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Mom and daughter at day care

Nov 20 2023

On August 3, Alive & Thrive partnered with the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW) to honor three Lagos-based companies at a World Breastfeeding Week event celebrating private sector initiatives to support breastfeeding employees. 
Happy Workforce Program

Nov 20 2023

Alive & Thrive and the Innovation Incubator at FHI 360 have launched the Happy Workforce Program, which provides training and resources for employers seeking to launch or improve wellness services for their workers. The program builds on Alive & Thrive’s efforts to protect breastfeeding in workplaces in Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
MNF

Oct 17 2023

Alive & Thrive will present research on diverse strategies for improving micronutrient intake during 12 poster presentations at the Micronutrient Forum’s 6th Global Conference in The Hague, Netherlands, 16-20 October 2023.
Green Feeding Tool

Aug 01 2023

A new tool developed by researchers at Australian National University and Alive & Thrive allows users to quantify the positive environmental impacts of breastfeeding at the country level.
A&T at IMNHC

May 17 2023

Alive & Thrive shared results from its maternal nutrition research during a thematic session and two scientific presentations at the International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
webinar

Apr 19 2023

Adolescent nutrition interventions integrated into school-based programs  in the SNNP and Somali regions of Ethiopia led to significant improvements in dietary practices of girls, according to implementation research results presented during a recent Alive & Thrive global webinar.

user inundated

Mar 30 2023

An innovative tool that uses artificial intelligence technology to scan the internet, in particular social media, has detected tens of thousands of violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes since its launch in October 2022.
bf at work

Mar 29 2023

In February, nutrition advocates around the world welcomed the publication of the 2023 Lancet Breastfeeding Series.

Ethiopia adolescent

Mar 29 2023

The government of Ethiopia is scaling up a school-based program that research showed had significant impacts on dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency among adolescent girls.

CBO photo

Mar 29 2023

In mid-February, representatives of 21 community-based organizations (CBO) gathered with government personnel at a conference center in Abuja for a workshop to discuss social and behavior change communication (SBCC) approaches.

 
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