link nca: nutrition causal analysis

The Link NCA Methodology

Core Group Fall Conference, Washington D.C., October 14th, 2016

Global objective • To understand the Link NCA process Specific objectives • To receive an overview of the methodology • To understand the importance of the preparatory

phase • To know how to Link findings to programming

Module Objectives

• Structured, participatory, holistic study • Based on the UNICEF causal framework

Causes and pathways – what is happening?

In a local context To build a case for nutrition causality in a local

context

Evidence – based consensus

The Link NCA in a nutshell

Research questions and objectives

Qualitative inquiry

SMART survey

Risk Factor Survey

1. Undernutrition prevalence

2. Risk factor prevalence

3. Pathways to under-nutrition and interrelation

4. Chocks, seasonality,

historical trends

5. Main pathways and risk factors

6. Recommendations to improve nutrition security programming

Link NCA process

Preparatory phase

Conduct the Link NCA study

Response Analysis

Propose / review / adapt programming

1. Preparatory phase Several meetings : intern and/or with partners

Context analysis, plan and preparation (objectives, information gaps and added value, feasibility, ethics, stability, partners, format/type of future response)

2. Identify hypothesised risk factors and pathways

Validation of hypotheses to be field-tested

Main steps (1/2)

Main steps (2/2) 3. Data collection Qualitative inquiry, community rating SMART Survey and Risk Factor Survey

4. Consensus building Analyse, triangulation, report writing Final technical workshop Validation of the findings and final rating 5. Communicating results and planning for a response

Step 5: Type of response

Type of

Response

Develop multi-sectorial interventions to prevent under-nutrition

Advocacy to promote change

Develop interventions to tackle a specific risk factor identified in the Link NCA

Do no Harm

Adapt existing programs to maximize their impact on under-nutrition

Factors shaping response choice

Link NCA (situational analysis)

Internal context Feasibility

Appropriateness Resources

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Step 1. Preparatory Phase

Step 2. Identifying hypothesized risk factors and pathways

Step 3. Community level survey

Step 4. Synthesizing results and building a technical consensus

Step 5. Communicating results and planning for a response

Implement Response Analysis Process

Implement response via programming or advocacy

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Stage 1: Preparing the process

Stage 2: Situation analysis review &

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Stage 3: Response options

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Stage 4: Options analysis & screening

Stage 5: Response planning

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Response analysis process 1/5

Stage 1: Preparation

ALL TIERS: Selection of tiered process / Mobilisation of

stakeholders & resources TAG Roundtable, RAPT

Outreach

Agency process

Community process

Multistakeholders process

Stage 2: Situation Analysis and Forecast

AGENCY: Hazard & Shock Analysis / Coping Analysis / Vulnerability Analysis / Forecast &

Scenarios Initial, Final and RAPT

Workshops

COMMUNITY: Hazard & Shock Analysis / Local

Capacity Analysis / Vulnerability Analysis / Forecast & Scenarios

Qualitative Enquiry

MULTISTAKEHOLDER: Hazard & Shock Analysis / Coping

Analysis / Vulnerability Analysis / Forecast &

Scenarios Initial, Final and RAPT

Workshops

Response analysis process 2/5

Stage 3: Response option identification

AGENCY: Response Objective Formulation /

Response Option Identification

RAPT Workshop

COMMUNITY: Response Objective

Formulation / Solutions Formulation

Qualitative Enquiry

MULTISTAKEHOLDER: Response Objective

Formulation / Response Option Identification

RAPT Workshop

Response analysis process 3/5

Stage 4: Response option analysis and screening

ALL TIERS: Response Options and Community Solutions Scoring & Screening

RAPT Workshop

Response analysis process 4/5

Stage 5: Response planning

AGENCY: Formulating Plans / Aligning Actions with External Processes

/ Monitoring RAPT Workshop,

Advocacy & Outreach

COMMUNITY: Community Action Planning / Aligning

Actions with External Processes / Monitoring

Post-Study Field Exercise, Advocacy &

Outreach

MULTISTAKEHOLDER: Formulating Plans / Aligning Actions with External Processes /

Monitoring RAPT Workshop,

Advocacy & Outreach

Response analysis process 5/5

Worldwide overview

October 2014 Link NCA Unit

2016 : New pilots Slum Nairobi, Concern Worlwide

Transborder Senegal/Mauritania, ACF-CRf

2010-2014 15 Link NCA

including pilots

2015-2016 10 Link NCA

Project coordinator

Marion Junca - mjunca@actioncontrelafaim.org

Technical Team

• Technical Support – Gwennaelle Luc

gluc@actioncontrelafaim.org

• Technical Advisor Link NCA - Blanche Mattern

bmattern@actioncontrelafaim.org

Website

www.linknca.org