1. 30 October 2016, Kigali, Rwanda Country Team Members: Insert names
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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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30 October 2016, Kigali, Rwanda
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2. Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA)
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3. Nutrition situation in Zimbabwe
Children Under 5
Stunting prevalence – 26.6% Boys more affected
Wasting prevalence- 3.3%
Under 5 overweight- 3.6%
EBF- 41%
Global Acute malnutrition- 4.4% Boys more affected
SAM- 1.9%
Women of reproductive age
Prevalence of anaemia %
Source Global nutrition report 2016 and ZIMVAC 2016
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4. Agriculture- production and consumption of diversified foods
Key National interventions to tackle malnutrition The government of Zimbabwe is committed to ensuring nutrition security for all through the implementation of evidence based nutrition interventions that are integrated within a broad public health framework, including health services, water and sanitation
Key interventions
Main challenges
Lessons learned
IYCF, cIYCF and BFHI
Staff recruitment
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Agriculture- production and consumption of diversified foods
Lack of financial resources to strengthen implementation of interventions
Need for increased resource allocation to nutrition if its interventions are to be scaled up
IMAM
Local and international organisations need to partner the government
WASH
VHW model has a smaller reach – CARE group model
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5. Presentation of the CSA
ZCSOSUNA was formed in 2013 but started coordinating civil society organisations implementing nutrition interventions July 2014
Structure – National Steering Committee (11 members), Executive Committee (3 members) – provides strategic and sound management for the alliance
Total of 117 members, some are now inactive (mapping exercise 37)
The alliance in Zimbabwe is made up of several international, regional, national and community based organisations and the networks are working in various areas including: Livelihoods, Small-holder farmers, women’s groups, humanitarian and aid agencies, advocacy and research entities, trade unions, nutrition specific and sensitive
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6. Key intervention area of the CSA and key achievements
Trained members on Fund raising and Report writing May 2016
Parliamentary portfolio committee on SDGs engagement meeting- 21 June 2016
Press conference on micronutrient deficiencies- 26 July 2016
Television broadcast –discussion on IYCF- 21March 2016
Documentation and sharing of best practices Feb & March 2016
Key intervention areas
Building a network
Capacity building
Advocacy and Communication
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7. Most influential nutrition stakeholders
MoHCC – Nutrition department, FNC
Donor community- DFID, USAID, EU
UN network- UNICEF, WFP, FAO
Business network- National foods, Tonga at hurlets, Olivine
Parliamentarians – Parliamentary portfolio committee on Health, Agriculture, SDGs
Local and International NGOs
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8. CSA call For Action Statement
As a CSA we call the government of Zimbabwe to allocate at least 3% of the nation’s total budget to nutrition.
Will play a critical role in filling funding gaps in the nutrition sector
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9. Thank you!
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