Kenya Nutrition and Health Program Plus: Year 3 Quarter 1 Progress Report

The program, which began in January 2015, is in its second year of implementation and focuses on increasing access and demand for nutrition services, strengthening nutrition commodity management, and improving food and nutrition security. The program's overall goal is to address undernutrition using an integrated approach that targets both underlying and acute malnutrition. The program's implementation progress and key achievements are reported in the quarterly progress report for the period October 1 to December 31, 2016. The report highlights the program's efforts to strengthen leadership, advocacy, and policy planning in nutrition. This includes improving nutrition service delivery management, coordination, and implementation, as well as increasing opportunities for learning and sharing of best practices in nutrition. The program has also focused on improving nutrition-related behavior, increasing knowledge and skills for health care workers, and strengthening nutrition commodity management. In terms of specific achievements, the program has made progress in improving production, supply, and distribution of nutrition commodities. This includes improving the quality and safety of food commodities and agricultural products, as well as strengthening sustainability and innovation in nutrition commodity development and management. The program has also made progress in improving food and nutrition security, including increasing market access and consumption of diverse and quality foods, and increasing resilience of vulnerable households and communities. The program's monitoring and evaluation efforts are also reported in the quarterly progress report. This includes facility reporting, electronic nutrition reporting, nutrition portal, and site support supervision. The report also highlights the program's activity progress, including quantitative impact, and provides a program performance summary. Additionally, the report discusses progress on links to other USAID programs and government agencies, as well as the subsequent quarter's work plan. The program's financial information and project administration are also reported in the quarterly progress report. This includes a discussion of constraints faced by the program and annexes that provide additional performance data tables. The report is prepared by FHI360, the implementing partner of the Kenya Nutrition and Health Program plus, and is submitted to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for review. Overall, the quarterly progress report for the Kenya Nutrition and Health Program plus provides an update on the program's implementation progress and key achievements. The report highlights the program's efforts to address undernutrition in Kenya and provides a detailed account of the program's activities, achievements, and challenges.