Sight and Life

Supports, designs and incubates science-based economically viable nutrition innovations to eradicate malnutrition in women of childbearing age and among children to improve their lives

  • Started: 1986

About

Aims to serve and address societal nutrition goals. Creates and translates science primarily through technical assistance and communications tools suc Read moreh as Sight and Life magazine, presentations and journal articles. Builds public–private partnerships to maximize the impact of both. Develops viable, sustainable and subsidized business models to increase the availability of nutritious foods. Provides resources like a range of educational materials on malnutrition in the form of books, brochures and documentaries to support the information needs of health workers, scientists, representatives of governmental/non-governmental agencies and for the media. It claims to have achieved following milestones and/or recognitions: In 1989 – claims to have supported 52 projects in 29 countries over three years on its vitamin A intervention programmes. Till 2011 – claims to have supported 3,350 projects in over 80 countries. In 2014 – launched Global Nutrition Research Institute at Johns Hopkins University and works to include implementation science, capacity building, and leadership development. In 2018 - launched the webinar series focusing on behavior change communications (BCC). Emphasizes experiential knowledge combined with research analysis and identified tools and tips to help the programme manager. It is based out from Switzerland. However, it has programmes that are being implemented in India as well.

Sectors

  • Food & Nutrition
  • Child & Youth Development
  • Water
  • Disaster Management
  • Child & Youth Development
  • Technology
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Minority
  • Health
  • Agriculture
  • Sanitation

Sub Sectors


  • Health & Family Welfare
  • Nutrition

Location

Project Location

Projects in States

West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit

  • Employees

    51-100

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