Link NCA: Nutrition Causal Analysis

2. The Link NCA
Methodology
Core Group Fall Conference, Washington D.C., October 14th, 2016

3. 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

4. • 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

5. 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

6. Link NCA process
Preparatory phase
Conduct the Link NCA study
Response Analysis
Propose / review / adapt programming

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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
LINKNCASTUDY
Stage 1: Preparing the
process
Stage 2: Situation
analysis review &
forecasting
Stage 3: Response
options
identification
Stage 4: Options
analysis &
screening
Stage 5: Response
planning
RESPONSEANALYSISPROCESS

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Stage 4: Response option analysis and
screening
ALL TIERS: Response Options and Community
Solutions Scoring & Screening
RAPT Workshop
Response analysis process 4/5

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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