GAIN supports the manufacturing of multinutrient powders called Pushtikona targeted at infants aged 6 to 24 months. The overall objective of the evaluation was to identify strengths and weaknesses in program implementation, processes and uptake, which could ultimately affect program outcomes in Bangladesh.
This document details the nutritional guidelines for GAIN-supported projects for infants and young children. GAIN supports companies and agencies in the development, production and marketing of these three types of products to improve the nutritional status of older infants and young children in several developing countries.
This presentation is an overview of GAIN's Infant and Young Child Nutrition (IYCN) programme, which aims to improve availability and accessibility of affordable nutritious infant foods through innovative and new delivery models. It presents the three models of delivery (public, fully commercial and social business), a map of its 23 projects in 17 countries and six lessons derived from IYCN's operations.
Improving the nutrition status of adolescents is vital for future economic growth. This presentation was given by Lawrence Haddad, GAIN's Executive Director at the World Health Assembly 70 side event. The presentation focuses on the need for all stakeholders to make improving nutrition of adolescents a priority.
This report presents the potential contribution of market-based solutions to improve the quality of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. It discusses the successes and failures of best practice organisations that successfully sell nutritious complementary foods and supplements for infants in developing countries.
This paper forms the third part of a series of three papers exploring the enabling environment, business models, and behaviour change components of GAIN’s Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition portfolio. This paper identifies needs and explore ways to improve access to good quality complementary foods in the context of the promotion of optimal infant and young child feeding and care practices.
This paper examines lessons learned on how to drive consumer awareness, and to ensure uptake and compliant use of product solutions in the context of the Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition programmes.
This paper examines lessons on business models for improved access of product-based options to improve complementary feeding, through market-based or public service delivery.
This report provides a snapshot of current interventions and activities that addresses the nutrition challenges faced by adolescent girls in Asia. It attempts to highlight some traditional approaches and more innovative ways to reach adolescent girls.
This report presents findings from a formative research and design case study carried out to explore infant and young child feeding behaviour in the region, and to understand its underlying motivations.