Learning Route start up meeting - briefing document - 7. 2015 survey responses preliminary analysis for lr start up

1. 2015 CSAs Survey – Preview for LR start-up meeting
Preliminary analysis for the Learning Route start up meeting.
• Out of 39 CSA 23 responses (59%).
• Countries: Burkina Faso; Cambodia ; Côte d'Ivoire; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Guatemala; Kenya;
Kyrgyz Republic; Lao PDR; MADAGASCAR; Mali; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Republique
Democratique du Congo; Rwanda; Sénégal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Uganda; Zimbabwe)
• ESA 5 CSAs Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe.
Statistics:
• Good governance elements
• CSA Areas of intervention
• Enabling environment
• Thematic area of work in advocacy
• CSA Thematic focus
Qualitative info:
• What have been the key achievements of your CSA in the past three months?
• What have been the key challenges facing your CSA in the past three months?
• How do you measure success in your advocacy work?
• What are your priorities for support? e.g. budget analysis
Good governance elements Total ESA
Constitution or ToR for the CSA? 78% 100%
CSA Hosted by an NGO? 78% 100%
CSA registered as an Independent Entity? 17% 20%
Memorandum of Understanding between the CSA and host organization?
44% *considering
only CSAs hosted 60%
Full-time CSA coordinator? 43% 40%
ToR for the steering group or executive committee? 65% 100%
Steering group or an executive committee? 78% 100%
Do you have decentralized representation as a CSA (e.g at a district
level)? 48% 60%
Membership development strategy? 35% 60%
Sustainability Plan? 22% 40%
Conflict of interest policy? 22% 40%
Membership application/screening process? 70% 80%
Process for resolving conflict between members of the CSA? 30% 40%
Process for nominating and facilitating equitable access to opportunities? 22% 40%
CSA organisations internal registry 65% 100%
Process for tracking of women’s participation in leadership of the CSA? 22% 40%
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2. CSA Areas of intervention (“Is your CSA engaging in the following activities) Total ESA
Contribution to a national advocacy and communications strategy aligned to the
country plan, efforts and priorities 78% 100%
Regional advocacy initiatives 48% 80%
International advocacy initiatives 39% 100%
National monitoring, evaluation and learning activities 61% 80%
National nutrition plan development 70% 100%
National nutrition information systems development 35% 60%
Enabling environment (“Does your country have?”)
A Nutrition Multi-sectoral Plan (NMP)? 78% 100%
A Common Results Framework (CRF)? 52% 80%
Thematic area of work in advocacy Total ESA
CSAs with own advocacy, communications and/or social mobilization plan
48% 60%
Increased resources for nutrition 83% 100%
Improved budget tracking by government for nutrition 43% 80%
Improved allocation of resources for nutrition? 74% 100%
Civil society financial contributions to the nutrition sector? 39% 60%
Breastmilk substitute marketing code? 65% 80%
Right to food and nutrition? 65% 100%
Food sovereignty? 39% 20%
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3. CSA Thematic focus
Focus of NGOS in the CSA
Total ESA*
Agriculture 90% 100%
Food Security 95% 100%
Nutrition 95% 100%
Education 90% 80%
Health 95% 100%
Social protection 81% 100%
Water, sanitation and hygiene 86% 80%
Right to food and nutrition 76% 100%
Gender & Women's Empowerment 90% 80%
Climate Change 43% 40%
Focus of the CSA (“Is your CSA undertaking activities in the following
areas”)
Total ESA*
Support for exclusive breastfeeding up 90% 100%
Micronutrient supplementation 76% 100%
Fortification of foods 76% 100%
Treatment of severe malnutrition 62% 100%
Agriculture: Making nutritious food more accessible to everyone, and supporting
small farms as a source of income for women and families
81% 80%
Education and Employment: Making sure children have the energy that they
need to learn and earn sufficient income as adults
52% 60%
Clean Water and Sanitation: Improving access to reduce infection and disease 67% 60%
Health Care: Improving access to services to ensure that women and children
stay healthy
81% 100%
Support for Resilience: Establishing a stronger, healthier population and
sustained prosperity to better endure emergencies and conflicts
57% 80%
Women’s Empowerment: Women empowered to be leaders in their families and
communities, leading the way to a healthier and stronger world
71% 80%
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4. 2015 SURVEY: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe qualitative inputs: Achievements, best practices, challenges, learning priorities
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Country What have been the key achievements of your CSA in the past three months?
Good governance, advocacy
and social mobilization
Rwanda
1. Full registration of SUN Civil Society Alliance (CiSA)-Rwanda is underway to complete: The Alliance is nearing
the attainment of full independence and registration. 2. Establishment of District-Level Coordination Committees.
The SUN CiSA has established district coordination committees to oversee scaling up nutrition activities. 3.
Developing the Alliance’s constitution. The constitution is a key document for our registration process in the Rwanda
Governance Board. 4.Social Mobilization, Advocacy, and Communication (SMAC): Different CSOs have been
engaged, mobilized and behavior change communications and advocacy activities conducted across the country in
an effort to scale up nutrition. established.
Multistakeholder platforms,
capacity building,
advocacy,fundraising
Kenya
1) Coordinated launch of Global Nutrition Report 2015, that brought together representatives of 5 East African
countries. 2) Support to establishment of Kenya's SUN Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) 3) Capacity building of
nutrition advocates, in total over 250 members of SUN CSA trained in nutrition advocacy 4) Supported National
Nutrition Week and various health events 5) Submitted a proposal for funding to Nutrition Venture Fund - to support
nutrition advocacy (Road to Rio 2016)
Good governance, advocacy,
multistakeholder platforms
Zimbabwe
Engagement meetings with the parliamentarians and academia - Revitalization of sub-national structures in the
four regions. More members joined the alliance and creation of ZCSOSUNA district chapters - Launch of the
national food fortification strategy - Participation of ZCSOSUNA to international processes (Global SUN gathering
in October; Germany Wash-Nutrition conference) - Advocacy on the 2016 national budget for 2016 - held pre-
consultative meetings and post consultative meetings with parliamentary portfolio committee on health - increase of
budget allocated to health
Policy review, advocacy,
communication, good
governance, multistakeholders
Ethiopia
ECSC has secured a grant and has had two years plan with activities relevant to support the national efforts. It has
now become well staffed. It has invited more members and is represented in the national nutrition coordinating body.
This representation would help the coalition to advocate more on nutrition investment and action. The coalition
managed to organize sensitization training for CSOs and media people. We have carried out various public
awareness raising activities on key nutrition issues. We have used the local media widely for this. We have given
technical and other supports to the MoH for nutrition related activities; We have reviewed policies and practices of
four sector ministries (MoA, MoE, MoWIE, MoWCYA) for policy input and practice.
Fundraising, policy review,
social mobilization/
Uganda
Launch of the National Nutrition Advocacy and Communication Strategy and Advocacy Package by the Prime
Minister of Uganda during the commemoration of the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition Security. Participation in
the consultation meetings to inform the development of the National Nutrition Policy Participation and Exhibition
during the State of the Uganda Child Forum where child nutrition was highlighted as a key issue for sustainable
development.
Advocacy, communication,
policy review

7. Country/
Pays/
País
What key best practice would you like to share with the network? Please describe: Tags
Rwanda
The Alliance irrespective of the governing laws nationally, has managed to bring together both international and national CSOs
into an alliance by initiating Memorandums of Understandings with International NGOs. To us, this is a key achievement and
shareable as everyone is on board to scale up nutrition without bletch of national laws. Good governance
Kenya
Launch of Global Nutrition Report 2015 in Kenya. Supported mainly by SUN CSA
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/emdmliqj1sh7mus/AAAQzN3UbHcG7qv7JiWmHN0-a?dl=0
Nutrition Champions Workshop coordinated by SUN CSA https://www.dropbox.com/s/7xdlhblik47cxbd/County%20Nutrition
%20Champions%20Workshop%202015.pdf?dl=0 SUN CSA best practice booklets
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/defk8vau4d3cxkv/AAB7KpCoDDK7jHPgSS> c7eYhga?dl=0 Media monitoring survey
commissioned by SUN CSA https://www.dropbox.com/s/9c3mcpkgcs801dk/Nutritional%20Issues%20Media%20Coverage
%20Report%20May%2020 14%20-%20June%202015.pdf?dl=0
Advocacy,
communication/social
media
Zimbabwe Budget analysis - Coordination of sub-national levels - how district chapters are being coordinated
Budget analysis
(subnational level)
Ethiopia
Our alignment with the government priorities and engagement with what the government is doing including participation in the
development of the national nutrition program. Involvement of other parties like media professionals, using of different
communications materials to create awareness on the key nutrition messages and more.
Good governance,
communication
Uganda
There is strong linkage between UCCO-SUN and Nutrition Secretariat which has garnered support for collaborative execution
of advocacy events. Advocacy
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8. Country/ Pays/
País
What are your priorities for support? e.g budget analysis Tags
Rwanda
Cross learning and knowledge sharing, Capacity strengthening, participatory data
collection, and MEAL
Participatory data collection and MEAL
Kenya
Advocacy among high level stakeholders e.g. politicians Budget analysis and
development of tracking tools Media advocacy Capacity building of members in
nutrition advocacy
Advocacy and multistakeholders, budget
analysis, tracing tools, media, cap building on
nutrition
Zimbabwe
Coordination of sub-national levels including district levels - budget analysis and
financial tracking - capacity building of our members - advocacy for increased
nutrition financing - monitoring and assessing impact
Good governance, budget analysis, good
governance, advocacy
Ethiopia
Advocacy for CBMS Advocacy for Right to Food in the national constitution Budget
Analysis to advocate for increased allocation to nutrition in Ministry of Health, Ministry
of Agriculture and budget allocation in Ministry of Water resources in view of the
impact of sanitation on nutrition
Right to Food, budget analysis
Uganda Advocacy work, budget tracking/analysis, conflict management governance, advocacy budget tracking
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