[AODA members] FYI. GAIN incentive to improve infant and young child nutrition

[Erika Garrity Pied]

FYI.

*New GAIN incentives to improve infant and young child nutrition (Deadline
31 January 2008)
*GAIN is launching new Program on Infants & Young Child Nutrition, which
goal is to encourage private companies, not-for-profit organizations and
public-private partnerships to improve children's nutrition by bringing to
market low-priced, high quality fortified complementary foods and / or
fortified complementary food supplements. The target group is children
between 6-24 months living in low-income families in developing countries.
GAIN will offer assistance by way of a mix of grant and loan funds and
technical support. Assistance could be sought for one or more of pre-startup
activities and subsequently for operational activities. The amount of
financing available will depend on the potential market coverage and impact
of project as well as the implementation capacity of the recipient. Funding
will be available for up to three years. GAIN is looking to stimulate the
production and marketing of foods and supplements suitable for infants and
young children that: conform to the highest international nutrition
standards; are affordable and accessible to the poorest; promote and respect
the International Code on the Marketing of Breast Milk Substitutes; and,
will be sustainable from a business point of view. More information
including criteria and conditions for receiving assistance is available from
www.gainhealth.org/childnutrition.
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