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.
Journal article
Jan 11 2016
Caterpillar cereal as a potential complementary feeding product for infants and young children: nutritional content and acceptability (Bauserman M., 2015. Maternal and Child Nutrition)
Animal-source foods, which prevent micronutrient deficiencies, are not readily available in many parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Journal article
Jan 11 2016
Willingness to pay for lipid based nutritional supplements for young children in four urban sites of Ethiopia (Segrè, J., 2016. Maternal & Child Nutrition)
The goal of this project was to assess the willingness of parents and caregivers of children under the age of 5 to purchase a lipid-based nutrient supplement (LNS) for their children on a weekly basis.
Brief
Jan 01 2016
Young child feeding practices in Amhara region: The role of religious-based fasting in Orthodox Christian communities
In 2015, Alive & Thrive conducted a qualitative study on “Young child feeding practices in Amhara region: The role of religious-based fasting in Orthodox communities.” This brief describe the study’s methods and key findings and offers specific steps for improving feeding practices, including
Guide/Manual
Dec 28 2015
Drivers of behavior (radio): Ethiopia program strategy
This tool consists of a simple table that traces the pathway from formative research findings in Ethiopia— especially regarding the benefits and barriers to priority behaviors—to approaches/messages for the radio component of our intervention.
Report
Oct 14 2015
Literature review: Dads can do that! Strategies for involving fathers in child feeding
Alive & Thrive explores academic literature on fathers’ involvement in child feeding.