Influencing the global agenda to make nutrition a priority.
We improve nutrition policies and programs and increase resources for nutrition around the world through our research, technical assistance, partnerships and advocacy.
Our research, evidence generation and delivery science is the key to
more effective nutrition programming.
We work to bring evidence into action, and support countries to introduce and scale-up proven essential nutrition actions through four main avenues:
We work with partners to ensure that good nutrition is adequately prioritized and resourced at the global, national and local level.
On the global stage, we share our technical expertise with decision-makers to ensure that nutrition remains high on the global development agenda, that the linkages between nutrition and the SDGs are well understood, and that funding flows to the most effective nutrition interventions. This includes:
At the national and local level, we advocate that national and local governments increase their funding for nutrition by:
With Good Nutrition She’ll Grow Into It
We launched the With Good Nutrition She’ll Grow Into It campaign in 2017 to raise awareness about the importance of good nutrition in helping girls achieve their dreams. The campaign bridges the missing link between good nutrition for girls and the broader movement towards gender equality, all while reinforcing the messages of the women’s empowerment movement and challenging accepted gender norms and stereotypes. The message is simple — girls can become anything and everything they want to be, and good nutrition is key to getting them there.
We provide technical assistance to build better nutrition plans, more effective programs and stronger local ownership.
We actively seek to identify gaps and provide timely, coordinated and expert support to build the capacity of countries to scale up nutrition interventions.
We use a country-driven, coordinated approach to ensure that all partners committed to improving nutrition are connected and consulted, and that all systems for nutrition delivery are harmonized to achieve maximum impact.
Our technical assistance work includes, but is not limited to, supporting government to:
Discover our projects around the world
Browse our complete list of projects to learn about how we deliver high-impact, low-cost, evidence-based nutrition programs for those who need it most.
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