Guide/Manual

Best practices and lessons learned: Policy advocacy in three country contexts

11 May 17
Topic(s): Breastfeeding
Location: Bangladesh, East Asia Pacific, Viet Nam, Ethiopia
Language(s): English
Audience: Policy makers and legislators, Program designers and implementers
Programs: Policy advocacy
Downloadable PDF(s)
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    Lessons-Learned-Media-Engagement.pdf 493.22 KB
    Lessons-Learned-Medical-Associations.pdf 338.57 KB
    Lessons-Learned-Sub-national-Advocacy.pdf 806.53 KB
    Lessons-Learned-Womens-Association.pdf 536.91 KB

From 2010-2014, Alive & Thrive worked in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam to reduce undernutrition and death caused by sub-optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. Our policy advocacy efforts included: working with the media to elevate the importance of IYCF, build momentum through a steady drumbeat of information and focus on IYCF, and provide a clear advocacy call to action; developing meaningful partnerships with medical communities, who play an important role in educating families about early child nutrition in Bangladesh and Viet Nam; helping to shape local nutrition policies through the annual Provincial Planning for Nutrition (PPN) process in Viet Nam; and partnering with influential organizations and champions (i.e. women’s associations) that have a stake in improving child nutrition and IYCF in Ethiopia and Viet Nam.

 
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