Essential nutrition actions

Reports

Cover photo: A mother and father with their child, sitting outside on a bench consulting with a health worker. Photo: Abdoul Khalighi Diallo for SPRING.

Guinea: Formative Assessment of Household Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition and Hygiene Practices

Introduction

Keywords: Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Essential nutrition actions, Social and behavior change communication
Location: Guinea
Cover photo: a young mother holding her smiling child in a clinic

Uganda Final Country Report

Executive Summary

Keywords: Budgeting/financing for nutrition, Social and behavior change communication, Essential nutrition actions, Anemia
Location: Uganda
Photo of three men, six women, one girl, and three infants. They are standing outside a brick building, smiling at the camera. Caption: "Proud Mawa beneficiares"

Zambia: Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in Practice

The SPRING Project, together with select nongovernmental organizations operating in Zambia, conducted a technical review of three agriculture and food security activities that have...

Keywords: Agriculture, Essential nutrition actions, Nutrition-sensitive
Location: Zambia

Galleries

Two community volunteers impersonate two babies as they perform a skit about the importance of appropriate complementary feeding.

SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic: Reducing Malnutrition and Anemia Through a Multi-Channel Approach

SPRING in the Kyrgyz Republic hosted an event in Bishkek to share important lessons and accomplishments of the project from 2014 to 2018.

Keywords: Anemia, Essential nutrition actions, Communication, Community media, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Holding newborn baby

In Pictures: SPRING/Bangladesh Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2016

SPRING/Bangladesh observed World Breastfeeding Week, organizing rallies, dramas, music performances, quiz competitions, and discussions across Khulna and Barisal divisions.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Essential nutrition actions, Infant and young child feeding, Malnutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Thousand days
Location: Bangladesh
Photo of community volunteers participate in an ENA/EHA training Koro (May 2015)

SPRING/Mali In Review

These photos depict SPRING’s work implemented in the northern region of Mopti, Mali, from December 2014 to March 2016.

Keywords: Agriculture, Clean household approach, Complementary feeding, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Nutrient-dense crops, Essential nutrition actions, Farmer nutrition school, Infant and young child feeding, Social and behavior change communication, Water, sanitation, and hygiene
Location: Mali
Ambassador Gwaltney plays with a 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

US Ambassador Sheila Gwaltney visited SPRING/Kyrgyzstan program working to improve nutrition outcomes among women and children in Naryn Oblast.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Communication, Essential nutrition actions, Gender, Infant and young child feeding, Malnutrition, Maternal nutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Nutrition-specific, Social and behavior change communication
Location: Kyrgyz Republic

Videos

Image taken from the video of two animated children eating healthy and unhealthy meals.

Junk Food (Kyrgyz)

SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic works with media partners and the Ministry of Health to develop and share videos on key nutrition messages across the country. This animated video contains key...

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions, Social and behavior change communication, Dietary diversity, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Image of an animated clock with different foods circling around it.

Junk Food (Russian)

SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic works with media partners and the Ministry of Health to develop and share videos on key nutrition messages across the country. This animated video contains key...

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions, Social and behavior change communication, Dietary diversity, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Animated image taken from the video showing a happy family outside their clean latrine and tap.

Clean Latrines (Kyrgyz)

SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic works with media partners and the Ministry of Health to develop and share videos on key nutrition messages across the country. This animated video contains key...

Keywords: Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Clean household approach, Essential nutrition actions, Social and behavior change communication
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Image from the video showing two animated figures cleaning a latrine.

Clean Latrines (Russian)

SPRING/Kyrgyz Republic works with media partners and the Ministry of Health to develop and share videos on key nutrition messages across the country. This animated video contains key...

Keywords: Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Clean household approach, Essential nutrition actions, Social and behavior change communication
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Marching in the street for World Breastfeeding Week 2016

Video Showcasing SPRING/Bangladesh's World Breastfeeding Week 2016 Activities

SPRING/Bangladesh observed World Breastfeeding Week from August 1-7, 2016 by organizing over 100 rallies, quiz competitions, discussions, and several dramas and music performances in all 40...

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Essential nutrition actions, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Infant and young child feeding, Malnutrition, Thousand days
Location: Bangladesh

News

Photo of a man pointing to a board with many brightly colored written cards posted.

Sharing, Learning, and Refining: SPRING Holds Program Design for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Workshop in Guatemala

SPRING’s two-day workshop trained FAIR project implementing partners in nutrition-sensitive agriculture.

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions, Nutrition-sensitive
Location: Guatemala
Holding newborn baby

SPRING/Bangladesh Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week 2016

SPRING/Bangladesh observed World Breastfeeding Week, organizing rallies, dramas, music performances, quiz competitions, and discussions across Khulna and Barisal divisions

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Community mobilization, Essential nutrition actions, Infant and young child feeding, Malnutrition, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Thousand days
Location: Bangladesh
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

US Ambassador Sheila Gwaltney visited SPRING/Kyrgyzstan program working to improve nutrition outcomes among women and children in Naryn Oblast.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Communication, Essential nutrition actions, Gender, Infant and young child feeding, Malnutrition, Social and behavior change communication, Nutrition-specific, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Maternal nutrition
Location: Kyrgyz Republic
Participants in the SPRING/Bangladesh visit

USAID Delegation Visits a SPRING/Bangladesh Farmer Nutrition School and a Community Clinic

On Thursday, February 25, a USAID delegation visited a community clinic and a Farmer Nutrition School in Abhaynagar upazila.

Keywords: Communication, Essential nutrition actions, Farmer nutrition school
Location: Bangladesh

Briefs

Cover photo: an infant/toddler girl (with her mother, who is facing the other way) looking at the camera

Putting Budget Data to Work for Nutrition

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...
A man teaches a group of men and women.

Engaging Government Agriculture Staff to Promote Nutrition at the Community Level

SPRING/Bangladesh has shown how collaboration and coordination among various government departments can contribute to better nutrition.

Location: Bangladesh

Activities

Photo of women meeting together outside

Essential Nutrition and Hygiene Actions in Mali

SPRING/Mali trained 375 health staff in 20 villages in Mopti in ENA/EHA and formed 200 ENA/EHA support groups in the communities they serve

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions, Water, sanitation, and hygiene, Handwashing, Training, Nutrition-sensitive, Nutrition-specific
Location: Mali
baby

Training Stakeholders in Bangladesh on Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions

Promoting Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA) and Essential Hygiene Actions (EHA) has been a major component of SPRING’s work in Bangladesh. During the first two years of implementation,...

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions
Location: Bangladesh
Farmer field school

Farmer Nutrition Schools for Improved Household Nutrition in Bangladesh

SPRING uses its Farmer Nutrition School (FNS) model of group-based learning for resource-poor households to improve their production and consumption of diversified, micronutrient-rich foods...

Keywords: Farmer nutrition school, Essential nutrition actions
Location: Bangladesh

Success Stories

A community health care provider meets with a lactating mother at Atakathi Community Clinic.

Community Clinic in Bangladesh Sets a New Standard of Care

In Bangladesh, seven million children suffer from stunting caused by undernutrition, which means that they are unable to develop to their full mental and physical potential. But one health...

Keywords: Anemia, Essential nutrition actions, Supportive supervision, Workforce, Handwashing
Location: Bangladesh

Training Materials

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Reference Handbook for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Reference Handbook for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers

The training aims to empower Peace Corps Staff, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), and Community Volunteers (CVs) with knowledge and proven-effective messages on women’s nutrition, infant and...

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions, Infant and young child feeding, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Workforce
Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Four Hour Orientation for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Four Hour Orientation for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers

The training aims to empower Peace Corps Staff, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), and Community Volunteers (CVs) with knowledge and proven-effective messages on women’s nutrition, infant and...

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions, Workforce, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Infant and young child feeding
Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Training Guide for Peace Corps Health Volunteers and Peace Corps Staff

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Training Guide for Peace Corps Health Volunteers and Peace Corps Staff

The training aims to empower Peace Corps Staff, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), and Community Volunteers (CVs) with knowledge and proven-effective messages on women’s nutrition, infant and...

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions, Training, Workforce, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Infant and young child feeding
Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Training Guide for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: A Training Guide for Peace Corps Volunteers and Community Volunteers

The training aims to empower Peace Corps Staff, Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs), and Community Volunteers (CVs) with knowledge and proven-effective messages on women’s nutrition, infant and...

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions, Workforce, Training, Maternal, infant, and young child nutrition, Infant and young child feeding
Covers of the Community Health Worker's Training Guide and Handbook

Community Worker’s Training Guide and Handbook

These training materials include a set of reference tools to be used at the community level to promote and support improved nutrition practices.

Keywords: Workforce, Training, Essential nutrition actions
Location: Bangladesh

Series

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions

Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions

Peace Corps has identified nutrition as a key focus area of its interventions under Feed the Future, the United States government’s global hunger and food security initiative. To further...

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions

Case Studies

Implementing the Essential Nutrition Actions Framework

Implementing the Essential Nutrition Actions Framework

SPRING builds on international experiences in several sectors to design Bangladesh-specific interventions and innovations by targeting health and agricultural workers within the GOB and...

Keywords: Essential nutrition actions
Location: Bangladesh