TRANSFORM NUTRITION (TN)
Objective:
The Transform Nutrition research programme consortium is a six-year programme of research, capacity strengthening and policy communications led by the International Food Policy Research Institute. The consortium includes the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, the Institute of Development Studies, UK, Public Health Foundation of India, Save the Children, UK, University of Nairobi, Kenya. Transform Nutrition will address the following key questions:
- How can direct nutrition-specific interventions targeted to a window of opportunity be appropriately prioritized, implemented, scaled up and sustained in different settings?
- How can social protection, agriculture, and women’s empowerment interventions have a greater impact on improving nutrition during the window of opportunity?
- How can an enabling environment be promoted, and existing and enhanced political and economic resources be used most effectively to improve nutrition?
Timeline: 2011-2017
Geographical Coverage: India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya
