SPRING Kyrgyz Republic Country Achievements PY5: October 2015 to March 2016

The project focused on exerting influence through various channels, including policies and governance, infrastructure and markets, inputs and services, information and communication, financing, household resources, and sociocultural environment. A key achievement was the development of a cookbook highlighting key nutrition messages and recipes for a healthy and diverse diet using locally available ingredients. Community activists played a crucial role in conveying messages about dietary diversity, handwashing, and clean latrines to households with children under two. This effort resulted in nearly 92,627 contacts with caregivers at home and another 52,363 contacts through community meetings. Additionally, cascade training in general infant and young child feeding was provided to 297 health workers, who counseled 29,639 mothers of children under two on nutrition. The project also supported the national Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and provided training to 280 providers across 8 health facilities. Furthermore, the project extended its geographic coverage into four remaining rayons of Naryn and trained health providers through a pool of national and regional nutrition trainers. The project reached 359,491 people and trained 6,568 individuals, with support extended to 7 institutions and 54 facilities.