Community-based food and nutrition programmes What makes them successful A review and analysis of experience by Suraiya Ismail Maarten Immink FAO Consultants and Irela Mazar Guy Nantel FAO Food and Nutrition Division

In its efforts to improve nutrition, FAO is assisting member countries in developing and supporting community-based food and nutrition programmes. FAO believes that it is important to strengthen these programmes on the understanding that nutritional status is the most important outcome indicator to measure progress against poverty and malnutrition. To help in this process, FAO has commissioned an in-depth assessment and analysis of nine case studies (three programmes each from the regions of Africa, Asia and Latin America) in addition to three desk reviews to search for best practices that may account for successful outcomes and programme sustainability. This report presents the main features and findings of the case studies and highlights, analyses and discusses the main lessons learned. In turn, it has provided the theoretical and practical background for the preparation of a methodological guide entitled Improving nutrition programmes – an assessment tool for action, which is a companion publication to this report.

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Contents




Executive summary

Ackowledgements

Acronyms

SECTION A: INTRODUCTION

1. Background
2. Objectives and structure of the report

SECTION B: SUMMARIES OF IN-DEPTH CASE STUDIES

1. Africa
2. Asia
3. Latin America

SECTION C: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?

1. Lessons learned
2. Results of the SWOC analyses performed for the in-depth case studies

SECTION D: TOWARDS A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED NUTRITION PROGRAMME




SECTION E: CONCLUSIONS

References




ANNEXES




A. Summaries of three desk reviews
B. A tipology of community participation

CASE STUDIES FOR AFRICA

A. Kenya: Applied nutrition project (ANP)- Makueni District (Greater Kibwezi Division)
B. Madagascar: Expanded school and community food and nutrition surveillance and education programme
C. Zimbabwe: Community food and nutrition programme

CASE STUDIES FOR ASIA

A. Bangladesh: Integrated nutrition programme
B. Philippines: Lakass programme
C. Sri Lanka: Samurdhi programme

CASE STUDIES FOR LATIN AMERICA

A. Brazil: Child pastorate programme
B. Honduras: Rural development project for Southern Lempira (PROLESUR)
C. Mexico: Education, health and nutrition programme (PROGRESA)

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