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SPRING SBCC Team Lead Peggy Koniz-Booher facilitates a discussion on Referral Systems/Pathways in a breakout session.
Reducing Missed Opportunities in Service Integration for Nutrition, Family Planning, and Immunization
Jun 2017
SPRING hosted a joint meeting of the MIYCN-FP Integration and the FP-Immunization Integration Working Groups to discuss ways to further integrate service delivery.
Women look at SPRING learning materials
SPRING Emphasizes Nutrition as an Integral Component of Community Health in the ICHC 2017
Mar 2017
Gwyneth Cotes and Sascha Lamstein to share SPRING’s work at the Institutionalizing Community Health Conference 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits SPRING/Senegal
U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits SPRING/Senegal
Aug 2016
Congressional staffers learn how partnerships are strengthening agriculture and improving nutrition.
Ambassador Gwaltney plays with SPRING volunteer’s baby boy (held by SPRING Chief of Party Michael Foley) after discussing the impact good nutrition information will make on their community and the next generation.
US Ambassador Joins SPRING to Improve Nutrition in Kyrgyz Republic
Jun 2016
US Ambassador Sheila Gwaltney visited SPRING/Kyrgyzstan program working to improve nutrition outcomes among women and children in Naryn Oblast.
U.S. Ambassador Jackson engages with Kasuliyili CHPS Compound staff on available health services.
U.S. Ambassador meets with Health Facility Representatives in Kasuliyili
Apr 2016
U.S. Ambassador Jackson visits the community-based health planning and services compound in Kasuliyili
Dr. Lamstein presenting
SPRING Presents at Annual Global Health Mini-U
Mar 2016
At this event, Sascha Lamstein presented on nutrition workforce training methods, using data gathered during SPRING’s work in Haiti.
SPRING's two nutrition trainees in the community
USAID Features SPRING’s Nutrition Trainee Program in Uganda
Nov 2014
SPRING/Uganda partnered with Kyambogo University to enable two "nutrition trainees" to apply nutrition-focused social and behavior change communication in the community.
SPRING organized field visits to a health facility and a community where participants received hands-on experience forming support groups and conducting group counseling
Training of Coaches on Community Infant and Young Child Feeding in Nigeria
Jun 2014
SPRING/Nigeria organized a five-day training of coaches to sensitize civil society organization staff and local government officials about community infant and young child feeding.
Cross section of participants in the F-IYCF training
Building Health Worker Capacity to Optimize Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Nigeria
Jun 2014
SPRING/Nigeria organized a five-day facility-based IYCF training to strengthen the capacity of health workers in secondary and tertiary health facilities in Otukpo, Benue State.
Participants carrying out a one-on-one counseling at Family Health Clinic Area 2, Abuja
Training of Trainers on Community Infant and Young Child Feeding in Nigeria
May 2014
SPRING organized a five-day training of trainers to sensitize national and zonal stakeholders about community infant and young child feeding.
SPRING/Haiti Builds Health Worker Capacity Using On-the-Job Training Approach
SPRING/Haiti Builds Health Worker Capacity Using On-the-Job Training Approach
Jul 2013
SPRING/Haiti, in collaboration with the Haitian Ministry of Health, conducted a training of trainers on a new IYCF and counseling training package that utilizes an on-the-job training methodology.