Gladys Mugambi, SUN Focal Point and Head of Nutrition and Dietetics Unit Mini...SUN_Movement
This document provides demographic and nutrition data for Kenya. It outlines the membership and coordination structure for nutrition partnerships in Kenya led by the Ministry of Health. Key achievements include launching a food security and nutrition policy and plan of action for joint planning. Challenges include weak linkages between sectors and sub-national coordination. Lessons learned are that coordination has enhanced partnerships and accountability.
David Pelletier, Associate Professor of Nutrition Policy Division of Nutritio...SUN_Movement
This document discusses building multisectoral nutrition systems in Africa through the African Nutrition Security Partnership (ANSP). It provides an overview of ANSP's objectives to reduce stunting through policy development, capacity building, information systems, and scaling up interventions. It then discusses conceptualizing multisectoral nutrition as a complex system and presents tools and strategies for building functional multisectoral nutrition structures, including sensitizing concepts, knowledge brokering, and lessons learned across countries.
Freddie Mubanga, SUN National Coordinator National Food and Nutrition Commiss...SUN_Movement
This document summarizes Zambia's efforts to scale up nutrition through its multisectoral platform and SUN networks. It notes that Zambia joined SUN in 2010 and formed its multisectoral platform in 2012, which is housed under the National Food and Nutrition Commission and includes representatives from five key ministries and other stakeholders. All six of Zambia's SUN networks - government partners, UN, civil society, donors, business, and technical community - are reported to be fully or partially active. The document outlines accomplishments around networks collaborating according to government priorities. It also discusses challenges around institutionalizing coordination structures and some ministries implementing "in silos," but notes the food and nutrition act is being revised and
Laura Kiige, Nutrition Officer at UNICEFSUN_Movement
The document summarizes workplace support for breastfeeding in Kenya. It outlines Kenya's laws providing for paid maternity leave and breastfeeding breaks. Several private sector companies have established breastfeeding facilities and childcare spaces in response to advocacy efforts. This has led to improved retention of female employees and benefits to both workers and companies. The Ministry of Health plans continued advocacy and support through partners to further promote workplace policies facilitating breastfeeding.
Sarah Mshiu, Economist Office of the Prime Minister TanzaniaSUN_Movement
This document describes Tanzania's experience with using different platforms to share knowledge on nutrition issues. It outlines the various government, CSO, donor, and business platforms that facilitate both intra- and cross-platform knowledge sharing. The platforms ensure multisectoral collaboration and allow for planning, implementation, and monitoring of nutrition interventions. They also enable sharing of information, best practices, and research findings to support nutrition programs in Tanzania. Challenges include insufficient priority on nutrition, coordination difficulties, weak information management, and lack of resources, but the platforms provide benefits like communicating nutrition messages and improving program quality.
Maureen Tumusiime Bakunzi, Assistant Commissioner of Policy Implementation an...SUN_Movement
Uganda has made progress in strengthening multi-sectoral coordination for nutrition through implementing its Nutrition Action Plan. Key accomplishments include orienting district-level coordination committees, developing nutrition strategies and guidelines, and integrating nutrition into development plans. Regular coordination occurs across sectors led by the Prime Minister's Office. However, challenges remain around sustaining coordination mechanisms long-term given resource needs, maintaining functional capacities as personnel change, documenting evidence of impact, and improving transparency among partners.
Gladys Mugambi, SUN Focal Point and Head of Nutrition and Dietetics Unit Mini...SUN_Movement
This document provides demographic and nutrition data for Kenya. It outlines the membership and coordination structure for nutrition partnerships in Kenya led by the Ministry of Health. Key achievements include launching a food security and nutrition policy and plan of action for joint planning. Challenges include weak linkages between sectors and sub-national coordination. Lessons learned are that coordination has enhanced partnerships and accountability.
David Pelletier, Associate Professor of Nutrition Policy Division of Nutritio...SUN_Movement
This document discusses building multisectoral nutrition systems in Africa through the African Nutrition Security Partnership (ANSP). It provides an overview of ANSP's objectives to reduce stunting through policy development, capacity building, information systems, and scaling up interventions. It then discusses conceptualizing multisectoral nutrition as a complex system and presents tools and strategies for building functional multisectoral nutrition structures, including sensitizing concepts, knowledge brokering, and lessons learned across countries.
Freddie Mubanga, SUN National Coordinator National Food and Nutrition Commiss...SUN_Movement
This document summarizes Zambia's efforts to scale up nutrition through its multisectoral platform and SUN networks. It notes that Zambia joined SUN in 2010 and formed its multisectoral platform in 2012, which is housed under the National Food and Nutrition Commission and includes representatives from five key ministries and other stakeholders. All six of Zambia's SUN networks - government partners, UN, civil society, donors, business, and technical community - are reported to be fully or partially active. The document outlines accomplishments around networks collaborating according to government priorities. It also discusses challenges around institutionalizing coordination structures and some ministries implementing "in silos," but notes the food and nutrition act is being revised and
Laura Kiige, Nutrition Officer at UNICEFSUN_Movement
The document summarizes workplace support for breastfeeding in Kenya. It outlines Kenya's laws providing for paid maternity leave and breastfeeding breaks. Several private sector companies have established breastfeeding facilities and childcare spaces in response to advocacy efforts. This has led to improved retention of female employees and benefits to both workers and companies. The Ministry of Health plans continued advocacy and support through partners to further promote workplace policies facilitating breastfeeding.
Sarah Mshiu, Economist Office of the Prime Minister TanzaniaSUN_Movement
This document describes Tanzania's experience with using different platforms to share knowledge on nutrition issues. It outlines the various government, CSO, donor, and business platforms that facilitate both intra- and cross-platform knowledge sharing. The platforms ensure multisectoral collaboration and allow for planning, implementation, and monitoring of nutrition interventions. They also enable sharing of information, best practices, and research findings to support nutrition programs in Tanzania. Challenges include insufficient priority on nutrition, coordination difficulties, weak information management, and lack of resources, but the platforms provide benefits like communicating nutrition messages and improving program quality.
Maureen Tumusiime Bakunzi, Assistant Commissioner of Policy Implementation an...SUN_Movement
Uganda has made progress in strengthening multi-sectoral coordination for nutrition through implementing its Nutrition Action Plan. Key accomplishments include orienting district-level coordination committees, developing nutrition strategies and guidelines, and integrating nutrition into development plans. Regular coordination occurs across sectors led by the Prime Minister's Office. However, challenges remain around sustaining coordination mechanisms long-term given resource needs, maintaining functional capacities as personnel change, documenting evidence of impact, and improving transparency among partners.
Kelly Aburi, Head of Commercial Solutions, Nutrition at CIFFSUN_Movement
CIFF is holding a workshop in Nairobi from June 10-12 on engaging businesses in national nutrition strategies. CIFF aims to improve lives of children in poverty through lasting strategies and evidence-based measurement. CIFF believes tackling undernutrition is urgent and affordable, and that proper nutrition in the first 1,000 days unlocks a child's potential. Undernutrition causes 43% of child deaths globally each year. CIFF and partners launched The Power of Nutrition Fund in 2015 to tackle child undernutrition. Kenya aims to achieve nutrition security for all through its nutrition policy and action plan. CIFF will partner with businesses to develop innovative nutrition solutions and drive down costs of known interventions. Africa is experiencing rapid economic growth and urban
Lauren Shields, Associate at Business for Social ResponsibilitySUN_Movement
HERproject promotes empowering low-income working women through workplace-based programs focused on health (HERhealth) and financial capability (HERfinance). The programs deliver trainings on topics like nutrition, hygiene, family planning, and financial planning. There is a clear business case for companies, as healthier, more empowered workers mean reduced risk and costs, improved reputation, and more stable supply chains. HERproject partners with NGOs, companies, and factories across industries and countries to implement tailored workplace programs. An impact pilot in Bangladesh aims to improve dietary intake and nutrition behaviors of garment workers by building on existing food provision and nutrition education. The approach is to maximize impact while minimizing effects on production.
Stuart Gillespie, Senior Research Staff International Food Policy Research In...SUN_Movement
This document summarizes key points from a paper on creating enabling environments to reduce malnutrition. It discusses three vital factors: 1) Framing, generating, and communicating knowledge and evidence through narratives, advocacy, and research on what works and impact. 2) Political economy of actors, ideas, and interests through multisectoral coordination, accountability, civil society engagement, and private sector contributions. 3) Capacity and financing through leadership, systemic capacity, understanding financing needs, prioritization, and scaling up programs. Case studies highlight the need for evidence, coordination across sectors, capacity building, and leveraging multiple resources to turn commitment into impact on nutrition. Leadership is important at all levels to create momentum and scale up effective actions.
This document discusses engaging businesses to improve nutrition in East and Southern Africa. It outlines the following key points:
1. Africa faces a double burden of malnutrition with both undernutrition and overnutrition issues. Food systems are challenged by pressures like urbanization and climate change.
2. There are opportunities for private sector involvement to positively influence food systems and nutrition. Food companies help determine food availability, affordability and quality as consumer demands change.
3. A multi-stakeholder approach is needed, including defining joint accountability between public and private sectors. The private sector can help improve food production, processing, storage and marketing of nutritious foods.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for improving coordination on nutrition issues across different sectors and partners in various country contexts. It identifies issues such as inadequate participation in coordination meetings, lack of common agendas and transparency around resource allocation. It emphasizes the importance of knowledge sharing, developing joint accountability mechanisms like resource tracking, and providing leadership to build trust between stakeholders.
Erwan Chapuis, International Development Director at NUTRISETSUN_Movement
PlumpyField is a network of entrepreneurs that produces nutritional solutions to treat and prevent malnutrition using local agricultural resources. The network aims to provide quality nutritional products to meet needs, develop industrial facilities, support local supply chains, and offer related services. PlumpyField provides expertise and support to members in areas like quality management, production processes, logistics, and management tools. The network has grown to include over 650 employees across 11 centers, helping over 17,000 metric tons of products reach those in need since 2005.
Roger Mathiesen, Regional Adviser at Alive and ThriveSUN_Movement
This document discusses making breastfeeding more compatible with work by creating breastfeeding-friendly work environments. It notes that over 1 billion women work worldwide, including 115 million in Africa, but many workplaces are not supportive of breastfeeding. The document outlines benefits to employees, employers, governments, and society from establishing workplace lactation programs that provide space and time for breastfeeding or milk expression. It provides positive examples from programs in Vietnam that extended maternity leave and provided lactation rooms, finding increased rates of breastfeeding. The document calls for governments to establish supportive policies, and employers and employees to establish breastfeeding-friendly practices and spaces in the workplace.
Breda Gavinsmith, Public Health Nutritionist SUN Movement SecretariatSUN_Movement
The document summarizes a workshop on strengthening functional capacities within the SUN Movement to scale up nutrition. It discusses the three dimensions of multi-stakeholder engagement, multi-sectoral coordination, and multi-level alignment that are important for capacity development. Some of the greatest challenges identified are effective coordination arrangements, building trust and leadership, establishing transparent accountability mechanisms, and knowledge sharing. The workshop aims to understand what is working well, identify priority needs and resource gaps, and harness discussions to support further progress on functional capacities through a community of practice.
Knowledge sharing is important but not always straightforward as there are many types of knowledge and information to consider sharing, such as reports, strategies, personal experiences, and more. When determining what knowledge to share, it is important to think about what information is available, who needs it, how it can best be shared either formally or informally, and why all information is not always disseminated, as certain information may be less likely to be shared than others. Organizations also differ in their approaches to knowledge sharing.
Greg Garret, Director of Food Fortification at GAINSUN_Movement
The document discusses food fortification efforts globally and the important role of the private sector. It provides three case studies on how private companies have successfully engaged in food fortification programs. A global summit on food fortification will take place in September 2015 in Tanzania to align stakeholders and forge a new strategy to strengthen fortification programs worldwide. The private sector is encouraged to participate and support continued efforts to combat malnutrition through fortification.
Leadership in nutrition experience from Ethiopia by Israel HailuTransform Nutrition
A presentation given by Israel Hailu at the Transform Nutrition regional meeting 'Using evidence to inspire action in East Africa' Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2017.
Cop1 costing and financing holly seduttoSUN_Movement
This document provides information on the development of a Compendium of Actions for Nutrition (CAN). It outlines the process used to develop the CAN, including establishing a classification structure, defining the format, establishing the scope of content, drafting, review, and finalization. It also provides examples of "Action Sheets" that will be included in the CAN, describing potential nutrition-related actions categorized under food, agriculture, and diets; maternal and child care; health-based; and social protection. Each action is further broken down into specific sub-actions.
A presentation given by Manaan Mumma at the Transform Nutrition regional meeting 'Using evidence to inspire action in East Africa' Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2017.
Cop1 costing and financing kaia engesveenSUN_Movement
WHO supports countries in evidence-informed policy planning and adaptation of global nutrition targets through various tools and guidelines. They provide resources like policy briefs, country assessments, an e-library of evidence, and a global targets tracking tool to help set realistic national goals. WHO's OneHealth Tool and Health Accounts help countries cost and track expenditures for nutrition interventions and programs. WHO also maintains databases on nutrition actions, growth standards, and lessons learned from various country implementations.
Cop1 costing and financing tina llorenSUN_Movement
This document summarizes two costing activities conducted by FANTA: costing of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) services in Malawi, and field testing of a nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) costing tool in Zambia. For Malawi, FANTA collected costing data and held workshops to introduce a CMAM costing tool and incorporate costing results into Malawi's CMAM operational plan. For Zambia, FANTA developed an Excel-based NACS costing tool to help countries plan for NACS implementation, and will field test the tool in Kitwe District by mid-2015. The goal is to publish the final N
Cop1 costing and financing sandra mutumaSUN_Movement
1) The document discusses stocktaking and potential priorities for the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Community of Practice (COP1) meeting in 2015, based on publications by Action Contre la Faim (ACF) on aid for nutrition.
2) It notes several issues including a lack of alignment between country costed plans, the OECD DAC nutrition code, and SUN definitions of nutrition-specific interventions. Disaggregated data by intervention is also lacking.
3) ACF advocates for longer funding cycles for nutrition-specific interventions like acute malnutrition management, and increasing domestic investment alongside external funding for comprehensive nutrition packages. ACF staff are actively advocating in relevant subgroups.
Cop1 costing and financing charlotte dufur and benoist veilleretteSUN_Movement
This document discusses making agriculture investments more nutrition sensitive. It provides a 10-point checklist for practitioners to consider nutrition objectives and impacts. The checklist guides assessing local context, targeting vulnerable groups, coordinating across sectors, empowering women, and more. While commitments exist to nutrition-sensitive agriculture, challenges remain around attributing impacts, integrating nutrition into projects, and conducting cost-benefit analyses that capture nutrition benefits. The document calls for further applying the checklist through capacity building and learning activities to strengthen nutrition-sensitive agriculture investments.
Cop1 costing and financing meera shekarSUN_Movement
Meeting the six World Health Assembly nutrition targets by 2025 will require significant resources to scale up nutrition interventions globally. Estimates indicate the total cost could be tens of billions of dollars annually. Current spending on nutrition is a fraction of what is needed to meet the targets. Various scenarios will be modeled to quantify the resource gaps and identify domestic and external financing pathways that could help close the gaps from public and private sources. The goal is to inform financing discussions and commitments at upcoming nutrition summits and financing for development meetings.
Effective platforms and coalitions for healthy diets: what concrete results? ...ExternalEvents
"www.fao.org/about/meetings/sustainable-food-systems-nutrition-symposium
The International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition was jointly held by FAO and WHO in December 2016 to explore policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges. This Symposium waas the first large-scale contribution under the UN Decade of Action for Nutrition 2016-2025. This presentation was part of Parallel session 3.1: Designing, implementing and monitoring evidence-based policies effectively with multiple actors"
Margaret Najjingo Mangheni
BOOK LAUNCH
Virtual Event - Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
SEP 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
This document summarizes a workshop held from June 10-12, 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya on strengthening engagement to scale up nutrition. The workshop focused on building functional capacities to support nutrition through strengthening coordinating arrangements, developing leadership and trust, establishing transparent accountability, and facilitating knowledge sharing. Representatives from Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and other organizations discussed challenges and effective support modalities. The workshop concluded with recommendations and next steps to continue strengthening capacities for scaling up nutrition presented by UNICEF and the SUN Movement Secretariat.
Kelly Aburi, Head of Commercial Solutions, Nutrition at CIFFSUN_Movement
CIFF is holding a workshop in Nairobi from June 10-12 on engaging businesses in national nutrition strategies. CIFF aims to improve lives of children in poverty through lasting strategies and evidence-based measurement. CIFF believes tackling undernutrition is urgent and affordable, and that proper nutrition in the first 1,000 days unlocks a child's potential. Undernutrition causes 43% of child deaths globally each year. CIFF and partners launched The Power of Nutrition Fund in 2015 to tackle child undernutrition. Kenya aims to achieve nutrition security for all through its nutrition policy and action plan. CIFF will partner with businesses to develop innovative nutrition solutions and drive down costs of known interventions. Africa is experiencing rapid economic growth and urban
Lauren Shields, Associate at Business for Social ResponsibilitySUN_Movement
HERproject promotes empowering low-income working women through workplace-based programs focused on health (HERhealth) and financial capability (HERfinance). The programs deliver trainings on topics like nutrition, hygiene, family planning, and financial planning. There is a clear business case for companies, as healthier, more empowered workers mean reduced risk and costs, improved reputation, and more stable supply chains. HERproject partners with NGOs, companies, and factories across industries and countries to implement tailored workplace programs. An impact pilot in Bangladesh aims to improve dietary intake and nutrition behaviors of garment workers by building on existing food provision and nutrition education. The approach is to maximize impact while minimizing effects on production.
Stuart Gillespie, Senior Research Staff International Food Policy Research In...SUN_Movement
This document summarizes key points from a paper on creating enabling environments to reduce malnutrition. It discusses three vital factors: 1) Framing, generating, and communicating knowledge and evidence through narratives, advocacy, and research on what works and impact. 2) Political economy of actors, ideas, and interests through multisectoral coordination, accountability, civil society engagement, and private sector contributions. 3) Capacity and financing through leadership, systemic capacity, understanding financing needs, prioritization, and scaling up programs. Case studies highlight the need for evidence, coordination across sectors, capacity building, and leveraging multiple resources to turn commitment into impact on nutrition. Leadership is important at all levels to create momentum and scale up effective actions.
This document discusses engaging businesses to improve nutrition in East and Southern Africa. It outlines the following key points:
1. Africa faces a double burden of malnutrition with both undernutrition and overnutrition issues. Food systems are challenged by pressures like urbanization and climate change.
2. There are opportunities for private sector involvement to positively influence food systems and nutrition. Food companies help determine food availability, affordability and quality as consumer demands change.
3. A multi-stakeholder approach is needed, including defining joint accountability between public and private sectors. The private sector can help improve food production, processing, storage and marketing of nutritious foods.
This document discusses challenges and opportunities for improving coordination on nutrition issues across different sectors and partners in various country contexts. It identifies issues such as inadequate participation in coordination meetings, lack of common agendas and transparency around resource allocation. It emphasizes the importance of knowledge sharing, developing joint accountability mechanisms like resource tracking, and providing leadership to build trust between stakeholders.
Erwan Chapuis, International Development Director at NUTRISETSUN_Movement
PlumpyField is a network of entrepreneurs that produces nutritional solutions to treat and prevent malnutrition using local agricultural resources. The network aims to provide quality nutritional products to meet needs, develop industrial facilities, support local supply chains, and offer related services. PlumpyField provides expertise and support to members in areas like quality management, production processes, logistics, and management tools. The network has grown to include over 650 employees across 11 centers, helping over 17,000 metric tons of products reach those in need since 2005.
Roger Mathiesen, Regional Adviser at Alive and ThriveSUN_Movement
This document discusses making breastfeeding more compatible with work by creating breastfeeding-friendly work environments. It notes that over 1 billion women work worldwide, including 115 million in Africa, but many workplaces are not supportive of breastfeeding. The document outlines benefits to employees, employers, governments, and society from establishing workplace lactation programs that provide space and time for breastfeeding or milk expression. It provides positive examples from programs in Vietnam that extended maternity leave and provided lactation rooms, finding increased rates of breastfeeding. The document calls for governments to establish supportive policies, and employers and employees to establish breastfeeding-friendly practices and spaces in the workplace.
Breda Gavinsmith, Public Health Nutritionist SUN Movement SecretariatSUN_Movement
The document summarizes a workshop on strengthening functional capacities within the SUN Movement to scale up nutrition. It discusses the three dimensions of multi-stakeholder engagement, multi-sectoral coordination, and multi-level alignment that are important for capacity development. Some of the greatest challenges identified are effective coordination arrangements, building trust and leadership, establishing transparent accountability mechanisms, and knowledge sharing. The workshop aims to understand what is working well, identify priority needs and resource gaps, and harness discussions to support further progress on functional capacities through a community of practice.
Knowledge sharing is important but not always straightforward as there are many types of knowledge and information to consider sharing, such as reports, strategies, personal experiences, and more. When determining what knowledge to share, it is important to think about what information is available, who needs it, how it can best be shared either formally or informally, and why all information is not always disseminated, as certain information may be less likely to be shared than others. Organizations also differ in their approaches to knowledge sharing.
Greg Garret, Director of Food Fortification at GAINSUN_Movement
The document discusses food fortification efforts globally and the important role of the private sector. It provides three case studies on how private companies have successfully engaged in food fortification programs. A global summit on food fortification will take place in September 2015 in Tanzania to align stakeholders and forge a new strategy to strengthen fortification programs worldwide. The private sector is encouraged to participate and support continued efforts to combat malnutrition through fortification.
Leadership in nutrition experience from Ethiopia by Israel HailuTransform Nutrition
A presentation given by Israel Hailu at the Transform Nutrition regional meeting 'Using evidence to inspire action in East Africa' Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2017.
Cop1 costing and financing holly seduttoSUN_Movement
This document provides information on the development of a Compendium of Actions for Nutrition (CAN). It outlines the process used to develop the CAN, including establishing a classification structure, defining the format, establishing the scope of content, drafting, review, and finalization. It also provides examples of "Action Sheets" that will be included in the CAN, describing potential nutrition-related actions categorized under food, agriculture, and diets; maternal and child care; health-based; and social protection. Each action is further broken down into specific sub-actions.
A presentation given by Manaan Mumma at the Transform Nutrition regional meeting 'Using evidence to inspire action in East Africa' Nairobi, Kenya 8 June 2017.
Cop1 costing and financing kaia engesveenSUN_Movement
WHO supports countries in evidence-informed policy planning and adaptation of global nutrition targets through various tools and guidelines. They provide resources like policy briefs, country assessments, an e-library of evidence, and a global targets tracking tool to help set realistic national goals. WHO's OneHealth Tool and Health Accounts help countries cost and track expenditures for nutrition interventions and programs. WHO also maintains databases on nutrition actions, growth standards, and lessons learned from various country implementations.
Cop1 costing and financing tina llorenSUN_Movement
This document summarizes two costing activities conducted by FANTA: costing of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) services in Malawi, and field testing of a nutrition assessment, counseling, and support (NACS) costing tool in Zambia. For Malawi, FANTA collected costing data and held workshops to introduce a CMAM costing tool and incorporate costing results into Malawi's CMAM operational plan. For Zambia, FANTA developed an Excel-based NACS costing tool to help countries plan for NACS implementation, and will field test the tool in Kitwe District by mid-2015. The goal is to publish the final N
Cop1 costing and financing sandra mutumaSUN_Movement
1) The document discusses stocktaking and potential priorities for the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Community of Practice (COP1) meeting in 2015, based on publications by Action Contre la Faim (ACF) on aid for nutrition.
2) It notes several issues including a lack of alignment between country costed plans, the OECD DAC nutrition code, and SUN definitions of nutrition-specific interventions. Disaggregated data by intervention is also lacking.
3) ACF advocates for longer funding cycles for nutrition-specific interventions like acute malnutrition management, and increasing domestic investment alongside external funding for comprehensive nutrition packages. ACF staff are actively advocating in relevant subgroups.
Cop1 costing and financing charlotte dufur and benoist veilleretteSUN_Movement
This document discusses making agriculture investments more nutrition sensitive. It provides a 10-point checklist for practitioners to consider nutrition objectives and impacts. The checklist guides assessing local context, targeting vulnerable groups, coordinating across sectors, empowering women, and more. While commitments exist to nutrition-sensitive agriculture, challenges remain around attributing impacts, integrating nutrition into projects, and conducting cost-benefit analyses that capture nutrition benefits. The document calls for further applying the checklist through capacity building and learning activities to strengthen nutrition-sensitive agriculture investments.
Cop1 costing and financing meera shekarSUN_Movement
Meeting the six World Health Assembly nutrition targets by 2025 will require significant resources to scale up nutrition interventions globally. Estimates indicate the total cost could be tens of billions of dollars annually. Current spending on nutrition is a fraction of what is needed to meet the targets. Various scenarios will be modeled to quantify the resource gaps and identify domestic and external financing pathways that could help close the gaps from public and private sources. The goal is to inform financing discussions and commitments at upcoming nutrition summits and financing for development meetings.
Effective platforms and coalitions for healthy diets: what concrete results? ...ExternalEvents
"www.fao.org/about/meetings/sustainable-food-systems-nutrition-symposium
The International Symposium on Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets and Improved Nutrition was jointly held by FAO and WHO in December 2016 to explore policies and programme options for shaping the food systems in ways that deliver foods for a healthy diet, focusing on concrete country experiences and challenges. This Symposium waas the first large-scale contribution under the UN Decade of Action for Nutrition 2016-2025. This presentation was part of Parallel session 3.1: Designing, implementing and monitoring evidence-based policies effectively with multiple actors"
Margaret Najjingo Mangheni
BOOK LAUNCH
Virtual Event - Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries
Co-Organized by IFPRI and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)
SEP 10, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT
This document summarizes a workshop held from June 10-12, 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya on strengthening engagement to scale up nutrition. The workshop focused on building functional capacities to support nutrition through strengthening coordinating arrangements, developing leadership and trust, establishing transparent accountability, and facilitating knowledge sharing. Representatives from Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and other organizations discussed challenges and effective support modalities. The workshop concluded with recommendations and next steps to continue strengthening capacities for scaling up nutrition presented by UNICEF and the SUN Movement Secretariat.
Civil society plays a pivotal role in scaling up nutrition efforts through SUN Civil Society Alliances (CSAs). CSAs unite civil society groups to advocate and act on nutrition, coordinate with governments, and hold them accountable. They contribute expertise to strengthen policies, programs, and plans. However, over half of CSAs' funding from the SUN Multi-Partner Trust Fund is ending, jeopardizing investments and momentum. Civil society brings many benefits, including speaking with one voice, raising nutrition's profile, enriching policies, highlighting gender needs, building local capacity, and promoting long-term, sustainable efforts. With continued funding, CSAs can sustain progress and ensure no one is left behind in global efforts to end malnutrition.
Delegations from 9 SUN Civil Society Alliances participated in a learning route in Rwanda from October 31st to November 5th, 2016. The learning route featured case studies of successful nutrition initiatives and methodological sessions to enhance the capacities of civil society alliances. Key learnings included setting up multi-stakeholder platforms at decentralized levels, using behavior change communication through media, and the commitment of the Rwandan government to nutrition. Participants developed innovation plans to apply new knowledge in their countries and established a regional call to action to coordinate nutrition plans, allocate resources, and ensure community engagement.
SUN Civil Society Learning Route: innovation plan submitted by the National Civil Society alliance. More info: http://suncivilsocietynet.wixsite.com/learningroute/rwanda-learning-route or contact C.Ruberto@savethechildren.org.uk
This document outlines an innovation plan to strengthen food and nutrition security committees in two provinces of Zimbabwe. The plan aims to improve multi-sectoral coordination of nutrition efforts through facilitating the implementation of coordination mechanisms. Specific strategic actions include engaging key stakeholders like the first lady and government ministers to sign performance contracts and reactivate food and nutrition security committees. The plan will be implemented by civil society organizations and evaluated based on monitoring committee meetings and activities, with results disseminated to stakeholders through various reporting channels.
EXTENSION POLICY: LESSONS FROM MEAS EXPERIENCEAFAAS
This document summarizes a presentation on lessons learned from recent extension policy experiences. It discusses the importance of defining extension policy, ensuring policy alignment between agricultural and extension policies, and engaging private stakeholders in the policy process. It also notes key questions around policy implementation, evaluation, and linking policy to improved extension effectiveness. The presentation aims to facilitate discussion on developing effective, sustainable extension policies that improve people's lives.
1) The document proposes an innovation plan to improve nutrition in Nigeria through developing and implementing a multi-sectoral national action plan.
2) The plan aims to facilitate the development of a National Action Plan for nutrition by June 2017.
3) Key strategic actions include engaging a consultant to draft the plan, facilitating review meetings, approving the final draft, launching and disseminating the plan nationwide, and conducting follow-up and evaluation.
More examples of social accountability efforts in SUN countries
Plus d'examples d'efforts de redevabilite sociale dans les pays SUN
Mas ejemplos de esfuerzos de rendicion de cuenta social en los paises SUN
The document outlines key steps for implementing the Essential Nutrition Actions (ENA) framework at large scale. It discusses improving advocacy and policies, strengthening health and agriculture systems through training, promoting small actions through various communication channels, and monitoring progress. The steps include assessing needs, enhancing partnerships, building on existing programs, training providers, and strengthening delivery systems. Case studies from Madagascar and Ethiopia show training thousands of community volunteers and health workers in the ENA framework.
This document summarizes an end-term review of a nutrition program in Malawi called SINSM that was implemented from 2011-2014. The review assessed the program's performance, relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact, sustainability, and EU value. The program aimed to improve nutrition of vulnerable groups through strengthened services and included activities like product distribution, capacity building, and improving management of malnutrition. It was implemented across 10 districts in Malawi and had a budget of €7.65 million, of which 85% was spent. The review involved meeting stakeholders, visiting districts, health facilities, and schools to evaluate the program. It faced some constraints like only being able to visit 9 of 10 districts and some new staff not being involved in
Similar to Kondwani Mpeniuwawa, Deputy Director, Department of Nutrition, HIV/AIDS Office of the President and Cabinet (20)
Role of parliaments in influencing budgetary decisions SUN_Movement
This document summarizes a presentation on the critical role of parliaments in influencing budgetary decisions for nutrition. It notes that good nutrition is important for the economy and outlines parliament's role in scrutinizing budgets and ensuring adequate funding for proven nutrition programs. It provides examples of nutrition budget allocations as a percentage of government budgets in various countries. The document advocates for tracking and analyzing nutrition budget data to increase funding and focus on results.
Knowledge Management Workshop - SUN MovementSUN_Movement
The survey results from the SUN Movement Secretariat show that:
1) Knowledge management is being provided to 59 SUN countries around the world that are home to over 90 million stunted children.
2) Africa has the highest numbers of stunted children, with Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Burkina Faso having the most survey responses on knowledge management.
3) Bangladesh, despite having a high number of stunted children, received the most attention from knowledge management providers in Asia, with 9 providers focusing on the country.
Scaling Up Nutrition - European Development Days 2016SUN_Movement
The SUN Movement was founded in 2010 to promote good nutrition. It brings together governments, organizations, UN agencies, donors, businesses and researchers to support national nutrition plans. 57 countries have committed to the SUN Movement. The document discusses linking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) with nutrition through policies, budgets, implementation and evidence generation. There are consensus areas but also challenges around joint policymaking, fostering collaboration across levels of government, quantifying cost efficiencies, conducting large-scale research, and incentivizing multi-sector work.
El documento proporciona directrices para que las Redes de las Naciones Unidas a nivel de país desarrollen dos entregables clave: 1) Un inventario de las medidas existentes para la nutrición de las agencias de la ONU en el país; y 2) Una agenda o estrategia común de la ONU para la nutrición en el país. El objetivo es mejorar la coordinación, eficiencia y eficacia de los esfuerzos de nutrición de la ONU en apoyo a las prioridades nacionales. Se ofrecen herramientas y procesos des
Spring dg community video approach-finalSUN_Movement
This document provides an introduction to using community video for health, nutrition, and agriculture projects. It outlines an agenda for a workshop on this topic, including introductions, breakout sessions on video production and dissemination basics, and a closing discussion. The community video approach empowers local communities to create their own videos on priority practices. It has been used successfully in India and Niger to educate communities on nutrition and health issues. The workshop will give participants hands-on experience with key aspects of the community video process.
UN Network Guidance Package on the Nutrition Inventory and UN Nutrition Strat...SUN_Movement
The document provides guidance for UN Networks for SUN at the country level to strengthen their support for national nutrition goals. It recommends six actions for UN Networks, including developing a UN Nutrition Inventory and Common UN Nutrition Strategy/Agenda. These deliverables would help articulate UN nutrition objectives, formulate a relevant strategy, and identify opportunities for collaboration. The guidance includes an introduction, background on the UN Network for SUN, and templates/tools to help country networks complete the inventory and strategy.
The document discusses a presentation from Alive & Thrive on innovations in social and behavior change communication for nutrition. Alive & Thrive aims to scale up nutrition programs to improve health outcomes. The presentation outlines three lessons for designing effective behavior change interventions: 1) Use evidence-based processes and principles from fields like behavioral science; 2) Use data to identify priority nutritional behaviors to target; and 3) Use data and behavior change theories to identify factors ("drivers") that influence those behaviors, such as rational or emotional motivations. Examples from various countries demonstrate how materials applied these lessons to promote behaviors like exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
Reducing stunting globally by 40% would cost an additional $8.50 per child under 5 annually, totaling $42 billion. A package of interventions like improving nutrition for pregnant women, supplementation, breastfeeding promotion, and complementary feeding could achieve this target. Additional financing is needed for 37 high burden countries over 10 years, as current approaches will not meet resource needs. "Global Solidarity" generating resources from all countries proportionate to their means could fund reaching the stunting reduction goal.
1) Ghana's Parliamentarians Against Hunger and Malnutrition Caucus plays an important role in advancing nutrition in Ghana through advocacy, lobbying, and sensitization.
2) The Caucus lobbies for increased budget allocations for nutrition and collaborates with civil society to raise the profile of nutrition issues.
3) It educates parliamentarians and the public on key nutrition problems in Ghana through publications, media engagements, and fact sheets to support evidence-based advocacy and policymaking.
UN Global Nutrition Agenda PresentationSUN_Movement
The UN Global Nutrition Agenda (UNGNA v. 1.0) aims to clarify the role of the UN system in addressing global and country-level nutrition goals. It provides guidance for coordinated UN action given changing policies, agency mandates, and country needs. The UNGNA was developed through consultations and aims to catalyze collective UN support for countries' nutrition efforts. It outlines three strategic outcomes, 14 specific goals, and accountability measures to increase collaboration and alignment across UN agencies in supporting national nutrition priorities.
The document discusses reducing stunting in children under 5 globally by 40% by 2025. It estimates it will cost an additional $8.50 per child per year, totaling $49.6 billion over 10 years, to implement proven nutrition interventions during pregnancy and a child's first 1000 days. While investing in reducing stunting has an economic return of $18 for every $1 spent, current funding falls far short of what is needed. The document proposes a "Global Solidarity" scenario where governments increase domestic spending along with support from donors and innovative financing to close the funding gap and meet the global stunting target.
The document discusses a food security analysis of Yemen conducted in June 2015 using the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) methodology. The analysis found that:
- Many areas of Yemen were experiencing acute food insecurity.
- Millions of Yemenis were food insecure due to the conflict, economic crisis, and other factors.
- The food insecure populations had a range of socioeconomic characteristics.
The IPC approach provided an evidence-based classification of food security conditions and priorities for response in different governorates of Yemen. Governorates were classified into phases of food insecurity severity from Minimal to Famine based on the latest assessments and reports.
Presentation by Julie Topoleski, CBO’s Director of Labor, Income Security, and Long-Term Analysis, at the 16th Annual Meeting of the OECD Working Party of Parliamentary Budget Officials and Independent Fiscal Institutions.
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This report explores the significance of border towns and spaces for strengthening responses to young people on the move. In particular it explores the linkages of young people to local service centres with the aim of further developing service, protection, and support strategies for migrant children in border areas across the region. The report is based on a small-scale fieldwork study in the border towns of Chipata and Katete in Zambia conducted in July 2023. Border towns and spaces provide a rich source of information about issues related to the informal or irregular movement of young people across borders, including smuggling and trafficking. They can help build a picture of the nature and scope of the type of movement young migrants undertake and also the forms of protection available to them. Border towns and spaces also provide a lens through which we can better understand the vulnerabilities of young people on the move and, critically, the strategies they use to navigate challenges and access support.
The findings in this report highlight some of the key factors shaping the experiences and vulnerabilities of young people on the move – particularly their proximity to border spaces and how this affects the risks that they face. The report describes strategies that young people on the move employ to remain below the radar of visibility to state and non-state actors due to fear of arrest, detention, and deportation while also trying to keep themselves safe and access support in border towns. These strategies of (in)visibility provide a way to protect themselves yet at the same time also heighten some of the risks young people face as their vulnerabilities are not always recognised by those who could offer support.
In this report we show that the realities and challenges of life and migration in this region and in Zambia need to be better understood for support to be strengthened and tuned to meet the specific needs of young people on the move. This includes understanding the role of state and non-state stakeholders, the impact of laws and policies and, critically, the experiences of the young people themselves. We provide recommendations for immediate action, recommendations for programming to support young people on the move in the two towns that would reduce risk for young people in this area, and recommendations for longer term policy advocacy.
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
3. Multisectoral Platform
Joined SUN on 15th
March,2011
and launched on 28th
July, 2011
MSP was formed around 2007
Membership of the MSP depends
on the plat form
4. National
− Cabinet Committee on Nutrition, HIV and AIDS
− Parliamentary Committee on Nutrition, HIV and AIDS
− Principle Secretaries’ Committee on Nutrition, HIV and AIDS
− National Nutrition Committee
− Government-Development Partners Nutrition Committee
− Donor Nutrition Security Group
− Policy Advisory Committee
− Civil Society Organisation Nutrition Alliance
− Business Network on Nutrition
− SUN Task Force
District
– District Nutrition Coordinating Committee
– SUN Task force committee
Traditional Authority (Sub district)
Area Development Committee
– Oversight,
– Coordination, and
– Community mobilisation
Village
• Village Development Committee
– Oversee implementation
– Village level mobilisation, and
– Demand creation
StructureoftheMSP–OPC/MoH
5. Fully active / Partially
active / Inactive
Government partners Fully active
United Nations Fully active
Civil Society Fully active
Donors Fully active
Business (NFA) Full active (re-defining TORs)
Technical community Fully active (Care Groups)
6. Accomplishments or Progress
• Improved coordination at district and
community level
• Improved accountability -
− M & E plan in place
− Web based data base in place
− Web based financial tracking
mechanism under development
• Technical Working Groups functional
7. How was this achieved
• High level commitment – Cabinet, MPs,
PSs
• Prioritization of nutrition in the
government development agenda
• Instituting of DNHA as a coordinating
office
• Mainstreaming of nutrition in other line
ministries
• Existence of national multi-sectoral
policy and strategy
8. Enabling factors that helped make
this possible?
• DNHA as a coordinating office
provided advocacy
• Global agenda (SUN) promotes
multi-sectoral coordination
• Support from partners
9. Challenges and Risks
DNHA movement to MoH
− Cannot coordinate other ministries
− Priorities may be towards
treatment
Partners engaging and negotiating
using different fora and structures