WorldFoodDay: Social Protection at GAIN

GAIN's Approach to Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection

Through partnerships, policy advocacy, and programmes, GAIN works in seven countries to make social protection systems more nutrition-sensitive and better equipped to combat systemic and intergenerational inequities that limit the reach of vital services.

GAIN's social protection programme currently encompasses the following synergistic work areas:

Policy Advocacy. We provide technical advice to governments, engage in policy advocacy, and mobilise multilateral stakeholders to ensure that social protection policy environments are conducive to nutrition impact.

Value Chain Integration. We create and reinforsustainable linkages between social protection systems and private-sector nutritious food value chains by scaling-up public procurement of nutritious foods, connecting small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) to public procurement pipelines, and improving the nutritional value and regulatory compliance of nutritious foods destined for social protection systems.

Social Protection Design. We develop and scale-up models of social protection that provide effective nutrition services for the most vulnerable households, with a particular focus on human-centered design (HCD) and social and behaviour change communication (SBCC).