For us to tackle the hard challenge of malnutrition, we are going to need to look beyond our usual set of tools – all of which are important, but on their own are unlikely to be game-changers. While there is an urgent need to act for children who are at immediate risk of stunting, this should not be at the cost of broader and longer-term solutions which can deliver multigenerational impact. For us to fight malnutrition, we need to transform the context of girls and young women. We are going to have to both harness and unleash girl capital, which is where the glaring inequalities in human capital are starkest. We need to start thinking of girl education and women’s livelihoods as essential interventions in the nutrition masterplan.