Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Years of mechanism: 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Details for Mechanism ID: 17733
Country/Region: Nigeria
Year: 2014
Main Partner: John Snow, Inc
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Implementing Agency
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $1,000,000 Additional Pipeline Funding: N/A

NOTE: The following is taken from summaries released by PEPFAR on the PEPFAR Data Dashboard. They are incomplete summary paragraphs only and do not contain the full mechanism details. When the full narratives are released, we will update the mechanism pages accordingly.

The Strengthening Partnerships, Results and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project supports USAID efforts in Infant and Young Child Nutrition.The goal of the project is to prevent stunting and reduce anemia in children. SPRING will accomplish this goal through the following objectives: 1)Train PEPFAR OVC partners to address children's nutritional needs and, 2) Work with state and local government to improve Nigeria's child nutrition policies and programs to assure sustainability.

SPRING’s work is focused on improving Infant and Young Child Feeding practices (IYCF), with a particular emphasis on HIV affected populations. This work includes development of enhanced counseling skills at the facility and community levels, and establishment of community-based IYCF support groups. In COP14, SPRING will collaborate with the USAID UGM projects STEER and SMILE to roll out the National Community IYCF Counseling Package in five States: Benue, FCT, Kaduna, Bauchi and Edo. SPRING will support the training, mentoring, and supervision of 100 coaches and 700 IYCF counselors from CSOs, government agencies, and communities. These counselors will reach more than 14,000 caregivers. This work is central to UGM partner nutrition commitments, and will complement their broader investment in the sector. In COP15, SPRING will work with STEER and SMILE in five additional States: Plateau, Kogi, Kano, Sokoto, and Nasarawa. This work will reach an additional 150 coaches, 750 IYCF counselors, and 15,000 caregivers. SPRING will support efforts to implement more comprehensive NACS programming in UGM prioritized states.SPRING will work with the UGM and LOPIN to incorporate ECD activities into thir educational, parenting and caregiver training

Mechanism Allocation by Budget Code for Selected Year
Care: Orphans and Vulnerable Children (HKID) $1,000,000
Mechanism Target Information

Since COP2014, PEPFAR no longer produces narratives for every mechanism it funds. However, PEPFAR has now included performance targets or indicator information for each mechanism based on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (MER) system. The MER guidance is available on PEPFAR's website https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/. Note that COP years 2014-2015 were under a previous version of the MER system and the indicators and definitions may have changed as of the new 2.0 guidance.

This mechanism has no published performance targets or indicators.

Cross Cutting Budget Categories and Known Amounts Total: $500,000
Food and Nutrition: Policy, Tools, and Service Delivery $250,000
Human Resources for Health $250,000
Key Issues Identified in Mechanism
Child Survival Activities
End-of-Program Evaluation