Save the Children Nutrition and Food Security Assessment Review

2013/Global/Save the Children

 

This was commissioned by Save the Children. The review examines existing methods for assessing nutrition and food security. This is part literary review as well as interviews with those applying various methods, such as the Household Economy Approach, (HEA). This is a global review with a regional focus (West Africa) of operational application. This was conducted by Bradley Woodruff and Mary Corbett.


Evaluation of Save The Children‘s Nutrition Programme India

2014/India/Save the Children

 

The evaluation:

  • assessed to what extent the programme improved nutrition through the provision of humanitarian aid intervention to address malnutrition, health and food insecurity for victims of conflict situations in Andhra Pradesh
  • provided solid recommendations for the future of the project, implementation platform, and exit strategy
  • identified good and bad practice

Evaluation of World Food Programme’s Nutrition Policy

2015/Global/Mokoro, Valid International & NutritionWorks

 

NutritionWorks was part of a team that evaluated WFP's Nutrition Policy.  The evaluation examined the quality of the policy, the initial results of the policy and the factors that affected the implementation and initial results of the policy.  The evaluation was led by Mokoro in collaboration with NutritionWorks and Valid International.


Evaluation Quality Assurance and Learning Service (EQuALS)

2015-2020/Global/EQuALS consortium

 

NutritionWorks is part of the EQuALS consortium, led by IOD-Parc, providing technical support to the design and review of DFID evaluations as well as advising on evaluability of programmes. This service provides quality assurance of DFID's evaluation portfolio.


Research into survey indicators in Ethiopia

2011 / Ethiopia /IASC, OCHA

 

This is a published article based upon research carried out by NutritionWorks in Ethiopia.  Humanitarian agencies regularly carry out nutrition surveys to estimate the prevalence of acute malnutrition and mortality as well as to collect data on a wide range of contributory or aggravating factors in order to identify intervention sand to direct aid where it is most needed.

The study was used (i) to assess the proportion of 291 nutrition surveys conducted between 2003 and 2008 that used the recommended sampling  method to estimate the prevalence of wasting, (ii) to assess how and what data on indicators of aggravating factors were collected, (iii) to examine whether data on such factors can be used to establish priorities for emergency assistance based on Ethiopian Government guidelines and (iv) to discuss the general value of such data. The article discusses the findings and implications for organisations implementing surveys of this kind.


Nutrition Survey report – Multiple indicator assessment of the urban poor

2014 / Cambodia / People in Need and UNICEF

 

Phil McKinney led on conducting a Nutrition Survey for People in Need Cambodia. This was completed in September of 2014, and led to a subsequent process of design and updating of programming. The recommendations in the report were developed by PIN and UNICEF following a project development scoping exercise assisted by NutritionWorks.


Technical Support to Irish Aid

2014-2016/Irish Aid

 

NutritionWorks Associate Emily Mates provided technical assistance to Irish Aid that included supporting Ireland’s engagement in the Scaling up Nutrition Movement, assistance to Irish Aid’s Key Partner Countries and developing a Think Piece for Irish Aid investment in nutrition.


Strengthening Integration of Nutrition within Health Sector Programmes : An Evidence-based Planning Resource

2017/Global/European Commission

 

NutritionWorks authored an evidence-based planning resource providing an overview of evidence on nutrition interventions delivered through the health sector, highlighting the importance of strengthening the delivery and effectiveness of selected cost-effective interventions with the greatest impact on nutrition and health outcomes. It emphasizes the importance of strengthening national health systems at various levels, so as to sustainably and effectively deliver integrated services. This resource aims to:

  • Inform and facilitate the work of EU Delegations involved in the development and management of health and nutrition programmes.
  • Contribute to optimizing the integration and expansion of evidence-based nutrition interventions within health sector programmes, and efficient use of the resources available for health and nutrition.
  • Contribute to strengthening national health systems and thereby the achievement of key country and global health and nutrition targets, including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2, 3, 6 and 17.

Maximising the Quality of Scaling Up Nutrition plus (MQSUN+)

2016-2020/Global/MQSUN+ consortium

Part of the PATH-led consortium providing technical assistance (TA) to governments in the SUN movement and to the SUN Movement Secretariat (SMS).  It also provides TA to DFID to maximise the quality and effectiveness of its nutrition-related programmes, support evidence generation and lessons learned, and develop nutrition capacity. The four-year programme aims to catalyse multi-sectoral country efforts to scale up nutrition impact.