Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) (1998-2008)

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

FANTA provides technical assistance to NGOs and national governments in nutrition and food security program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation as well as nutrition and food security policy and strategy development. Through production of guidelines and program tools, in-country technical assistance, program review, and targeted evaluation and operations research, FANTA strengthens the impact of nutrition and food security programs and policies on food insecure and malnourished populations. The project, funded by USAID, advances food security knowledge by publishing and disseminating state-of-the-art technical information, including best practices and standards, and supports the development and testing of innovative interventions to prevent and treat malnutrition, such as community-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children and nutritional care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Health Areas
Infant and young child feeding, Nutrition and food security links, Nutrition in emergencies, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS, Adolescent and women's nutrition.

Behavior Change Strategies or Processes
Agriculture & natural resource management, Policy analysis & advocacy, Essential nutrition actions, Nutrition assessment & surveillance, Monitoring and evaluation, Capacity development and training.

Project Director
Anne Swindale

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