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Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) and Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance II (FANTA-2) (1998-2008, 2008-2013)

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

FANTA provided 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 strengthened the impact of nutrition and food security programs and policies on food insecure and malnourished populations. The project, funded by USAID, advanced food security knowledge by publishing and disseminating state-of-the-art technical information, including best practices and standards, and supported 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.

FANTA-2 works to improve nutrition and food security policies, strategies and programs through technical support to USAID and its partners, including host country governments, international organizations, and NGO implementing partners. Focus areas for technical assistance include maternal and child health and nutrition, HIV and other infectious diseases, food security and livelihood strengthening, and emergency and reconstruction. FANTA-2 develops and adapts approaches to support the design and quality implementation of field programs, while building on field experience to improve and expand the evidence base, methods, and global standards for nutrition and food security programming. The project is funded by USAID and managed by the Bureau for Global Health (GH).

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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