Children at Mulanda Primary School

Our deliverables

Our project deliverables aim to bring positive change in how the world thinks about child stunting prevention. To achieve this, our Theory of Change model informs the direction of work.

AASH Theory of Change-1

Driven by the research question of how features of childhood stunting can be prevented, reversed and ameliorated in communities in India, Indonesia, and Senegal, the project deliverables are divided across short-, mid-and long-term outcomes.

With an interdisciplinary approach and a truly collaborative partnership with various stakeholders, the research aims to challenge the existing paradigm of child nutrition research that currently addresses stunting in a fragmented manner.

The work begins with setting the scene, assessing the landscape around stunting, and moving towards research packages that take a deep dive into proposed facets of development, namely, deep biology, home environment learning environment, nutrition and diet, food environment, and public engagement.

Another simultaneous component is the intervention arms which focus on identifying the impact of selected measures in a holistic manner. All the work spreads across the different activities across the timelines to produce the desired effects and move towards policy change.

New typology to classify types of stunting according to their physical, cognitive, behavioural, nutritional and health outcomes

Interventions to improve food hygiene and healthy eating behaviours

New tools to risk assess the safety of foods from animal sources

Assessment of factors impacting stunting across the study countries, such as the role of gut health, egg supplementation, synbiotic supplementation and food safety risk

Recommendations on interventions with sustainable implementation strategies

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