A case for integrated development: pathways to improve child well-being

Diana Duff Rutherford and Jessica Bachay

Development in Practice, 2017, vol. 27, issue 1, 116-121

Abstract: Economic strengthening interventions may increase income, assets, and food security. Donors and implementers see the potential for improvements in child well-being. This article presents lessons learnt from the implementation of two economic strengthening interventions. It finds missed opportunities with regard to child nutrition, and recommends: (1) integrating economic strengthening interventions with complementary development activities; (2) deep formative assessment to inform programme design; and (3) the use of community-based feedback loops. Development practitioners, funders, policymakers, and researchers must take every opportunity to improve the lives of children as young as possible to build healthy families, communities, and nations.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2017.1256374

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