Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
| Founded | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent non-profit foundation |
| Location | |
Key people | Lawrence Haddad
Executive Director Chair of the GAIN Board of Directors |
| Employees | 100+ |
| Website | www.gainhealth.org |
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a non-profit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland. GAIN was developed during the UN 2002 Special Session of the General Assembly on Children. GAIN's activities include improving the consumption of nutritious and safe foods for all. The foundation is supported by over 30 donors and works closely with international organisations and United Nations agencies. It has a 20-year history of food system programmes with a focus on adolescent and child nutrition, food system research, fortification, small and medium enterprise assistance, biofortification of crops, and reducing post-harvest losses.
GAIN has headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, along with offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Tanzania. It also has representative offices in Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.