One of Savica’s consultants was appointed by UNICEF to evaluate a number of innovations designed to strengthen the prevention, early detection, referral and management of wasted children at the community level. These innovations are Family-led MUAC, Early Childhood Education (ECE) Centre-led child-wasting screening (“PAUD Peduli Wasting”), and Integration of the IMCI (Integrated Management of Childhood Illness) and IMAM (Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition) trainings. The evaluation used qualitative methods including desk review of relevant documents, in-depth interviews and group discussions with stakeholders and beneficiaries. A total of 172 interviews and 28 group discussions were conducted at the national level and in eight provinces (Aceh, Central Java, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi, Papua and Central Papua). The evaluation aims to provide evidence-based recommendations and best practices/lessons learned to inform policy and programmatic decisions, including the scaling-up of the interventions.
