Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) builds partnerships to increase access to food that is safe, nutritious & affordable to all.
#HealthierDiets4All
At GAIN, we envision a world where healthier diets are accessible to all, especially those most vulnerable to malnutrition. We aspire to be at the forefront of a global transformation in food systems, responding to the challenges posed by COVID-19, Conflict, & Climate change.
💡 Improved nutrition = Improved workforce productivity
8 in 10 RMG workers in
#Bangladesh
suffer from anaemia.
The solution: Workforce Nutrition model, “SWAPNO” = “Strengthening Workers’ Access to Pertinent Nutrition Opportunities”.
To find out more:
#PollOfTheDay
: In Nigeria, ensuring workplaces offer healthier meals is a priority area in the Agricultural Sector, Food Security & Nutrition Strategy
👉Is this ✅ or ❌?
🔗Learn more about
#WorkforceNutrition
policies & their scope for improvement in 🇳🇬
Read our 9th story in The Food Crisis: What's Happening, a series on the impact communities are seeing on a global scale.
@Mic_Ojo
&
@jayakpata
discuss newly published statistics on Nigeria's poverty index & how urgent action is needed.
📰 :
❓Which is the rural employment guarantee scheme in
#India
, covering a significant percentage of rural women?
🔗Learn more about
#WorkforceNutrition
policies and their scope for improvement in 🇮🇳:
#DYK
: Eight in ten Readymade Garment (RMG) workers in
#Bangladesh
suffer from
#anaemia
. GAIN designed a Workforce Nutrition (WFN) model called “SWAPNO” to better the nutritional status of workers. Here's what we achieved:
A brand new episode of
#BiteTheTalk
is live🎙️.
@daphneewingchow
in conversation with Ruth Kinoti, CEO of Shalem Investments Ltd, a family run agri-business, on “Reducing Nutritional Insecurity in Kenya through Ugali”. Click on the 🔗 below to listen in.
Heartfelt Congratulations
@l_haddad
@GAINAlliance
’s ED who was awarded the Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) by HM King Charles in his 1st New Year Honours List, for “Services to International Nutrition, Food, and Agriculture”
#NYHonours
🫓Bajra roti
🥣Bajra Khichdi
🍞Bajra Bread
A celebration of
#Millets
in
#Maharashtra
. Read this story by
@daphneewingchow
for
@Forbes
, where she captures GAIN's Commercialization of Biofortified Crops (CBC) Programme.
🚨Healthy diets are unaffordable to over 2 billion people worldwide.
🫴 Food access is a key component of
#FoodSecurity
.
🔗How important are traditional retail outlets for sourcing healthy foods in 🇰🇪 & 🇮🇳
🆕 Episode of
#BiteTheTalk
🎧
Mandira Guha Neogi from GAIN 🇧🇩 interviews three very significant people to know more about the National Pathway Commitments of UN Food System Summit and how it is shaping
#Bangladesh
.
@DrKhondker
Full episode:
👉Bangladesh has taken positive steps regarding workforce nutrition policies
❓In
#Bangladesh
, 👩workers are allowed _____ maternity leave
🔗Read GAIN's policy brief to learn more about workforce nutrition policies & their scope for improvement in 🇧🇩:
Poverty, which often goes hand-in-hand with
#malnutrition
, affects 63% of the population in Nigeria, over 133 million people.
The need to address malnutrition in
#Nigeria
is urgent, as it poses a significant challenge to progress and development:
#DYK
: Micronutrient deficiency has often been termed
#HiddenHunger
. Is it caused by an inadequate intake of:
A) 🍗 and🥦 or
B) Vitamins and Minerals or
C) 🍩 and 🍹
👇Drop the correct answer in the comments below
🔗Read more:
Several mothers around the 🌍 don’t know the importance of
#Colostrum
for their 👶.
#WATCH
this video where Delicia, a mother of three recalls how "EmoDemos" helped her understand the importance of colostrum. Learn more:
True or False? Tell us in the
#comments
below and read our
#ImpactStory
where we reveal how we reduced 'post capture fish losses in
#Indonesia
' which has one of the highest 🐠 supplies in the world:
“I believe there is a “hidden middle” between the farm gate and the consumer’s plate that needs more attention from policy makers.” - pens
@l_haddad
in his 🆕 blog on 🇮🇳’s nutrition priorities ahead of
#G20
.
🧑🌾Africa's
#FoodSystems
confront a multitude of challenges, not limited to climate change, biodiversity depletion, pollution, conflict, migration, external crises, and shocks.
✍️GAIN was at
@TheAGRF
earlier this month and
@jayakpata
shares key takeaways.
A brand new episode of GAIN's
#BiteTheTalk
podcast is here. We head over to
#Bangladesh
where wet markets were heavily impacted during
#COVID19
. GAIN implemented the 'Keeping food markets working programme' to provide rapid support to food system workers:
GAIN welcomes the
#COP28
UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action.
@OWC93
reacts on behalf of GAIN. An important milestone for
#FoodSystems
👏
#DYK
: Improved nutrition ⏩ improves workforce productivity
GAIN's Workforce Nutrition model
called “SWAPNO” aims to ⬆️ readymade garment workers' nutritional status in
#Bangladesh
Read our
#StoryofImpact
to learn more about this mission:
🙌We are so pleased that our ED
@l_haddad
was awarded by HM King Charles in his 1st
#NYHonours
List, for “Services to International Nutrition, Food, and Agriculture”. Who is Lawrence Haddad and what's his story? Watch this video ▶️ to learn more about his journey so far.
This year, we're celebrating
#IWD2023
with the
#WomenPower
at GAIN. We bring you a series of Q&A with 👩 at GAIN. Here's the first one with
@jayakpata
, Head of Policy and Advocacy at
@GAINalliance_Ng
. To read the full interview, click the 🔗:
#PollOfTheDay
: In
#Kenya
🇰🇪, workers are allowed to take ___ weeks of maternity leave at full pay, and ___ weeks of paternity leave at full pay.
🔗Read more about
#WorkforceNutrition
policies and their scope for improvement in
#Kenya
and answer our poll:
Almost $100M pledged already but we do need more! Private sector can do more!
Register your
#ActionForZeroHunger
Aim for better alignment w/10 high impact actions to reduce hunger in key geographies.
Pledge before UN
@FoodSystems
23/9
👉
#WorldFoodDay
reminds us of the impact of
#ClimateChange
on:
💧 Water and Sanitation Systems
🌾 Food Production
🫴 Social Protection
I-CAN, launched at
#COP27
, unites nutrition and climate efforts, building a strong evidence base for integrated action:
Join
#AGRF2023
's pre-summit event with GAIN, exploring collective action to bolster African governments' food systems agenda. Experts discuss policy, inclusivity, and development insights. Free to attend! Register:
🔔 We have the answer!
The GAIN Business Model Research (BMR) Project, aims to identify promising business models that can improve low-income consumers’ diets that are often lacking in food diversity and quality.
Find out more about the Business Models:
To improve the supply chain to deliver more
#nutritious
food options for lower income consumers, GAIN tested a pilot initiative called 'Healthy line shops' in
#Assam
in 🇮🇳. Find out if this has been a success:
.
@FAO
GAIN &
@JohnsHopkinsAHW
are thrilled to announce the launch of the
@FoodDashboard
, a new easy-to-navigate online tool designed to help decision makers understand their food systems! 🌐🥗🙌🏼
Discover more 👉🏼
This year for
#IWD2023
, we
#EmbraceEquity
. Today, GAIN's interview series features Happy Dewan from GAIN Bangladesh. Read the full interview to delve into the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of
#women
in the workplace:
@DrKhondker
On the 9th May 2002, GAIN was founded with the aim of tackling human suffering caused by malnutrition.
Over the past 20 years we have worked to provide nutritious foods for all people. See our journey and how we got here:
#GAIN20
GAIN is happy to announce that
@UduakIgbeka
will sit as an expert in the new Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI)!
She will serve as a Commissioner to collect & assess evidence to accelerate the transformation of
#agriculture
Introducing a 🆕 series,
#10Questions
with GAINers across our offices. For episode 1 we travel to
#India
🇮🇳 and speak to
@vijtarun
, who shares interesting insights around the Indian diet. Watch the video to find out more:
NEW REPORT: "Measuring What the World Eats" by GAIN,
@HarvardChanSPH
&
@Gallup
is now LIVE. The data has been collected through the Diet Quality Questionnaire from over 40 countries, revealing facts about global eating patterns.
Learn more:
In tea regions in Malawi, 36% of women are anaemic. GAIN has been working with
@EthicalTea
to support healthier diets for tea workers & farmers. In Malawi, the percentage of women eating a diverse, healthy diet increased by 35%. Read more about the impact:
GAIN’s
@SaulMorris19
✍️ a 🆕 discussion paper on the case for increased investment in
#FoodSystems
infrastructure if we want to build resilient and sustainable food systems. Read the full paper here:
The 2018 Global Nutrition Report - Shining a light to spur action on nutrition is out now!
@l_haddad
'Read it, share it – and act on it.'
#DigesttheData
👉
1 in 3 people in the world are malnourished. The UN
@FoodSystems
happening today, is calling for a
#foodsystems
transformation.
@l_haddad
spoke to
@BBCWorld
on why we all need to work together to tackle malnutrition worldwide.
#WednesdayThought
: How can we make best use of the pause, review and reflect approach as an effective project implementation tool?
GAIN's
@Mic_Ojo
and Blessing Ugwunne explain in this latest
#blog
:
#Webinar
📺
Contributions of
#FoodSystems
to global goals are recognised, and the clear need for monitoring has been articulated. How does the Food Systems Countdown Initiative fill this gap?
Find out: 🗓 5th Feb | ⏰ 8:30am EST, 14:30 CET
Register:
In a session hosted at the
@SankalpForum
, GAIN convened experts to delve into the transformative potential of 'Child Lens Investing in nutrition'. Our latest
#blog
, discusses the importance of investing in
#ChildNutrition
for a better future.
Rising food prices, global gas shortages and huge impacts on the global food supply are all issues the Ukraine/Russia War expose.
@skaenzig
spoke with
@l_haddad
,
@Penjtweets
,
@WubetG
&
@StellaNordhagen
to talk more about ramifications.
Watch & Read Now:
The
#WorkforceNutrition
policies of Colombia stress that all Colombians should have access to & consume food
👉in a permanent
👉timely manner
👉sufficient quantity
👉variety
👉quality
👉safety
Learn more about the policies & their scope for improvement
🧵ANNOUNCEMENT: GAIN and
@care
signed an MoU today to establish a global partnership to improve access to affordable healthy diets.
@l_haddad
@MichelleNunn
📌On Tue 18 May 🗓️ at 2pm ⏰ don't miss the Global Launch of the Youth
@Act4FoodGlobal
Campaign!
In the event, the youth champions will introduce the pledge, the website, get live signatures, explain the idea behind
@Act4FoodGlobal
!
Register 👉
Our one and only Bangladesh Country Director
@DrRudaba
had an email today to login to an award ceremony and guess what? She won this prize. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼We are so proud of her leadership role within GAIN and for getting noticed elsewhere too. 🙌 🇧🇩 🙌
We are proud to announce our new partnership
@WUWMarkets
to improve resilience of traditional fresh food markets.
@l_haddad
"Enabling markets to function better & w/ greater resilience means working together w/ the world's best experts in the field". 🤝
GAIN's Executive Director
@l_haddad
is leading on a call that asks businesses which have thrived in the
#COVID19
pandemic to support a fund to
#EndHunger
by 2030. Find out more:
"The complexity of food systems should not prevent us from moving forward with the identification of priority actions."
New blog by
@SaulMorris19
"Food systems actions: charting the pathway through complexity" is now live on our website!
Read it 👉
Micronutrient deficiencies are affecting 👩 & 🧒 in 🇹🇿. GAIN supported the implementation of the National School Feeding Guideline through two projects:
1⃣Commercialisation of Biofortified Crops
2⃣GAIN-Sanku Project
Read the
#ImpactStory
to learn more:
We are 13 weeks away from the UN
@FoodSystems
Pre-Summit, hosted by the Government of Italy 🇮🇹 in July.
How are things going?
@l_haddad
reflects on success, achievements & way forward in his latest blog.
#BetterNutrition4All
For more 👉
#DYK
: More than 3 billion people are unable to afford a healthy diet‼️
#ClimateChange
will only lead to an increase in food and nutrition insecurity. Through
#GAINGoesGreen
, GAIN’s calling for joint action on
#climate
and
#nutrition
at
#COP27
. Here’s what the numbers reveal.🧵