Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
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    The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition.

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      Our programmatic work directly impacts over a billion people worldwide and drives the policy changes we advocate with partners. These programmes aim to transform food systems, ensuring sustainable, healthier diets for everyone especially those most at risk of malnutrition and vulnerability.

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      Cross-cutting themes are co-benefits of work that we do with the primary aim of healthier diets for all.

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      Driving innovative solutions to improve nutrition and build healthier, more resilient food systems.

      Key Projects

      • A1: Transforming Food Systems To Improve Diet Quality and Resilience For The Most Vulnerable
      • Nourishing Food Pathways
      • CASCADE (CAtalyzing Strengthened policy aCtion for heAlthy Diets and resiliencE)
      • Large-Scale Food Fortification
      • DELIVER Nigeria
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    Explore how GAIN has reached over one billion people since 2001, transforming their lives with improved nutrition through concerted action and effective policy change.

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    Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. To support work in those countries, we have representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Improving children's diets in Indonesia - The BADUTA project

Improving children's diets in Indonesia - The BADUTA project

- 16/09/2022

In 2013 Indonesia’s Ministry of Health requested that GAIN support the district governments of Malang and Sidoarjo in East Java Province to reduce stunting by improving maternal and infant nutrition.
Increasing egg consumption in Nigeria

Increasing egg consumption in Nigeria

- 10/09/2022

GAIN and partners, together with the Kaduna State Government in Nigeria, developed and implemented the 'Eggs Make Kids' campaign, launched on World Egg Day in October 2019.
World Breastfeeding Week 2022

World Breastfeeding Week 2022

World Breastfeeding Week 2022 will focus on strengthening the capacity of actors that have to protect, promote and support breastfeeding across different levels of society.
The war against Ukraine and the global pandemic are creating a global health and nutrition crisis for millions of women and children

The war against Ukraine and the global pandemic are creating a global health and nutrition crisis for millions of women and children

New analysis published today in the scientific journal Nature by global nutrition leaders, reveals that the war against Ukraine threatens to increase the number of malnourished people who have already suffered from reduced diets and health systems support due to COVID-19. 
A Lancet Series on Adolescent Nutrition

A Lancet Series on Adolescent Nutrition

Today, The Lancet will launch a series of three papers that compile knowledge on the role of nutrition in adolescent growth and the drivers of adolescent food choice, and provide recommendations on how to achieve better nutrition outcomes for this generation. The papers will be officially launched at an event hosted by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and The Lancet today.  
Now Launched: Tanzania’s First National School Feeding Guideline

Now Launched: Tanzania’s First National School Feeding Guideline

In Tanzania, GAIN is supporting the implementation of the national mandate for the provision of fortified school meals through the SUN POOLED Fund project.
N4G: Empowering Every Child for Healthier Future - Potential of School Feeding and Nutrition Education

N4G: Empowering Every Child for Healthier Future - Potential of School Feeding and Nutrition Education

02 December 2021Online Webinar, Global

In order to realize lifelong health and wellbeing, nutrition services must be promoted in an integrated way with maternal and child health services in the first 1,000 days. With the growth of children, it is important to create an environment that overcomes malnutrition by providing cross-sectoral nutritional interventions not only at home but also in communities, schools
GAIN Briefing Paper Series 7 - Dairy in Ethiopia

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 7 - Dairy in Ethiopia

- 04/11/2021

In Ethiopia, per capita annual consumption of dairy is just 11% of World Health Organization recommended levels. Low incomes are a key constraint to dairy consumption, as many consumers cannot afford to buy dairy in recommended quantities. Key sector constraints are centred around rural scarcity, high prices, and quality concerns.
GAIN Briefing Paper Series 6 - Value chain analysis and market assessment for eggs in Mozambique

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 6 - Value chain analysis and market assessment for eggs in Mozambique

- 04/11/2021

Despite Mozambique’s economic growth over the last decade, critical levels of stunting amongst the population persist, partly driven by inadequate nutrient intake. Eggs are an excellent and affordable source of protein and represent an opportunity to address nutritional deficiencies in the Mozambican population.
GAIN Briefing Paper Series 5 - Fortified Porridge in Mozambique

GAIN Briefing Paper Series 5 - Fortified Porridge in Mozambique

- 04/11/2021

Malnutrition among infants and young children is widespread in Mozambique, with high rates of stunting among children under 5 years of age. Micronutrient-fortified porridge can help increase the nutrient content of diets and thus contribute to the fight against malnutrition.

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