Nutrition Projects

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)  partners directly with a variety of civil society, private sector, multilateral and bilateral development organizations to achieve global progress on nutrition, including:

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Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

GAIN fosters public and private partnerships that promote nutrition-based solutions to address undernutrition among those most in need, with a specific focus on agricultural-based nutrition solutions. Private sector partners include Unilever, DSM, General Mills, Kraft, Mars and many local private sector companies.

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Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA III)

FANTA III strengthens food security and health programming for improved nutrition, with a particular emphasis on maternal and child health and nutrition, HIV and other infectious diseases, community-based nutrition programs, nutrition in emergencies, food security and livelihood strengthening, resiliency and vulnerability. FHI 360 is the implementing partner for FANTA III.

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Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovation on Nutrition Globally (SPRING)

The SPRING project aims to improve policies and programs to scale up effective nutrition services, with a concerted effort on country-specific social and behavior change communication, dietary diversity and micronutrient adequacy through locally available as well as fortified foods. This project is implemented by John Snow, Inc.

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Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD)

Since 1999, USAID has been supporting, through the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), programs to introduce, improve, and consolidate salt iodization programs all over the world, with the goal of preventing iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), which are the main cause of preventable mental retardation. During this period, 32 countries globally have received the benefit of an investment that contributes to raising the IQ of their populations. In most countries, programs are already running well, and now the challenge is to maintain these successes through mutual collaboration and motivation across regions.