Task Force for Developing Integrated Approaches SCN meeting February 27, 2007

Task Force Under construction SCN strategic planning documents Pre-session meeting (18 participants) Florence Egal, Ian Darnton-Hill AED meeting (two weeks ago) Subgroup meeting –Purnima Menon, Andres Botran, Charlotte Dufour, David Pelletier, Victoria Quinn, Agnes Guyon

Priorities for integration 1. Focus on families 2. Work at all levels Global National Sub-national COMMUNITIES 3. Agree on common nutrition goals & 4. Work towards them using our strengths Photo removed

UN agencies Health sector Agric. sector Nutrition related actions Common nutrition goals Other sectors Others NGOs Different actors can act towards a common goal if commitment, ownership & capacity are there The most important question is HOW CAN WE DO IT?

How can we focus on needs of families? Plan from bottom-up to the extent possible Recognize that different countries and districts within countries have different needs and generate different demands Stay goal-focused 1. Focus on families Photo removed

How can we work at all levels, and at scale? (1) Plan actions through levels so that the focus is on getting what s needed to families in a coordinated fashion Partner widely so that burden of implementation is shared

How can we work at all levels, and at scale? (2) Recognize that integration does not mean everyone “doing same thing” or “doing everything” Do what each group does best in coordinated fashion Build strategic alliances Harmonize donors and agencies, at global and national level

How do we agree on common goals and work together? Recognize this is about people, who need to be motivated to take right decisions and actions Recognize that facilitation and coordination are needed, and that they take time and cost (a little) money

How do we build widespread commitment and ownership? Engage national & global leaders Engage wider development community Foster country focal groups and learning teams who work together Increase sustainability and commitment towards nutrition by building regional initiatives

What capacities are needed? Advocacy Political savviness Comprehensive world view of nutrition Program planning and design capacity Communication Ability to trust others & let go of our self- interests (a little)

“It is about personal relations” Know each other Communicate with each other Trust each other Commit to each other towards common goal Assume co-responsibility toward common goal Andres Botran, Guatemala,

Next steps Develop set of case studies from past and on-going experiences in countries and from regions Provide framework and model approaches for catalyzing and building convergence and commitment in countries and regions

Next steps (contd.) Hold working session within six months to –Develop typology of integration efforts –Define necessary actions & capacities for integration at different levels Global (donors, technical community) Regional National Sub-national/provincial Community –Discuss key countries to begin “proof of concept” work

We need to work through some issues… Self-interest that interferes with creation of common space Appetite for “show-and-tell” that detracts from collaborative environment Tendency to blame others Fear of engaging with others (especially private sector)

People want to Belong Participate Be recognized Guatemala, Andres Botran