Our Learning Program - Minutes and actions to be taken - start up meeting

1. Subject: Learning Route Star-up meeting: Thankyou and Minutes
Dear all,
Thank you all for joining the Learning Route program start-up meeting.
We collected many valuable inputs that we will keep in mind during the
implementation of the program. I hope that now it results a bit more clear what the
Learning Route program goals, strategy, challenges and opportunities.
For who didn't manage to join, and easy reference for everybody, please find here
below a brief overview of the main discussions and action points that came out from
the meeting. At this dropbox link you will find all the Start-up meeting material
(agenda, briefing documents, presentations)
Please feel free to complement/revise/comment as you feel most appropriate. Once
again, thank you for your participation it has an incredible value.
Do not hesitate in getting in contact with me by email and/or Skype if you have
questions or ideas (you will make me very happy!!!).
The Learning Route program is "your learning program!"
Learning Route Program Start-up meeting - Key discussions and actions to be taken
Introduction to CIFF: the Learning Route program contribute to the achievement of
one the CIFF outcomes "Enabling environment for planning, resourcing and delivery
of nutrition". (CIFF Presentation)
Learning Route background: The Learning Route program has been design to
address CSAs requests for cross learning. (Cara's presentation "how did we get
here", "2015 preliminary findings for LR" presentation and briefing document)
Sustainability of the program: The sustainability of the learning program depends
on:
 adoption/use of the learningacquired:thisimplythatthe learningisshared,
discussedwithinthe CSA andthe CSO membersandif relevant/useful/applicable
applied.
 participants'learningisshared/discussedwithCSA members,CSOs andtothe entire
network.
 to map out,share and discussgoodpracticesbecome a commonactivityforthe
CSAs, the CBOs andthe Networkingeneral. Userfriendy/costeffective andinclusive
KMtools are in place to enable the sharinganddiscussions.
Sustainable cost and time effective KM: A sustainable, cost and time effective,
inclusive and user friendly Knowledge Management strategy play a key role in the
learning route programme and in the SUN CSN in general. The KM strategy that we
desire will: strengthen the network; enable knowledge capture and documentation;
repack and disseminating learning; fill knowledge gaps identified through the
Learning Routes process. SUN CSN will partner with ENN (who is now recruiting

2. regional focal person) to develop strategy and tools for sustainable, effective,
inclusive KM. (ENN Presentation).
Learning Objectives: we need to narrow down the learning needs from the macro-
thematic areas identified to specific learning objectives: concrete, attainable and
measureable. Learning objectives should reflect the learning expectations of
participants and be framed into the thematic areas previously identified. (PROCASUR
presentation)
A best practice is a process, a method or technique that has have proved successful
in addressing local challenges and to improve local people’s livelihoods/
nutrition. Sharing best practices examples means sharing the result
(achievement/success) of it and the process that allowed that achievement. The
success can refer to: Tangible dimension (physical assets, improved diet, nutrition
standards); Intangible dimension (gender equality, social inclusion, political
participation). (PROCASUR presentation)
A survey to identify the learning needs of the South East Africa CSAs will be
circulated soon to identify in the frame of the thematic areas prioritized by
countries, best practices that address the CSAs learning objectives. The survey will
also serve to set the baseline of the project and to understand the level of
needs/interest of the CSA in taking part to the learning route. ("2015 preliminary
findings for LR")
Participants: Agreement to have CSAs conduct nomination and send us 5 names to
do final selection
Criteria: Multiple sectors; Multiple level; Dedication to further cross learning; Agents
of change. Three people per country + host country – 21 participants max (
2014 SUN LR Lessons Learned: The follow up of the learning is extremely important.
The SUN CSN will focus on that through the KM platforms, participatory and peer to
peer evaluations, self-assessments, SUN Network broad discussions. (PROCASUR
Presentation 2014 LR; follow-up slide)
NEXT STEPS:
 LearningRoute Survey(todefine learningneeds)
 Matching learningneedswithbestpractices
 KMstrategy:define 2/3products-toolswe will be usingduringthe LR(andafter)
 Participationandcriterasforselectiontobe sharedwithnominatedcountries.
 3rd of March presentationof the programtothe entire Movement
 Systematizationof bestpracticesforESA LR
Finally... all the participants shared some thoughts about one important learning.
Cara captured all the inputs on a beautiful mindmap (here attached), here below
some brief explanations of what the symbols (shared by the participants) represent.
 OWL – listening(Edwyn)
 MAGINFYINGGLASS – take experience from3-4 countriesandthinkcan applythat
to the world(Sergio) –AREFUL WITH GENERALISING

3.  Claire – creasedpaper– CLEAR COMMUNICATION andSIMPLE MESSAGES
 Venuste –Magnitude of the stuntingproblem
 Marie – BRAIN - By the age of 4 opiniononlife 50% childsbrain
 MULTI-TASKINGhas massive implicationsintermsof NRJ
 Hugh – Arrow – way forward
 Kato – everyone hasarole to play
 Kenya– Elephant– pass onknowledge acrossgenerations –passknowledge
 Tui – AK47 – Somaliasellingnutrition(100% of focus on security) – childdeathfrom
safetyvsnutrition – sellingnutritioninthatcontext
 Giulia– bowl of rice withhotspicylentil soupontop – uncomfortable butshare with
othersaroundplate of food – LEARNINGCAN BE UNCOMFORTABLEbut have to
come out of comfort zone
 Brie – Iceberg– howviewissuesof undernutritionvsmassive effects+peril
presentedvsmassive issue
 Jen– Groupof people –HAS TO BE A COLLECTIVE EFFORT particularlycommunity
members+ Agnut and WASHlinkages –hard to get evidence on andcritical factor–
TAP
 Denis – Mirror – reflectonexperiences
 Alexis –lightbulb – momentyoufindsomethingandeverythingseemsbrighter
 Nakai – Zimbabwe –STARwith5 pointsall comingtogetherthroughcoordination
and bringinginformationtolight andsharing
 Cecilia–fishnetwithstrong knots – visualisingandlearningaboutthe network.
Gain trustad ensure informationtransparentandflowingfora strongnetfor our
work
 Cara – sense of change – PROJECTION andquestionwhatwe projectthrough
reflectionandlistening –questioning
List of participants:
 DenisStC
 Brie CIFF
 GiuliaPROCASUR
 Tui ENN
 CeciliaSUN CSN
 Cara SUN CSN
 Claire SUN CSN
 Marie StC& SUN CSN
 Hugh StC
 AlexisStC
 Bessie Ndovi (Malawi)
 CarinaIsmael (Mozambique)
 Kato Peterson (UCCO-SUN)
 Nakai & Munika (Zimbabwe)
 SergioSMS
 EdwynSMS
 Titusand newcoordinator(Kenya)
 Venuste (Rwanda)
 JenniferThompsoon –Concern
 Kenaw – Ethiopia
 RichardBaguma

4. Thank you again!
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Best,
Cecilia