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Today, we commemorate by recognizing the selfless commitment of our Amalima Loko Resilience Food Security activity’s dedicated team, which include New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) and consortium staff and community volunteers. They are working together to improve food security, promote good nutritional behavior, improve access to water, build and manage community assets, and facilitate access to finance for on and off farm enterprises for over 67,000 Zimbabweans living in Matabeleland North.
International Medical Corps, Mercy Corps, ORAP Zimbabwe, Dabane Water Works, The Manoff Group, Inc.

It’s World Breastfeeding Week!

Check out this interactive website to learn more about how USAID continues to promote and protect breastfeeding, and about USAID Advancing Nutrition’s breastfeeding work.

https://www.advancingnutrition.org/spotlight/breastfeeding

📣📣 Exciting News Alert! Our Latest USAID Nawiri Joint Newsletter📰 is out !

We are thrilled to announce the release of our latest joint newsletter, highlighting the remarkable strides of the USAID Nawiri program.

This journey towards enhancing nutrition resilience in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya, including Turkana, Samburu, Isiolo, and Marsabit counties, has been made possible through the unwavering support and collaboration of our esteemed donor, dedicated consortium partners, invaluable stakeholders, and the resilient communities we serve.

Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt appreciation to each and every one of you for your commitment and contribution to this vital initiative. Together, we are shaping a brighter and healthier future for all.

🌱🌍 Grab your e-copy now and get inspired!

Read full newsletter here: 👉🏾https://bit.ly/3OOncB8

USAID Kenya| USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance| Mercy Corps | BOMA.ngo | Caritas Lodwar | Save the Children Kenya | County Government of Turkana | RTI International | African Population and Health Research Center | The Turkana TV | Catholic Relief Services | Concern Worldwide | Caritas Isiolo | Caritas Marsabit | Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition | Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition - Kenya | The Manoff Group, Inc. | Tufts University | Village Enterprise | International Business Technical Consultants IBTCI |

Check out this article coauthored by our colleague, Christina Wakefield!

Advancing Our Understanding of Provider Behavior Change for Improved Health Outcomes

https://www.ghspjournal.org/content/provider-behavior-change?fbclid=IwAR3aR_OeQUvgMUkc3pmNZG8mBlyHDXuyxHYqiEPdmK6NmlTyTgi-81KE4Kg

Advancing Our Understanding of Provider Behavior Change for Improved Health Outcomes | Global Health: Science and Practice Guest Editors: Amanda Kalamar, Population Council Foyeke Oyedokun-Adebagbo, U.S. Agency for International Development Nigeria Laura Reichenbach, Population Council Health service providers play a fundamental role in health promotion and disease prevention, care, and overall well-being of their cl....

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Kenneth Mulondo organized an exicting SBCC booth at the USAID ICAN close-out event in Uganda last week. 100 people who participated in the event received trees of commitment to plant in support of community resilience. USAID ICAN is ending next month; stay tuned for a summary report of the SBC and SBCC work including the impact of local monument of commitments by communities!

TOMORROW 5/10 8am EST:

We invite you to join us to celebrate the Spring 2023 edition of Practicing Anthropology, a publication of the Society for Applied Anthropology. The issue is dedicated to plastic waste and features the work of USAID’s Clean Cities, Blue Ocean—the Agency’s flagship program to address ocean plastic pollution—and several of its research partners. Social scientists have not traditionally focused on the topic of solid waste management and plastic waste research. However, waste presents enormous opportunities for interdisciplinary study and action—to protect our environment and address social inequalities related to the collection and treatment of waste.

USAID Clean Cities, Blue Ocean employs a holistic approach to addressing ocean plastic pollution, acknowledging that there is no single solution to prevent environmental leakage. An essential part of that approach involves social and behavior change research to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastic waste. Social and behavior change research helps policy makers understand which behaviors a population can and is willing to do—and what is difficult for people to do—in order to support their efforts strengthening waste management systems. The research helps social and behavior change programmers to identify very specifically what issues must be addressed and suggests how.

This webinar will be delivered in English, with closed captioning available in Bahasa Indonesian, Filipino, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

For more information, register here:

Celebrating Practicing Anthropology’s Spring 2023 Issue: Plastics Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 8:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time.

A new video PSA promoting COVID-19 vaccination and combatting myths and rumors airs on Ethiopian television stations this Saturday. TMG provided technical assistance to USAID/MOMENTUM Routine Immunization Transformation and Equity’s Ethiopia team by leading a participatory process to develop a creative brief and a terms of reference for creative agencies, reviewing their proposals, selecting the top candidate, and then providing technical reviews and feedback on the video, which is also available on youtube:

Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Myths and Misconceptions in Ethiopia This new national TV ad was produced by MOMENTUM Routine Immunization and Ethiopia's Federal Ministry of Health in to address common myths and misc...

A key marker of immunization coverage is the proportion of children who receive the third dose of the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP3)-containing vaccines. In 2021, 18 million infants did not receive even the first dose of DTP-containing vaccines.
Check out this brief to learn what MOMENTUM is doing to identify and reach zero-dose children:

Reaching Zero-Dose Children: Insights from MOMENTUM Focused on generating learning to inform action, engaging new partners, and addressing needs in fragile settings, this program brief provides insights from four MOMENTUM projects on identifying and reaching zero-dose children. Those funding, overseeing, or carrying out immunization programs may find...

In 2021, 25 million children missed out on essential vaccines. Routine Immunization applies best practices and explores innovations to increase equitable immunization coverage in 18 countries.

Climate change threatens the gains we’ve made over the past several decades in maternal and child survival.

That is why today, USAID - US Agency for International Development reaffirms our commitment to restoring our earth. When we integrate climate action with health programming, we can help prevent unnecessary maternal and child deaths. https://www.usaid.gov/PreventingChildAndMaternalDeaths