Jordan

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition in Jordan aims to generate evidence on the impact of USAID Jordan’s Community Health and Nutrition activity and build academic capacity to support research on optimal health and nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and children under two in Jordan. This will be achieved through successful implementation of two key objectives:

• Objective 1: includes a rigorous research agenda, including an impact evaluation of the impact of USAID Jordan’s Community Health and Nutrition (CHN) activity, and,
• Objective 2: aims at building individual and institutional capacity in Jordan to conduct and interpret research and train future nutritionists in the realm of maternal and infant young child nutrition.

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2025 Fellowships Program: Accepting Applications through Dec 9

The USAID-supported Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab (JNIL) at Tufts University, in coordination with the JNIL Technical Advisory Committee and Mindset, a Jordan-based research firm, is pleased to announce 12-month Fellowships each totaling $5,000 USD (3544 JD) to be awarded to six emerging Jordanian scholars in the maternal, infant, and young child nutrition (MIYCN) field.

Apply here

Call for Abstracts: Second JNIL Scientific Symposium

The Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab invites the submission of abstracts for the Second Scientific Symposium, "Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Approaches to Support Women, Infants, and Children" on February 18-20, 2025.  While the  symposium is focused on research done in Jordan, we welcome abstracts from research done in the MENA region.

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Webinar: Exclusive Breastfeeding May be Protective Against Type 1 Diabetes

Thursday, September 26th , 2024 | 4:00-5:00 PM Jordan Time | 9:00-10:00 AM EST

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The fourth webinar of the JNIL Webinar series for this year is titled " Exclusive Breastfeeding might be protective of Type 1 diabetes mellitus".  This webinar focused on examining and presenting evidence on the association of breastfeeding feeding practices and the incidence of Type 1 diabetes in young children.

Webinar: Food Policy for NCD Prevention: Lessons from Around the Globe

Tuesday, September 19th , 2024 | 4:00-5:00 PM Jordan Time | 9:00-10:00 AM EST

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Description

In this webinar, expert speaker focused on examining and presenting evidence around strategies to ensure healthy diets and prevent non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors among young children.

Third Nutrition Research Designs and Methods Workshop 

The overall goal of the workshop was to train upcoming Jordanian scientists on the rigor of research methodology and enhance skills in conceptualization, development and implementation and analysis of robustly designed quantitative research protocols. 

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 Webinars

The Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab conducted four webinars in FY23 focused on child cognitive development and nutrition. Click below to view presentation slides and the webinar recordings!  

Webinar Recordings

Workshop 

The Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab hosted our Third Nutrition Research Designs and Methods Workshop from July-August 2024. Click below to learn more about the workshop, and be sure to apply next year!  

Workshop Details

 Fellowship

The Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab released a call for applications for our 2024 Fellowships Program from February-April 2024. Click below to read more about our fellowships program and be sure to apply next year!

 Fellowship Details

Symposium 

The Jordan Nutrition Lab  held our First National Scientific Symposium in August 2022 ." Keep reading below for additional information and visit the event pages for details!  

Event Highlights

Click here to view all Jordan Nutrition Innovation Lab publications.

Based on the understanding of the nutrition landscape in Jordan, in addition to consistent engagement with USAID Jordan and FHI 360, the CHN program implementers, the Innovation Lab for Nutrition will engage with policy stakeholders (e.g. Ministry of Health), with academic institutions that may not be core partners but that function within the space of IYCF and breast feeding, with the National Nutrition working group, with UN agencies such as UNICEF, WFP and WHO and other bilateral partners.