The Mamanieva Project

The Mamanieva Project

In 2012, World Vision began research to examine the role of grandmothers to improve infant and young child feeding practices, in partnership with Emory University, The Grandmother Project and Sierra Leone Ministry of Health (Bonthe District). The goal of the Mamanieva project was to better understand the influence of grandmothers on maternal and child nutrition in Sierra Leone and to engage grandmothers more effectively as agents of positive changes using the grandmother-inclusive approach. To read more, see additional resources.