Report

Feb 08 2016

Formative research to support improved infant feeding in Burkina Faso: Findings and recommendations for action

This brief discusses the findings and recommendations from a study conducted to identify existing practices, barriers, and facilitating factors related to optimal infant and young child feeding in Burkina Faso.

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.

Guide/Manual

Oct 08 2015

Small doable actions for IYCF in Ethiopia

Provides a list of small doable actions (i.e., priority behaviors or feeding practices) for mothers and concrete actions that other groups (e.g., fathers, grandmothers, health extension workers, religious leaders) can take to support a mother’s actions.

Guide/Manual

Oct 08 2015

Radio Messages for IYCF in Ethiopia

Outlines the priority program messages in Ethiopia and provides sample production plans for incorporating these in Season 2 radio dramas. This checklist was used by Alive & Thrive’s team in Ethiopia in 2015.

Guide/Manual

Oct 08 2015

Supportive Supervision Checklist for IYCF in Ethiopia

Provides checklists and guidelines for conducting, reporting on, and developing action plans as follow up to supportive visits by supervisors to observe nutrition services and counseling at multiple levels (zonal, health center, health post, and community).

 
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