A2Z: Micronutrient Leadership and Support and Child Blindness Activity (2005-2010)

Project Website: http://www.a2zproject.org/

A2Z is USAID's flagship project to address micronutrient deficiencies and prevent child blindness by taking proven interventions to scale-particularly through engaging the private sector and expanding the number of countries served and the number of people reached. A2Z's emphasis includes both nutritional supplements (iron, folate, zinc, vitamin A) and food-based strategies, in particular, fortification. A2Z aims to strengthen the coverage of fortified staple foods reaching low income families in 20-30 countries. A2Z is currently working in countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Health Areas
Micronutrients and fortification, Infant and young child feeding, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS.

Behavior Change Strategies or Processes
Policy analysis & advocacy, Nutrition assessment & surveillance, Community mobilization, Behavioral research, Behavior change communication, Monitoring and evaluation.

Project Director
Jean Baker

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