Brief
May 23 2016
Alive & Thrive: Changing behaviors, improving lives
Describes the Alive & Thrive initiative by outlining how and why we began, what we’ve achieved and how we’ve evolved today. Also illustrates the four component framework that we use to scale up nutrition.
Brief
Apr 26 2016
Multisectoral approaches to nutrition in Bihar, India
Multisectoral actions improve nutritional outcomes in several ways. They can address the immediate causes of undernutrition by improving dietary intake, and they can also address underlying causes like improved sanitation, hygiene, and women’s education.
Brief
Apr 26 2016
Complementary feeding in Bihar, India
This brief focuses on how optimal complementary feeding practices contribute to saving lives, preventing stunting, and increasing economic growth for the entire state of Bihar.
Brief
Apr 13 2016
Scaling up nutrition in Burkina Faso to build a model for a resilient, thriving West Africa
This brief describes the Alive & Thrive (A&T) approach and four component framework for scaling up nutrition in Burkina Faso.
Brief
Feb 19 2016
Applying innovative and proven approaches to improve infant and young child feeding practices in Nigeria
The overall nutritional status of children in Nigeria has slightly improved over the last decade; nevertheless, the country still has among the world’s highest child mortality rates and some of the lowest rates of recommended IYCF practices.
Brief
Oct 13 2015
Innovation brief: Dads can do that! Strategies to involve fathers in child feeding
Alive & Thrive introduces 6 strategies to consider as you design programs to engage fathers.