Alive & Thrive (A&T) is a 6-year initiative (2009-2014) to improve infant and young child nutrition by increasing rates of exclusive breastfeeding and improving complementary feeding practices. The goal is reductions in mortality and stunting. A&T aims to reach more than 16 million children under 2 years old in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam through household, community, health facility, and mass media interventions. The objectives are to: create delivery models in three distinct learning environments that improve IYCF practices at scale and can be replicated in other parts of the world; document impact, cost, and cost-effectiveness of IYCF interventions; foster innovation through a grants program; and disseminate learnings from A&T models, innovations, operations research, and evaluations.
It has publications, program descriptions, tools, stories, videos, and other resources.
Home visits during pregnancy and first 2 years of life
Stunting/HAZ; Core WHO IYCF indicators; Early initiation of breastfeeding; Exclusive breastfeeding under 6 months; Continued breastfeeding at 1 year; Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods; Minimum dietary diversity; Minimum meal frequency; Minimum acceptable diet; Consumption of iron-rich or iron-fortified foods;Anemia (Bangladesh only)
Baseline and endline surveys, qualitative research, process evaluations, special studies, routine monitoring, site surveillance
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