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Undernutrition among children remains a significant challenge in Kenya with 26% of children under the age of five registering low height-for-age ratios or, in other words, experiencing stunted growth. The problem is often attributed to parents’ scant knowledge of optimal feeding practices. Augmenting this knowledge by providing caregivers with information on nutrition has proven to be effective - inducing positive changes in caregivers’ behavior and, in turn, improving health outcomes among children. Designed to supply this critically needed information, NEEP was tested as a potentially impactful, cost-effective and scalable innovation to reduce undernutrition and improve growth outcomes among children.
This report provides an evaluation of the programme.
Authors
Institute for Fiscal Studies: Sam Crossman, Bansi Malde, Marcos Vera-Hernandez
Evidence Action: Philip Komo Kahuho, Diksha Radhakrishnan, Shadrack Oiye, Hilda Chapota, Tambosi Phiri, Esther Kainja
Authors

Research Fellow University College London
Marcos is a Research Fellow at IFS, an Affiliate at the Rural Education Action Program and a Professor of Economics at the University College London.

Research Fellow City, University of London
Bansi is a Research Fellow of the IFS, a Senior Lecturer of Economics at the City, University of London and also a Fellow at the Global Labor Organisa

Sam Crossman
Report details
- DOI
- 10.1920/re.ifs.2017.0130
- Publisher
- The IFS and Evidence Action
Suggested citation
S, Crossman and B, Malde and M, Vera-Hernandez. (2017). Evaluation of the nutritional embedding evaluation programme. London: The IFS and Evidence Action. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/evaluation-nutritional-embedding-evaluation-programme (accessed: 21 May 2025).
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