrition. For USAID Advancing Nutrition, that meant expanding our work to support local ownership of multi-sectoral nutrition programs in 11 countries.