GOOD PRACTICE - Innovative and ‘nutrition-sensitive’ Food Security intervention for Improved Nutrition

RESEARCH QUESTION: 4-Innovative approaches to enhance livelihoods, equity and inclusion of people dependent on the informal economy.

SUB-TOPICS (Research matrix): Improving food security through enhancing livelihoods with attention to social inclusion (4.5)

REGION - COUNTRY OF IMPLEMENTATION: South East Asia - Myanmar

RESUME OF LESSONS LEARNED:

a) targeting on women and a robust gender analysis;

b) greater integration between implementing partners;

c) continue and realistic M&E activities;

d) a better understanding of local cultural, socio-economic and environmental contexts;

e) the need of initial feasibility studies when introducing Income Generating Activities and/or home gardening to assess which type of IGAs and/or vegetables is realistic to be promoted and which ones can have positive impact.

PROJECT NAME: Innovative and ‘nutrition-sensitive’ Food Security intervention for Improved Nutrition

YEAR: 2012 – 2015

FUNDING AGENCY: European Commission

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: Action Contre la Faim