Budgeting/financing for nutrition

Job Aids and Tools

Figure 1. The SPRING Framework for Applying Systems Thinking to Nutrition

In 2015, SPRING developed a simple framework for applying systems thinking to nutrition-related actions (figure 1), built off the work in USAID’s paper on local systems (2014b), the United...

Briefs

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This brief discusses costing studies for nutrition interventions generally, and highlights how a cost-efficiency study can influence policy decisions.

Location: Uganda
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Working in 13 countries from 2012 to 2018, the SPRING project supported policy processes across social and behavior change communication (SBCC), anemia prevention, food fortification and...

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Nutrition budget and expenditure analysis determines how much has been allocated for nutrition over time, by various sources, and at the national and sub-national level. The USAID-funded...

Photo of a woman in a USAID/SPRING shirt sitting on a mat on the ground with a mother holding her child in her arms. The mother is feeding the child with a spoon.

Between 2013 and 2015 the USAID-funded multisectoral SPRING project conducted a rigorous analysis of publicly available data on funding and expenditures for nutrition.

Location: Uganda
Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Study Evidence Series

This brief is part a series of "interim" technical briefs, culminating in a final two-year study report in 2016. In this technical brief, we review some of the global guidance countries can...

Location: Uganda, Nepal
Summary of Qualitative Findings in Kisoro and Lira Districts, Uganda

The overall goal of these “Pathways to Better Nutrition” case studies is to provide insight into how NNAP activities are prioritized across sectors, and how that prioritization affects the...

Location: Uganda

Reports

Participants at the second meeting of the Technical Consultation Series on Nutrition Financial Analysis.

Recognizing the important role of financial analysis for nutrition, SPRING partnered with the SUN Movement, R4D, and MQSUN to organize a technical consultation to harmonize guidance for...

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Nepal’s Multi-sector Plan of Action for Nutrition, 2013-2017 (MSNP) provides a unique opportunity to understand how nutrition policy is translated into action. SPRING’s two-year Pathways to...

News

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As part of a continued effort to increase the reach of SPRING’s nutrition financing and budget analysis resources, SPRING conducted a workshop in Washington, DC on the 2018 nutrition budget...

Mike Mazinga, a member of SPRING/Uganda staff, explains how SPRING played a role in encouraging production and consumption of fortified foods in Uganda.

SPRING/Uganda staff shared the project’s achievements at a legacy event in Kampala.

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SPRING shared findings and recommendations at the 2017 International Health Economics Association World Congress in Boston on how to ensure nutrition policy translates to financing and...

Amanda Pomeroy-Stevens (SPRING) presents the final results from the Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Studies in DC July 28th, alongside Ssansa Mugenyi (Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda) and Madhu Kumar Marasini (National Planning Commission, Nepal).

At this event, global experts detailed how stakeholders can use this research to advocate for nutrition policies and funding.

SPRING’s Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) team member Madhukar B. Shrestha (top, second from right) recently attended the Public Finance for Nutrition in Asia (PF4N) workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of the larger Nepali delegation.

SPRING’s PBN Case Study supported the Nepali Delegation at the Public Finance for Nutrition in Asia (PF4N) workshop.

Events

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SPRING is hosting a workshop on our methodology and tool to track nutrition funding. 

Malnutrition is a leading cause of many health problems across the globe, yet current funding is insufficient to address the problem.

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SPRING and USAID held this global dissemination event to share the results of SPRING's Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) Case Studies.

Infographics

Infographic summarizing findings from nutrition budget analysis interviews.

This infographic summarizes a report that synthesizes information from 11 countries to better understand how they have used findings from their budget analysis activities to improve...

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Through our project’s Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Studies in Uganda and Nepal, we developed 10 recommendations for how countries can translate their multi-sectoral nutrition policies...

Success Stories

Photo of a woman, Sanatu Fuseini, displaying her VSLA passbook at a meeting with a large group of other women.

When Sanatu Fuseini received a loan of 200 Ghanaian cedis ($50) from her village savings and loan association (VSLA), she was beside herself with joy. Sanatu, a mother of four, had always...

Journal Articles

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USAID’s SPRING project has developed an approach that countries can use to bridge the gap between primary data collection and developing more routine systems. In this article, challenges...

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SPRING Pathways to Better Nutrition (PBN) case studies documented successes and challenges in implementing NNAPs in Nepal and Uganda at national and sub-national level. A longitudinal,...

Measuring Nutrition Governance: An Analysis of Commitment, Capability, and Collaboration in Nepal Thumbnail

Background: Global commitments to nutrition have supported calls for better evidence to support effective investments at national level.

Assessing Progress in Implementing Uganda's Nutrition Action Plan: District-Level Insights Article Thumbnail

The 2011 Uganda Nutrition Action Plan (UNAP) established 2016 maternal and child nutrition targets. However, there is a lack of routine district-level data collection to assess UNAP...

Prioritizing and Funding the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan Thumbnail

In 2010, Uganda began developing its first multisectoral nutrition plan, the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan (UNAP), to reduce malnutrition. While the UNAP signals high-level commitment to...

Optimizing the Multisectoral Nutrition Policy Cycle: A Systems Perspective Thumbnail

Based on the data collected in Uganda, Nepal, and Ethiopia, the papers included in this supplement fill a critical gap in evidence regarding multisectoral National Nutrition Action Plans....

Series

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SPRING’s Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Studies provide new evidence to help countries understand how nutrition-related activities are prioritized and funded, focusing on the effect that...

Videos

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SPRING’s Pathways to Better Nutrition Case Studies provide new evidence to help countries understand how nutrition-related activities are prioritized and funded, focusing on the effect that...

Galleries

Elaine Gray and Purushottam Mainali discuss group work during “Introduction to Multi-Sectoral Programming, Collaboration, and Coordination.”

In June 2016, SPRING, in partnership with USAID's Bureau for Food Security and Bureau for Global Health, hosted the Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Strategy Global Learning & Evidence Exchange...

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Resource Review Summaries

The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, represents a new beginning in the global effort to stabilize the climate before it is too late. It recognizes the importance of food security...

In order to achieve four out of the six Sustainable Development Goals, an additional $7 billion each year is needed on top of current levels of spending. ACTION’s scorecard provides a...

SPRING's PBN case studies provide new evidence of the importance of good nutrition to both human and economic development and the critical role good governance and policy play in creating...

The purpose of the U.S. Government Global Nutrition Coordination Plan is to strengthen the impact of the many diverse nutrition investments across the U.S. Government through better...

Emphasizing child undernutrition’s effects on social and economic productivity, this report illustrates consequences of child undernutrition and outlines recommendations to improve...

This study examines the relationship between the price of maize and low birth weight to help quantify the impact of local food prices on one outcome of household food insecurity. The...

Agriculture is often viewed as a predominantly economic activity. But in the 1960’s and 1970’s, concerns about food shortages and growing populations led to an increased focus among...

Since 2009, Opportunity International has disbursed more than 164,000 agricultural loans and opened more than 618,000 rural savings accounts across Uganda, Malawi, Rwanda, Ghana, and...

This paper provides an initial opportunity to delve into the consolidated Household Economy Analysis (HEA) and Cost of the Diet (CoD) databases in an attempt address four key policy and...