Trainer Manual 1 is designed for use by trainers to enhance capacity of IYCF franchise management for franchise managers and staff who are working at health facilities that offer IYCF franchise services. The accompanying handbook is a reference for trainees on topics discussed in the training.

The trainer manual is designed for use in training village health workers to facilitate infant and young child feeding support groups at community level.

In Bangladesh, many programs and projects have been promoting breastfeeding since the late 1980s. Breastfeeding practices, however, have not improved accordingly.

The Communication Framework and Plan is a component of the National IYCF Strategy and its goal is to contribute to the reduction of undernutrition and death caused by sub-optimal infant and young child feeding practices.

Presents findings from the formative research conducted by Alive & Thrive in 2010 that informed program design in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.

Presents findings from the formative research conducted by Alive & Thrive in 2009 that informed program design in the SNNP Region of Ethiopia.