SUN Civil Society NetworkMay 2016

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Civil Society

Drivers of change and sustainable development

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Thanks to continued supportWe have:

• Supported the establishment and strengthening of national CIVIL SOCIETY ALLIANCES in 39 countries coordinating more than 2500 civil society organisations who have become essential contributors to scaling up nutrition

• CIVIL SOCIETY ALLIANCES have

UNITED community groups, national CSOs and international civil society organisations at national and sub-national levels

COORDINATED civil society advocacy and action on nutrition at national, sub-national levels

ENRICHED nutrition policies

CHANNELED expertise, evidence, reality of those suffering from malnutrition into government policies & plans

SUPPORTED governments ensure multi-sectoral efforts for nutrition

ENSURED ACCOUNTABILITY of governments and other actors for nutrition commitments

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Scaled efforts

Over 2500 Civil Society Organisations engaged across the network in 2016

Compared to under 500 in 2013

Civil Society Alliances in 39 SUN countries in 2016Compared to 11 in 2013

Adapted from the SUN CSN publication on Civil Society Successes

Our unique contribution

• Civil society essential for sustainable nutrition efforts

• ‘Eyes and ears’ embedded in communities, implementing programmes

• Sharing on-the-ground expertise, community knowledge of what works

• Working with decentralised structures and local champions to ensure nutrition efforts reach most vulnerable

The Value we bring

1- Speaking with one voice

2- Raising nutrition’s profile and sustainability

3- Enriching Nutrition Policy

4- Highlighting gender needs and sharing effective practices on the ground

5- Promoting accountability

6- Building local capacity

7- Ensuring efforts are sustainable

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Had some impact

8. Value for money

Civil Society Alliances and the CSN have achieved real impact in a short period for modest budgets

• Kenya’s CSA budget was US$278,628 for 2014/15

• With this funding, the CSA achieved:– Stronger nutrition component in national health policy– Clear budget lines for nutrition in four counties– National resources mobilised for county level nutrition– Cultivation of 3 high profile nutrition champions including First Lady– Nutrition training for more than 200 advocates, 31 journalists

• Donor investments = catalyst for more investments. INGOs invested over $1.9m between June 2013 - December 2015 in support of global network efforts against donor investments of $1m.

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Thank you

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