IMPAct4Nutrition (I4N) Initiative

NITI Aayog on March 5 signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) with UNICEF India to support strategic interventions in Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks across India.

The agreement aims to leverage the strengths of both institutions to improve maternal and child nutrition outcomes in underserved regions of the country.

Under the partnership, UNICEF India will provide technical support through its platform IMPAct4Nutrition (I4N). The initiative will help engage businesses, public sector enterprises, and industry associations to channel Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) investments into nutrition-focused programmes.

Key Focus Areas of the Partnership

The collaboration will concentrate on several priority areas, including:

• Strengthening Anganwadi infrastructure
• Enhancing nutrition literacy among communities
• Improving uptake of services under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)
• Capacity building of frontline workers

CSR and Community Engagement

According to NITI Aayog, the partnership will also involve:

• Mobilising CSR partners to support health and nutrition interventions
• Promoting community participation in nutrition programmes
• Facilitating knowledge-sharing platforms to identify and disseminate scalable best practices across Aspirational Districts and Blocks

Source: Dd