Brief overview of efforts and achievements to Scaling up Nutrition (SUN CS Learning Route in Rwanda - 2016)

1. 30 October 2016, Kigali, Rwanda
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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
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Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania
(PANITA)
SUN CSO Network in Tanzania

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1. 34 % of children under 5 are STUNTED ( low height for age)
2. 5 % of children under 5 are WASTED (Wasting -Wt/Ht)
3. 7 % of children under 5 are born with LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (under 2.5 kg)
4. 41 % of babies 0 – 6 months ARE NOT EXCLUSIVELY BREATHFED FOR 6 MONTHS.
5. 58 % of children under 5 are ANEMIC
6. 45 % of Women of reproductive age (15 – 49 years) in Tanzania are ANEMIC .
7. 36% of women of reproductive age (15 – 49 years) are IODINE DEFICIENCY.
8. 33% of children under five are VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY.
9. 9% of adult are DIABETIC
• Sources; Tanzania Demographic Household Survey (TDSH) 2010 and 2015 – 2016. 2012 STEPS Survey of Chronic Disease Risk Factors in
Tanzania.
Nutrition situation in Tanzania
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Current Nutrition Situation in Tanzania according (TDHS
2015/16)

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Nutrition situation in Tanzania
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Trend of nutrition status in Tanzania 1992 - 2014

5. The key National interventions to tackle malnutrition in Tanzania
Key interventions.
 Vitamin A Supplementation for Children under five.
 Iron Folic Acid Supplementation for pregnant women.
 Infant Young Children Feeding Programs e.g. Promoting
breastfeeding
 Regulations for food fortification on designated baby food products,
salt, wheat/maize flour and edible oils
 Integrated Management Acute Malnutrition.
 Nat(Tackling Malnutrition in a team effort)
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6. Challenges to tackle malnutrition in Tanzania.
Main Challenges
 Low investment in nutrition (financial, human resources,
technological)
 Lack of meaningful data at district level to support evidence based
advocacy
Lesson learnt
The high political will on nutrition at the top brass of leadership is not
translated itself at the regional and district level, thus lack of prioritization
of nutrition issues in district plans and budgets.
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7. Presentation of the CSA
• PANITA
Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania a SUN CSA Network in Tanzania, it is a
coalition of over 300 diverse organizations both Local and International CSOs
across the country dedicated to building the political and public will and
support as well as intervene to end malnutrition in Tanzania. It was
established in 2010 through technical and financial support from Save the
Children International (SCI), UNICEF and Irish Aid.
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Key intervention areas
 High level advocacy (National & International)
Advocate for increased prioritization of nutrition & domestic resources Allocation to
key pillars of the Government; Vice President, Ministers Deputy Speaker &
Members of Parliament
 Conduct Subnational level advocacy
Role of Nutrition in Development agenda- Key component to achieve
sustainable country growth (5yrs Dev. Plan)
 Membership development and engagement
Members capacity building enable cross learning among themselves.
Key intervention areas of the CSA and key achievements

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Key intervention area of the CSA and key achievements
• Key achievements - High level advocacy (National & International)
 Inclusion of Nutrition as key component of Country Five years Development plan (2016-2020)
 Through PANITA advocacy awareness on nutrition among decision makers is increasing e.g. Speech of Finance and
Planning Minister at 2016 World Bank Human capital Summit
 Circular to councils to allocate 500Tshs per under five for Nutrition (all sectors)
 Tanzania has managed to develop its first National Multi-sectoral Nutrition Action Plan 2016 – 2021 with common Results
framework and indicator tracking.
 PANITA efforts have been recognized and receives continuous support from the Government
 Government commitment to Allocate $115 Million for the NMNAP- From its own sources at the Word Bank Human Capital
Summit-Recently.
 PANITA assisted the Members of Parliament Group on Nutrition Food Security and Child rights, to develop three years’
strategic plan and Political Manifesto of All political parties during last year’s General election.
 PANITA with CSO platform from PERU have been taken as model CSO platform under the SUN Learning.

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Key intervention area of the CSA and key achievements
• Key achievements - Membership development and engagement
 PANITA has managed to map and build capacity of over 200 members on advocacy
skills and SUN processes as well as implementation of specific and sensitive nutrition
interventions.
 Improved ability on Advocacy and resource tracking to Members who sit in District
Nutrition Steering Committee (DNSC). following several of Trainings on advocacy,
communication and resource tracking to members.
 Improved ability to plan & execute coordination activities, capacity building in leadership,
communication and advocacy skills for both secretariat and zonal Coordinators of
PANITA.
 PANITA operates in all the regions in Tanzania through 306 members; activities are
coordinated in the 10 geographical Zones;

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The most influential nutrition stakeholders in Tanzania.
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12. CSA call For Action Statements
 The Government should implement its commitments in funding
nutrition from domestic source.
 The councils should increase nutritional budget from Tsh. 500.00 to
Tsh. 20,000.00 per child by 2030
 The government should fasten the review of National Food and
Nutrition policy.
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13. Thank you!
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