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Mixed methods report: impact evaluation of the DFID programme to accelerate improved nutrition for the extreme poor in Bangladesh
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2015The DFID Programme to Accelerate Improved Nutrition for the Extreme Poor in Bangladesh aims to improve nutrition outcomes for children, mothers and adolescent girls by integrating the delivery of a number of nutrition-specific (or direct) interventions with the livelihood support provided to extremely poor people by three existing programmes in Bangladesh.DocumentPreventing malnutrition in Tanzania: a focused strategy to improve nutrition in young children
Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2009This brief examines the status of nutrition in Tanzania. Despite improvements between 1999 and 2004/05, data clearly show that the prevalence of child undernutrition remains high in Tanzania and malnutrition begins at an early age.DocumentThe Role of Businesses in Providing Nutrient-Rich Foods for the Poor: A Case Study in Tanzania
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014This case study of a Tanzanian food processing business analyses the potential of mid-sized businesses toDocumentNon-profit food distribution: working with businesses to reduce undernutrition in Nigeria
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014In Nigeria, undernutrition is causing vast social and economic damage. To address this, poor people must have better access to a diet rich in essential nutrients. Markets are a key source of food for a growing proportion of poor people, but a number of constraints prevent businesses from providing nutrition-rich foods that reach the poorest communities.DocumentEngaging fathers and grandmothers to improve maternal and child dietary practices: Planning a community-based study in western Kenya
African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2015Fathers and grandmothers are key family influencers who have an impact on maternal and child health. This paper describes the planning, design, and implementation of a four -phased evaluation study on the impact of engaging fathers or grandmothers in improving diets of mothers and feeding practices of infants and young children in a rural setting in western Kenya.DocumentHelpdesk report: school feeding
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2016This report identifies research on the outcomes of school feeding programmes which are mixed but largely positive. Some programme costs and design considerations are presented which provide lessons for sustainability and affordability. Some cost-benefit analyses are also included and trade-offs discussed. Key points for consideration in programme design include:DocumentResearchers from Ahmadu Bello University receive grant for research on long-term outcomes of Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) programme
Operational Research and Impact Evaluation, 2015Every year about one million children under five years of age die in Nigeria. Malnutrition contributes to nearly half of these deaths.DocumentFrom promises to progress: assessing Nigeria’s nutrition commitments
Operational Research and Impact Evaluation, 2015This briefing reviews aspects of nutrition sector governance, which are supported by the DFID funded programme Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) implemented by UNICEF, Save the Children and Action Against Hunger, in partnership with the Government of Nigeria.DocumentThirty-five years later: evaluating effects of a quasi-random child health and family planning programme in Bangladesh
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015Improving the health and nutrition of young children is important not only for immediate well-being, but also because it is believed to reduce poverty in the long-run through improved human capital. Many programs such as Head Start and Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs rely on this postulated link.DocumentHow to strengthen a Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition programme in northern Nigeria
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015The treatment and prevention of severe acute malnutrition via the CMAM programme is one of four outputs of the UK Department for International Development funded Working to Improve Nutrition in Northern Nigeria (WINNN) programme. This output aims to deliver effective treatment for severe acute malnutrition through local health systems in collaboration with communities.Pages