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Nutrition International

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Financing for Development Food Women Women/gender Equality Youth Financing for Development: Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development Mobilizing international resources for development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Policy advice Service provision The girl child Women and health
Country of activity:	United Republic of Tanzania Ethiopia Nigeria Kenya Philippines Senegal Bangladesh Indonesia India Pakistan
Mission statement:	Nutrition International (formerly the Micronutrient Initiative) is passionate about tackling one of the world’s greatest health issues: malnutrition. Recognized as global experts, NI works around the world to create effective and sustainable solutions for hidden hunger. Its mission statement is to be a global leader in finding and scaling solutions to malnutrition through: •Coverage: Delivering low-cost high-impact nutrition interventions, especially for women, adolescent girls, and children in Africa and Asia; •Leverage: Integrating nutrition across sectors to maximize impact and ensure there are no missed opportunities; and, •Influence: Utilizing research, technical assistance, advocacy, and partnerships with national and global nutrition actors to improve policies, programs, and resources for nutrition. Nutrition International seeks a world where everyone, everywhere is free from malnutrition and able to reach their full potential. NI looks to transform the lives of vulnerable people, especially women, adolescent girls and children. The potential to transform is dependent on overcoming gender inequalities.
Year established:	1992
Year of registration:	1992
Organizational structure:	Nutrition International is a not-for-profit organization governed by a dedicated international Board of Directors and led by an internationally recognized team of technical experts, program designers, advocates, analysts, evaluators, implementers, educators, resource managers and nutrition champions.
Number and type of members:	Nutrition International has headquarters in Ottawa, Canada and regional offices in New Delhi, India to oversee Asian operations and in Nairobi, Kenya to oversee African operations. In total, there are 266 staff members and ad hoc consultants.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Nutrition International is a member of the International Coalition for Advocacy on Nutrition (ICAN), the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance (SUN), the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH), the Canadian Council for Inter
Funding structure:	Fees for providing consulting or research services Grants from Governments Other sources Foreign and international grants

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