34 research outputs found
Gender, poverty, and disability in the National Action Plan for Food and Nutrition 2017-2019 of Indonesia and ways forward
No full textOver the past two decades Indonesia has undergone a major economic transformation including reducing the poverty rate by more than half to a current level of about 10% and becoming the 10th largest economy in the world. However, as the fourth most populous nation, this means that about 25 million Indonesians are living below the poverty line and even more are at-risk of falling into poverty. Although Indonesia’s economic growth has been impressive, indices related to human development and inclusion indicate that there is room for improvement. Across several indices, Indonesia is ranked in the bottom third to the bottom half of all countries.Non-PRIFPRI1; Voice for Change Partnership; CRP4PHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH
Gender, poverty and disability in the National Action Plan for Food and Nutrition 2017-2019 of Indonesia and ways forward
No full textSocial inclusion is defined by the World Bank Group as the process of improving the terms of individuals and groups to take part in society, and the process of improving the ability, opportunity, and dignity of those disadvantaged based on their identity to take part in society. Groups can be excluded based on several characteristics or life circumstances. These include poverty, gender, age, religion, ethnicity and disability, among others. Within a country context, social exclusion implies that excluded groups are not able to fully participate in their country’s political, economic, and social life and often are unable to fully benefit from programs and policies intended to benefit the population at large. As Indonesia’s economy continues to grow, it is essential that issues of social inclusion be considered in nutrition-related policies and programs. This is especially important as often socially excluded groups are those most at risk of health and nutrition problems.Non-PRIFPRI1; Voice for Change Partnership; CRP4PHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH
Stories of Change - Rwanda, Final Report
No full textGlobally, undernutrition is related to almost half of the deaths in children younger than five years of age. It leads to large human and economic costs to countries through increased morbidity and mortality in childhood, poor child growth and development, and hinders adult work capacity and productivity. These consequences, in turn, have serious implications for national development. Eliminating malnutrition has, therefore, been on the forefront of the political agenda of many countries worldwide and for global movements such as Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN). Extensive evidence on what nutrition-specific interventions work to reduce malnutrition exists. Less is known, however, about how to effectively implement these interventions at scale, and what mix of interventions is needed to effectively address the multiple co-existing nutrition problems in different contexts (including nutrition-sensitive programs). Additionally, greater clarity is needed on the role that commitment, program and policy coherence, and context-specific factors, play in creating enabling environments to reduce malnutrition. The Stories of Change (SoC) case studies, originally conducted in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India (Odisha state), Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia, and now in Rwanda, aim to fill some of these knowledge gaps by examining the “drivers of change” in reducing malnutrition across different contexts.PRIFPRI1; CRP4; Capacity Strengthening; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; Voice for Change Partnership; Stories of Change in Nutrition; Rwanda SSPPHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH
Stories of Change: Rwanda: Understanding how Rwanda created an enabling environment for improvements in nutrition and the challenges that remain
No full textUnderstanding the context-specific causes of child malnutrition, including those related to political commitment and program and policy coherence, is essential for effectively reducing the prevalence of nutrition-related problems such as stunting and anemia and their subsequent negative impacts on human and national development. Between 2005 and 2015 Rwanda made substantial progress in reducing malnutrition, reducing stunting and anemia among children < 5 years of age by 14 and 15 percentage points, respectively. Despite these improvements, stunting and anemia remain important nutrition issues for young children in Rwanda with the prevalence of stunting (38%) among the highest in the world [8]. Furthermore, stunting reduction has varied across the country with some districts experiencing declines in stunting (“reduced stunting districts”), while in others stunting has either increased or stayed the same (“non-reduced stunting districts”). To facilitate greater progress in reducing child malnutrition in Rwanda, we conducted a Stories of Change Study which aimed to document the drivers of stunting and anemia reduction in Rwanda, understand what may have contributed to the variation in stunting reduction across districts, and to understand the remaining nutrition problems and the potential barriers and facilitators to future progress. The overall goal is for these results to be used by program implementers and policymakers to refine programs and policies to further reduce child malnutrition in Rwanda. This study was modeled after similar studies conducted in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Odisha (India), Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia under the Stories of Change in Nutrition project.PRIFPRI1; CRP4; Capacity Strengthening; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; Voice for Change Partnership; Stories of Change in Nutrition; Rwanda SSPPHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH
Not just a drop in the bucket: Measuring women’s empowerment in water, sanitation, and hygiene
No full textGiven the lack of consensus around how to measure empowerment in WASH, mapping existing indicators to two frameworks frequently used in the empowerment literature illustrates knowledge gaps. We identified 290 gender-sensitive indicators across nine WASH themes that were mapped to the Reach-Benefit-Empower and Resources-Agency-Achievements frameworks. Most indicators measure “Benefit” and/or “Resources.” Existing gender-sensitive indicators capturing empowerment and agency in WASH are lacking; only 10.3% of indicators capture “Empower” and 24.8% of indicators capture “Agency.”Non-PRIFPRI1; CRP4; G Cross-cutting gender themePHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH
Stories of change: How Rwanda created an enabling environment for reducing malnutrition (P22-011-19)
No full textEliminating malnutrition is on many countries’ political agendas but knowledge of how enabling environments are created and used is needed. We assessed the drivers of change in stunting reduction among children <5 y of age in Rwanda and contributors to differential reduction over 10–25 y.Non-PRIFPRI5; CRP4; Rwanda SSPPHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH
Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-fnb-10.1177_03795721231197249 - Food Insecurity and Perceived Effects of COVID-19 on Livelihoods in Rural Sri Lanka
No full textSupplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-fnb-10.1177_03795721231197249 for Food Insecurity and Perceived Effects of COVID-19 on Livelihoods in Rural Sri Lanka by Nishmeet Singh, Samuel Scott, Neha Kumar, Gayathri Ramani, Quinn Marshall, Kate Sinclair, Saman Kalupahana, Malika Fernando, Renuka Silva, Amila Perera, Renuka Jayatissa and Deanna Olney in Food and Nutrition Bulletin</p
Does market inclusion empower women? Evidence from Bangladesh
No full textIncreased market inclusion through participation in agricultural value chains may increase employment and household incomes, but evidence on its empowerment impacts is mixed. In societies with restrictive social norms, greater market inclusion can enhance existing income and empowerment inequalities by relegating marginalized groups, including women, to low value chains or lower value nodes within those chains. We use primary data from rural Bangladesh to investigate the associations between households’ primary economic activity – agricultural wage-earning, production, or entrepreneurship – and absolute and relative levels of men’s and women’s empowerment. Women in producer households, on average, fare better on empowerment outcomes than women in wage-earner or entrepreneur households; the opposite is true for men. The gap between men’s and women’s empowerment scores is also lowest in producer households. A decomposition of these results into composite indicators yields insights into potential trade-offs, while accompanying qualitative work highlights the importance of social and cultural norms in shaping the economic roles women can adopt. With a push towards diversification of agriculture into higher value market-oriented crops, more careful programming is needed to ensure that market inclusion translates into an increase in women’s empowerment.Non-PRIFPRI1; GAAP; 3 Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry; 4 Transforming Agricultural and Rural Economies; G Cross-cutting gender theme; CRP4; CRP2; PRSSPPHND; A4NH; PIMCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH); CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM
Burkina Faso: Impact des programmes agricoles sensibles à la nutrition sur l’utilisation du temps et effets sur la santé et la nutrition de la mère et de l’enfant au Burkina Faso
No full textCette étude a répondu à la préoccupation selon laquelle les programmes agricoles axés sur la nutrition et destinés aux femmes peuvent avoir un impact négatif sur leur utilisation du temps et, par conséquent, sur la santé et la nutrition des femmes et des enfants. En effet, nous avons constaté que même si le programme EHFP a augmenté le temps consacré par les femmes aux activités agricoles, il ne semble pas avoir eu d’effets néfastes sur la santé et la nutrition des femmes ou des enfants.Non-PRIFPRI1; Voice for Change Partnership; CRP4PHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Programs on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH
Stories of Change: Rwanda: Understanding the drivers of stunting reduction among Rwandan children from 2005 to 2015
No full textDespite significant progress, childhood stunting is still a serious public health concern in Rwanda. To make further progress in reduc-ing child stunting it is essential to understand the context-specific drivers of stunting to devise strategies to address these causes. The primary objective of this study was to assess the drivers of change in stunting reduction among children 0-59 months of age between 2005 and 2015 in Rwanda.PRIFPRI1; CRP4; Capacity Strengthening; 2 Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for all; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; Voice for Change Partnership; Stories of Change in Nutrition; Rwanda SSPPHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH
