Nutrition Impact at Scale (NIS)
GAIN’s NIS Project supports organizations and small businesses across six countries to integrate nutrition into food systems and improve outcomes.
GAIN’s NIS Project supports organizations and small businesses across six countries to integrate nutrition into food systems and improve outcomes.
GAIN’s NIS Project uses a Market Systems Development approach to improve food systems and increase inclusivity and nutrition outcomes. It leverages the extensive experience GAIN has developed over the years of providing quality technical assistance, networking, knowledge sharing, building partner capacity, and providing various tools and resources to MSMEs to attach a ‘nutrition lens’ to the work of ESOs in Nigeria, Benin, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Kenya.
ESOs adopt a nutrition lens in their MSME support strategies.
ESOs integrate tools, knowledge, and resources developed by GAIN to support MSMEs.
ESOs understand the impact of MSMEs on food systems and how to invest in nutrition-focused enterprises.
Alliances of local partners on MSME programming will be operational in GAIN countries.
Enhancing the capacity of ESOs to provide nutrition-focused technical support to MSMEs.
Facilitating ESOs to access a wide range of tools and resources.
Creating alliances by connecting ESOs to industry peers to facilitate knowledge exchange.
Providing access to a network of business & industry leaders for business-to-business mentorship.
Incorporated in 2018, Ikore is an International Development Organization offering innovative solutions to promote sustainable social and enterprise development across Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Support 150 MSMEs to:
Incorporated in 2016, Inspire Decisions Consulting Limited (IDC) is a rapidly growing development firm that supports international donors, donor-funded projects, and public and private sector organisations in achieving their development goals and performance targets.
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Nakuru Box, founded in 2019, is an innovation hub that provides a collaborative and professional space for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and startups.
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Afriscope Research Limited, founded in 2015, is a leading Afrocentric institution dedicated to helping small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) thrive through specialized business advisory services.
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Gapi-SI is a Development Financial Institution (DFI) registered with the Bank of Mozambique under the Investment Company (SI) category, with over three decades of experience in development financing
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The Instituto para a Promoção das Pequenas e Médias Empresas (IPEME) is a Mozambican public institution established in 2008 under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to support the growth and development of small enterprises.
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Groupe REPONSE is a consulting firm founded in 2021. It specialises in business affairs, organisation, quality management, and food safety. Based in Benin and operating independently, it focuses on implementing progress-driven approaches to sustainably improve the quality and performance of individuals and organisations.
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Founded in 1961, the Université d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC) is Benin's first and largest public university. UAC's primary missions include training executives, conducting scientific research, and contributing to the country's economic development.
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AWAN is a membership organisation that focuses on advancing the socio-economic status of women through the promotion of a gender-inclusive Agri-food value chain. The organisation has 300 members, all women entrepreneurs operating in agri-food value chains.
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Founded in 2014, CWEN is a non-profit organisation that provides business information, mentorship, and technical support. It leverages partnerships and linkages for rural and urban youth and women entrepreneurs in Uganda to reach greater markets, create growing revenues, and promote their businesses with a focus on value addition and skills development.
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Project Manager, Nutrition Impact at Scale, GAIN
Project Coordinator, Nutrition Impact at Scale, GAIN