Learning Route Rwanda Draft Innovation plan

1. 05 November 2016, Kigali, Rwanda
Country Team Members: Insert names
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Leveraging the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network: building
regional platforms to promote learning on how to address malnutrition
The Learning Route in Rwanda
INNOVATION PLAN

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Innovation Plan Title:
Nutrition Budget line Advocacy:

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What is the change you would like to achieve with this Innovation Plan?
 DNCCs with the capacity to engage in Nutrition coordination and
Budget advocacy
 Selected Districts able to deliver on their Nutrition multisectoral
mandate
 3 Districts with specific Budget lines for Nutrition
CHANGE
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4. RELEVANCE / JUSTIFICATION
Why is this Innovation Plan relevant for the CSA in your country?
Who will benefit from the Plan?
Justification
Inadequate resource allocation for Nutrition interventions at the District
Level through creation of a specific Nutrition budget line
Relevancy
Align with the CSA objectives and National Strategies on Nutrition
CSA-Key objectives to be achieved
DNCC-Stronger
District-Fulfill their Mandate/ Nutrition Budget Line
Nation –From the learning
Community-Improved Nutrition Services by the District
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5. ENABLING FACTORS
What kind of favourable conditions, existing today in your country, can
enable the achievement of this Plan?
 Civil Society Space
 National Strategies on Nutrition
 DNCC Already constituted
 Open System in the Budgeting System
 Decentralisation of Power
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What are the short-term objectives that lead you to the expected
changes?
 Strengthen the capacity of DNCCs of 3 districts for effective Nutrition
Budget Advocacy and coordination
 Enable 3 districts establish Specific Nutrition Budget Lines by June
MAIN OBJECTIVES
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7. STRATEGIC ACTIONS
What strategic actions would be implemented in order to reach these
objectives?
Action 1: Develop, publish and disseminate guidelines on Nutrition
advocacy and multistakeholder engagement
Action 2:Training on Budget Preparation and Tracking
Action 3:Support Budget Advocacy for DNCCs
Action 4: Monitoring Learning and Documentaion
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Which organizations from the Civil Society and other relevant actors
should be involved in the implementation of the Plan? What would be
their role?
CSO( Save, WV, Concern) – Tracking, Advocacy, BCC
OPM-Facilitation, Orientation, Oversight
Media –BCC
Traditional and Religious Leaders – BCC
DNCC-Coordination/ Advocacy / Budget Tracking
Private Sector – Mobilisation, sharing and learning
District Local Government- Decision Making, Over sight role
STAKEHOLDERS
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How are you going to evaluate the results of the Plan and how are you
going to disseminate these results at the national level?
 Baseline Study
 Monitoring and Reporting on a Monthly Basis
 Collecting Case studies
 End of project Evaluation
 Dissemination of Evaluation Report to –DNCC Forum, Local
Government
 Forum, Nutrition Technical working Group and the media
FOLLOW UP AND DISSEMINATION
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10. Thank you!
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