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

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.

 
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