SPRING focused on improving lives, espe­cially in the first 1,000 days, by working across food, health, and hygiene, through linking agriculture and nutrition, aiming for social and behaviour change through communi­cation, building the evidence base for what works, and through “big pic­ture thinking” through a systems approach to improving nutrition. 

SDS led the endline assessment in Uganda as well as supported various studies around micro-nutrient powder uptake and implementation as well as nutrition assessment and counselling support (NACS) in Uganda. Specifically, one study involved carrying out a census of all children below 24 months and subsequently surveying 1,760 respondents targeted without replacement. Policy briefs and peer reviewed publications were developed as a result of this work. JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) was the prime implementer of this activity.