Nigeria
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SPRING's partnerships with local NGOs to promote UNICEF's IYCF Package, paired with evidence of its effectiveness, spurs government uptake beyond the life of the project
In collaboration with UNICEF and the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, SPRING carried out an evaluation of the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counselling Package in...
On January 31st, 2018 SPRING staff and consultant, on behalf of the study team, shared the findings from the evaluation of the C-IYCF Counselling Package in Nigeria with partners at the...
SPRING/Nigeria applauds achievements and lessons learned during the project.
Galleries
In collaboration with UNICEF and the Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), SPRING carried out an evaluation of the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counselling Package
Location: Nigeria
In November 2016, representatives from the Government of Nigeria, USAID, international NGOs, and civil society organizations gathered for a final meeting to celebrate the achievements and...
Reports
The overall goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package when implemented at scale where the government was...
Location: Nigeria
SPRING conducted a two-phase multi-sectoral nutrition assessment for the USAID Nigeria during August–October 2017. We undertook the study to inform the development of a five-year, Global...
Undernutrition affects all income levels and geographic zones of Nigeria. HIV/AIDS also affects large numbers of Nigerians, in many cases the same populations suffering from undernutrition...
This report captures SPRING/Nigeria’s key accomplishments over five years of implementation.
This progress report is part of the evaluation of Nigeria’s Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C‐ IYCF) Counselling Package, a joint endeavor with the Federal Ministry of Health (...
Location: Nigeria
SPRING has partnered with UNICEF, the the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) of Nigeria, the Kaduna Stated Ministry of Health (SMOH), and the Kajuru local government area (LGA) to evaluate...
Following the training of data collectors, the in‐depth interviews with key stakeholders from the enabling environment, and a maternal survey, we oversaw the management, entry, and analysis...
Location: Nigeria
Since September 2014, the evaluation has moved quickly. The protocol and data collection tools (semistructured interviews with federal, state, LGA, community, and health‐facility leaders;...
Location: Nigeria
Between June and September 2014, with input from UNICEF, SPRING finalized the study protocol and numerous data collection tools, and completed the recruitment process for a local study...
Location: Nigeria
The C-IYCF Counselling Package provides information and guidance for community volunteers (CV) and primary health care staff when they support mothers, fathers, and other caregivers to...
Location: Nigeria
Infographics
This infographic was developed for the USAID Breastfeeding Symposium, held on August 29, 2017. It summarizes knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) around breastfeeding among mothers,...
This infographic was developed for stakeholder consultations conducted in Abuja and Kaduna in September 2017. It summarizes key findings regarding program implementation.
This infographic was developed for stakeholder consultations conducted in Abuja and Kaduna in September 2017. It summarizes key findings regarding changes in caregivers’ knowledge,...
This infographic was developed for stakeholder consultations conducted in Abuja and Kaduna in September 2017. It summarizes key findings regarding changes in service providers’ skills and...
This infographic highlights the timeline and outcomes of SPRING/Nigeria's work in scaling up IYCF training over the life of the project.
Training Materials
The Nutrition and Hygiene for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Nigeria training package was designed to provide basic technical knowledge on nutrition and hygiene needs beyond the first 1...
Location: Nigeria
As part of our work building local partners’ capacity to implement infant and young child feeding interventions, SPRING put together a food demonstration training package (adapted from...
Location: Nigeria
Series
SPRING has partnered with UNICEF, the the Federal Ministry of Health of Nigeria, the Kaduna State Ministry of Health, and the Kajuru local government area to evaluate the community based...
Success Stories
To help the women of Kajuru overcome these challenges, we supported a series of meetings with community leaders about the importance of optimal IYCF practices for the first 1000 days from...
To bring better infant and young child feeding practices to caregivers like the ones in Kajuru Ward, the FMOH—with support from UNICEF—is rolling out the C-IYCF Counselling Package. As part...
How the Jos South Local Government Area (LGA) in Nigeria’s Plateau State came to prioritize improved nutrition by allocating funding for infant and young child feeding (IYCF) activities for...
Briefs
This brief presents key findings from the baseline study related to five aspects of women’s empowerment: educational attainment, employment, participation in decision making, control of...
Between December 2014 and June 2015, we conducted 21 interviews with key informants from the federal government, Kaduna State government, and Kajuru LGA as well as semi-structured...
Evaluating the Nigeria Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package: Design Overview
The C-IYCF Counselling Package provides information and guidance for community volunteers (CV) and primary health care staff for supporting mothers, fathers, and other caregivers to...