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PD/Hearth project in Mozambique
Sector: Nutrition
Location(s): Mozambique
Organization: Save the Children (US), World Relief, Africare, Concern Worldwide, CARE, Food for the Hungry
Several INGOs have implemented or are implementing PD Nutrition programs in Mozambique over the past 3 years. In this excellent evaluation of the Food for the Hungry PD program, Tom Davis provides some of the insights into the special PD practices which have enabled poor families with well nourished children to achieve significantly superior nutritional outcomes for their children than do their neighbors with access to the same resources.
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PD Hearth Project in Indonesia
Sector: Nutrition
Location(s): Indonesia
Organization: USAID
From 2003 – 2008, USAID funded five international NGOs, (CARE, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mercy Corps (MC), Save the Children US (SC), and World Vision International (WVI)), to implement Positive Deviance in Indonesia as part of food security programs. Together, the five NGOs reached 9,997 children across the country. Of this number, 59.6% gained 200g between admission into the program (Day 1) and graduation from the program (Day 10). Of 4,847 participants who were weighed again at the end of the month, 45% had gained the recommended 400g. Results differed slightly (but not significantly) between implementers; however, they differed dramatically between different communities.
For the full report, click here.