Strengthening Institutions Shaping Africa’s Food Systems Transformation October 2026 Summary Strengthening institutions for lasting change: Through IGNITE+, Tanager has supported 54+ institutions, trained over 1,000 professionals and developed 30+ tools to integrate gender equality and nutrition into institutional policies, strategies and programmes across five African countries. Turning evidence into nutrition-sensitive action: Partnerships with Practical Action [...]
Tanager and Ikore Showcase Institutional Diagnostic Tool at AASW9 to Accelerate Gender and Nutrition Integration Across Africa August 2026 Summary A practical diagnostic for institutional change: Tanager’s diagnostic assessment tool helps African agricultural institutions assess their current status of gender and nutrition integration, identify strengths and gaps, and establish a baseline for tracking progress. Moving [...]
Beyond Access to Finance: How Burkina Faso’s Microfinance Institutions are Advancing Gender and Nutrition August 2026 Summary Moving beyond financial inclusion: MFIs supported through IGNITE+ are beginning to examine how their policies, products, services, and institutional systems can better respond to the different needs of women and other underserved clients. Small institutional changes can drive [...]
How Can Agricultural Programmes Demonstrate that their Investments are Actually Improving Nutrition? August 2026 Summary Measure what matters, not just what is easy to count: While agricultural programmes often track production, yields, and income, these indicators alone do not reveal whether interventions are improving diets and nutrition outcomes. Nutrition-sensitive agriculture requires measuring the pathways that [...]
Turning Gender Commitments into Investment through Gender-Responsive Budgeting August 2026 Summary Turning Commitments into Action: Through IGNITE+, Tanager and its Local Service Providers are equipping agricultural institutions with practical tools to translate gender equality commitments into gender-responsive budgets and investments. Strengthening Technical Capacity: Gender experts from IGNITE+ Local Service Providers (LSPs) across Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria [...]
