Breastfeeding
News
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
USAID, Ministry of Health, and oblast government representatives attended the BFHI award ceremony for three facilities in Jalalabad on January 31, 2018. On the same day, MOH and oblast...
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic hosted a round table event to disseminate findings from a series of four surveys, including gains in nutrition outcome indicators.
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic supports three new facilities in Naryn and Jalalabad to receive Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative certification.
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic held concerts in townships of Jalalabad and Naryn oblasts to promote nutrition and WASH.
Deputy Mission Director Nathan Park visited SPRING activity sites in Kok-Jangak rayon, where he participated in a training on home-based storage of nutritious foods, and joined a home visit...
Galleries
USAID, Ministry of Health, and oblast government representatives attended the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) award ceremony for three facilities in Jalalabad on January 31, 2018....
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
SPRING advocates for supportive breastfeeding environments and practices everyday, but the annual World Breastfeeding Week marks a special opportunity to promote breastfeeding in the...
In April 2017, SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic and the Kyrgyz tele-radio company, Tumar, organized seven free concerts in seven townships—Jalalabad, Tash-Kumyr, Kara-Kul, Kochkor-Ata, Mailuu-Suu,...
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...
Briefs
During 2014–2017, SPRING undertook four surveys in the target areas to gain knowledge on the current status of a range of indicators related to the nutrition practices among women and...
Videos
The doctor at a health center greets a new mother and explains to her that when a baby is born they should immediately be breastfed, and that they should only receive breastmilk until they...
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic works with media partners to develop and share videos on key nutrition messages across the country. This animated video contains key messages on the importance of...
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic works with media partners to develop and share videos on key nutrition messages across the country. This animated video contains key messages on the importance of...
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic works with media partners to develop and share videos on key nutrition messages across the country. This live action video contains key messages on the importance of...
An expecting mother and her mother-in-law visit the clinic for prenatal care. Aissatou, the midwife, uses the visit as an opportunity to talk about the benefits of early initiation of...
The men and women discuss how continuous breastfeeding improves a child's health and development.
Mr. Yahaya decides to accompany his wife, Mrs. Arawa, to the health clinic. They live in the village of Tassoua Haoussa in the Zinder region of Niger. On the way back, the couple sees two...
In Pétéguersé, a village in the commune of Gorgadji, a child, Issa, strong and healthy, is admired by everyone in the village. A 7-month pregnant neighbor, Ouman, visits Issa’s mother,...
A pregnant Seremaye and her husband visit their friends Denise and her husband. Seremaye asks Denise why her baby is so strong and healthy. Denise explains that at birth, she introduced...
Celine visits her friend, Dapoa and notices all the nutritious meals her friend has prepared at home. Dapoa explains that providing complementary feeding and breastfeeding to her child from...
SPRING pioneered the community-based farmer nutrition schools (FNS) approach to promote the production of nutrient-dense vegetables, fruits, and animal source foods at the household level...
Training Materials
This module is intended to prepare health care providers to facilitate mother support groups in hospitals, Family Doctors Groups, and Feldsher-Obstetrical Ambulatory Points (FAP) in order...
Job Aids and Tools
SPRING has developed a booklet for mothers about the 1,000 Day Window of Opportunity, from pregnancy up to the child’s second birthday, the period when life-long physical and cognitive...
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, has designed a set of 10 posters for hospitals and health facilities about the Baby-Friendly...
Reports
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...
Activities
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic uses mobile data to improve nutrition counseling.
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic advocates for the early initiation of breastfeeding by supporting the accreditation of facilities as “baby-friendly” hospitals.
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 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...