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Aug-16Before looking at this preliminary analysis

Content of this document:To understand which is the CSA intervention strategy related to the LR main learning areas, currently and on the mid term

To find out what expertise we have "in-house" and which are the learning needs of our allianceLearning Needs prioritiesTo fin out in the overall how much efforst and resources each Alliance is dedicating to the different macro areas

Knowledge sharing To find out where the CSAs seek information for their planning and which institutions refer to the CSA to get information.

Additional backgound information that will guide the LR and the M&E

The information shared in this document is the result of a preliminary analysis of the Learning Route survey. The information collected will serve as baseline for the LR in asia and to guide the development of the learning

program for the SUN Civil Society Alliances that applied for the Learning Route. For questions and clarifications, please write to the SUN CS Learning Route program coordinator:

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StrategyExertise and learning needsRanking

2015 SUNCSN Annual Survey

Time-$ alloacation

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SUN Civil Society intervention in Asia

Specific focus on Policy, Advocacy, communication, campaign, MSP, governance: results of the Learning Needs survey for the Learning Route Programme)

Cambodia Kyrgyzstan Lao PDR Bangladesh Sri Lanka Nepal Myanmar Pakistan Cambodia Kyrgyzstan Lao PDR Bangladesh Sri Lanka Nepal Myanmar Pakistan Engagement in policy development/review

National Policies tracking 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention

Sub-National Policies tracking 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 4-NO intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention

Integration of nutrition in other sector policies (e.g. education; WASH)

2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention1-CORE

intervention2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention3-LITTLE

intervention 2-Intervention1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention

Engagement in national nutrition plan development

2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention2-Intervention 2-Intervention

1-CORE intervention

2-Intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention

National Budget analysis 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE intervention

3-LITTLE intervention

4-NO intervention


1-CORE intervention

4-NO intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE


intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention

4-NO intervention

1-CORE intervention

Sub-National Budget analysis 2-Intervention4-NO


intervention4-NO


intervention1-CORE

intervention4-NO

intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention3-LITTLE

intervention4-NO


intervention4-NO

intervention1-CORE

intervention

Data collection, sharing, analysisNutrition status data collection at sub-national level




3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention

4-NO intervention

4-NO intervention 2-Intervention




1-CORE intervention


National or sub-national nutrition status data sharing


4-NO intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE




intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

4-NO intervention 2-Intervention

National or sub-national nutrition data review


4-NO intervention 2-Intervention 4-NO

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE



3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 4-NO

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE


intervention 2-Intervention

Advocacy

Advocacy: communities based intervention 2-Intervention3-LITTLE



intervention1-CORE


intervention1-CORE

intervention2-Intervention 2-Intervention


2-Intervention 2-Intervention1-CORE


intervention1-CORE

intervention

Advocacy: intervention at sub-national level 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE


Advocacy: intervention at national level 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE


intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

interventionAdvocacy: intervention at regional and/or international level

2-Intervention 4-NO intervention


4-NO intervention



1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE



1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

Campaign and social mobilizationCampaign and social mobilization: community based intervention



intervention1-CORE


intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 4-NO intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE


intervention1-CORE

intervention

Campaign and social mobilization: intervention at sub-national level

2-Intervention 3-LITTLE intervention

4-NO intervention

4-NO intervention


1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 4-NO



intervention

Campaign and social mobilization: intervention at national level

2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention


intervention1-CORE


4-NO intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention

Campaign and social mobilization: intervention at regional and/or international level


4-NO intervention

4-NO intervention

4-NO intervention


2-Intervention3-LITTLE

intervention2-Intervention 3-LITTLE

intervention4-NO


intervention 2-Intervention1-CORE

intervention2-Intervention

1-CORE intervention

CommunicationCommunication: community based intervention

2-Intervention 3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 4-NO

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE



intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE


intervention1-CORE

intervention

Communication: intervention at sub-national level

2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE intervention

1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE

intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention

Communication: intervention at national level

2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention

Communication: intervention at regional and/or international level



3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE

intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention

Multi Stakeholder platforms

Engage in International or Regional MSPs 3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 4-NO

intervention4-NO


1-CORE intervention


1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

4-NO intervention


1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

Engage in National MSPs 1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention


1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

Engage in sub-national MSPs 2-Intervention 4-NO intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE



intervention1-CORE


1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention

Governance

Leadership training for CSO and CSA 3-LITTLE intervention

4-NO intervention 2-Intervention 4-NO

intervention1-CORE


intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention

Fundraising 3-LITTLE intervention


1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention



1-CORE intervention


1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention

1-CORE intervention


1-CORE intervention

Training of trainers 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 4-NO

intervention4-NO

intervention1-CORE

intervention1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE


CSA monitoring evaluation and accountability


3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE


intervention1-CORE

intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE


Interventions related to rights and democracy participation



4-NO intervention


4-NO intervention

1-CORE intervention


1-CORE intervention


1-CORE intervention



intervention1-CORE

intervention

Interventions related Women empowerment 2-Intervention 4-NO intervention

1-CORE intervention


1-CORE intervention

4-NO intervention



1-CORE intervention

2-Intervention 2-Intervention1-CORE



Interventions related Youth empowerment 3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 3-LITTLE

intervention4-NO


intervention1-CORE

intervention4-NO

intervention4-NO


3-LITTLE intervention 2-Intervention 1-CORE

intervention1-CORE



StrategyCurrent intervention Future intervention (within the next 5 years)

Matching Learning Priorities and SUN CS Expertise to offer

Area TopicCSAs Learning Needs

RankingCambodia Kyrgyzstan Lao PDR Bangladesh Sri Lanka Nepal Myanmar Pakistan

Advocacy Advocacy: intervention at national level 8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Country Open-Ended Response

CommunicationCommunication: intervention at national level 8 Maybe Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Experiences and lessons learned on World breastfeeding week celebration at community level

Multi Stakeholder platforms Engage in National MSPs 8 Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Experiences and lessons learned from the national nutrition day celebration

Policy review

Engagement in national nutrition plan development

8 Maybe Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

The advocacy of the Law on fortified flour is the expertise to share. The Law on mandatory fortification of flour was adopted by the Parliament in 2015, 92 from 96 deputies voted for the Law . The adoption of the Law was reached through informational campaign among the NGOs and social mobilization at the community level. The members of the CSA met the parliamentarians and informed them about importance of the mandatory flour fortification. In one year after adoption of the Law fortified flour has been available throughout the country from capital to district level.

Governance

Fundraising

8 Maybe No Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes

The next expertise to share is involving the parliamentarians in the Multistakeholder platform on nutrition. Their involvement resulted in improving of the accoutability of the state executive bodies on implementation of the nutrition policy, including the Law on Flour Fortifiction. The process of the involving of the deputies included seminars on nutrition, meetings, exchanging of documents, discussion of their participation in the Multi-stakeholder platform.

Policy review National Policies tracking 7 Maybe Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes Lao PDR SUN information sharing

Policy reviewIntegration of nutrition in other sector policies (e.g. education; WASH) 7 Yes Maybe Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Yes

Role of the Civil Society Alliance for Scaling up Nutrition (CSA) for nutrition advocacy, especially for NPAN follow up and implementation

Campaign and social mobilization

Campaign and social mobilization: intervention at national level 7 Maybe Yes No Maybe Yes Yes Yes Yes

How the CSA can support to provide linkages for capacity building and coordination for multi-sectoral approaches to nutrition programming

CommunicationCommunication: community based intervention 7 Maybe Yes Yes No Yes Yes Maybe Yes

Always proactively follow National Policies and Strategies to ensure uniformity in all interventions - which complements the national interventions. This would also build a strong platform to work well with the govt. and other key stakeholders.

Multi Stakeholder platforms Engage in sub-national MSPs 7 Maybe No Yes Yes Yes Yes Maybe Yes

Engage with the govt. and other stakeholders to a great extent. Work with the govt. to address key national issues as opposed to holding the state responsible at all times.

Policy review Sub-National Policies tracking 6 Maybe Yes Yes Maybe Yes Yes Maybe Yes Multi sectoral coordination for better nutritionPolicy review National Budget analysis 6 Maybe No Yes Maybe No Yes Maybe Yes engagement of media

Advocacy Advocacy: communities based intervention 6 Yes No Maybe No Yes Yes Yes Yes Participation in MSP - shaping roles of CSA and other networks

AdvocacyAdvocacy: intervention at sub-national level 6 Maybe Maybe Yes No Yes Yes Maybe Yes Advocacy to government re: BMS code monitoring, reporting, enforcement

AdvocacyAdvocacy: intervention at regional and/or international level 6 Maybe No Yes No Maybe Yes Yes Yes Support provided for development of multi-sectoral nutrition strategies at national and provincial level.

CommunicationCommunication: intervention at sub-national level 6 Maybe Maybe Yes Maybe No Yes Maybe Yes Advocacy for allocation of budgetary resources for nutrition

CommunicationCommunication: intervention at regional and/or international level 6 Maybe No Maybe Maybe Maybe Yes Maybe Yes

Governance Leadership training for CSO and CSA 6 Maybe No Yes Maybe Yes Maybe Yes Yes

GovernanceCSA monitoring evaluation and accountability 6 Maybe Maybe Yes No Maybe Yes Yes Yes

Policy review Sub-National Budget analysis 5 Maybe No Yes No No No Maybe YesData collection, sharing, analysis

National or sub-national nutrition data review 5 Maybe No Yes No Yes Yes Maybe Yes

Governance Training of trainers 5 Maybe No Yes Maybe No Yes Yes Yes

GovernanceInterventions related to rights and democracy participation 5 Maybe No No Maybe No Yes Maybe Yes

GovernanceInterventions related Women empowerment 5 Maybe No Yes Maybe Yes Yes Maybe Yes

Data collection, sharing, analysis

Nutrition status data collection at sub-national level 4 Maybe Maybe Yes No Yes No Maybe Yes

Data collection, sharing, analysis

National or sub-national nutrition status data sharing 4 Maybe No Yes No Maybe Yes Maybe Yes


Campaign and social mobilization: community based intervention 4 Maybe No No Maybe No Yes Yes Yes


Campaign and social mobilization: intervention at regional and/or international level 4 Maybe No No No Maybe Yes Yes Yes

Governance Interventions related Youth empowerment 4 Maybe Maybe Maybe Maybe Maybe Yes No YesCampaign and social mobilization

Campaign and social mobilization: intervention at sub-national level 3 Maybe No No Maybe Maybe Yes Maybe Yes

Multi Stakeholder platforms Engage in International or Regional MSPs 3 Maybe Maybe No Maybe Maybe Yes Yes Yes

CSAs expertise to offer

Myanmar

Pakistan

Expertise to offer/share/Best practice

Cambodia

Kyrgyzstan

Bangladesh

Sri Lanka

Nepal

Learning Needs Ranking (counts of "high learning priority) Asia Africa

Advocacy: intervention at national level 8 8Communication: intervention at national level 8 5Engage in National MSPs 8 5Engagement in national nutrition plan development 8 7Fundraising 8 11National Policies tracking 7 8Integration of nutrition in other sector policies (e.g. education; WASH) 7 7

Campaign and social mobilization: intervention at national level 7 6

Communication: community based intervention 7 8Engage in sub-national MSPs 7 4Sub-National Policies tracking 6 8National Budget analysis 6 8Advocacy: communities based intervention 6 9Advocacy: intervention at sub-national level 6 8Advocacy: intervention at regional and/or international level 6 6

Communication: intervention at sub-national level 6 7Communication: intervention at regional and/or international level 6 5

Leadership training for CSO and CSA 6 9CSA monitoring evaluation and accountability 6 9Sub-National Budget analysis 5 5National or sub-national nutrition data review 5 7Training of trainers 5 8

Interventions related to rights and democracy participation 5 6

Interventions related Women empowerment 5 7Nutrition status data collection at sub-national level 4 5National or sub-national nutrition status data sharing 4 9Campaign and social mobilization: community based intervention 4 8

Campaign and social mobilization: intervention at regional and/or international level 4 8

Interventions related Youth empowerment 4 4Campaign and social mobilization: intervention at sub-national level 3 6

Engage in International or Regional MSPs 3 8

Estimated time and $ invested across the macro intervention areas

Engagement in policy development/review

Estimated time invested (%)

Estimated $ invested (% overall CSA budget)

Cambodia 30 10 Cambodia 130 80 wrongKyrgyzstan 30 10 Kyrgyzstan 100 100 okLao PDR 10 10 Lao PDR 100 100 ok

Bangladesh 50 50 Bangladesh 190 310 wrongSri Lanka 50 20 Sri Lanka 100 100 okNepal 50 20 Nepal 280 200 wrongMyanmar 20 10 Myanmar 110 100 wrongPakistan 80 70 Pakistan 350 300 wrong

Data collection/review/sharing



Cambodia 30 20Kyrgyzstan 10 10Lao PDR 10 10Bangladesh 30 70Sri Lanka 10 10Nepal 40 50Myanmar 10Pakistan 50 50

Advocacy



Cambodia 30 30Kyrgyzstan 20 50Lao PDR 40 40Bangladesh 30 70Sri Lanka 10 50Nepal 80 90Myanmar 30 50Pakistan 70 70

Engage in multi-stakeholders platforms




CSA/CSO Good governance




Each country should indicate percentace of time and $ invested, the overal amount should be 100. Some CSAs allocated time and $ incorrectly

When your CSA need information to guide action plan, strategy or decisions what sources do you use? Institutions Cambodia KyrgyzstanLao PDR BangladeshSri Lanka Nepal Myanmar Pakistan AverageSUN Civil Society Network 3 4 1 4 3 4 4 3 3 0-no information sharingSUN Secretariat Movement (UNDP based) 2 4 1 3 2 4 3 2 3 1-low information qualitySUN Business Network 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2- sufficient information qualitySUN CoP 2 and/or 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 3-good information qualitySpecific CSAs 2 0 0 1 3 4 2 2 2 4-high quality exchange of infoRegional multi-stakeholders platforms 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 3 1National multi-stakeholders platforms 2 3 1 3 3 4 4 3 3Sub-national multi-stakeholders platforms 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 2 1Governmental institutions 2 3 1 3 4 4 4 3 3International organizations 2 4 1 3 4 4 4 3 3Academies/Universities 1 4 0 3 3 4 0 3 2Research organizations 1 4 0 3 3 4 0 3 2Community focus groups 2 2 0 0 4 3 0 2 2National Media 2 0 1 2 3 4 2 2 2Private sector companies 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 1CSOs 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 3 3Other (please specify) donor networks

Which sources most commonly request information from you and your CSA?

Which sources most commonly request information from you and your CSA? (max 5 answers)

Institutions Cambodia KyrgyzstanLao PDR BangladeshSri Lanka Nepal Myanmar Pakistan AverageSUN Civil Society Network secretariat 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 0-no information sharingSUN Secretariat Movement (UNDP based) 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 2 1-not frequentlySUN Business network 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2- ad hoc, sporadicallySUN CoP 2 and/or 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3- frequentlySpecific CSAs 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 4- very frequentlyRegional multi-stakeholders platforms 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 1National multi-stakeholders platforms 2 2 1 2 3 4 2 3 2Sub-national multi-stakeholders platforms 0 0 1 2 0 3 1Governmental organizations 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 3International organizations 0 1 2 2 3 2 1Academies/Universities 0 0 1 2 2 2 1Research organizations 0 0 1 2 2 3 1Community focus groups 0 0 1 0 0 2 0National Media 2 1 2 3 4 3 3 2Private sector companies 0 0 0 0 0 2 0CSO 2 0 3 3 3 4 2

Other (please specify)Donor network 0

2015 SUNCSN Annual Survey

Good governance elements Total CSAs Asian CSAsConstitution or ToR for the CSA? 78% 83%CSA Hosted by an NGO? 78% 83%CSA registered as an Independent Entity? 17% 17%Memorandum of Understanding between the CSA and host organization? 44% 17%Full-time CSA coordinator? 43% 67%ToR for the steering group or executive committee? 65% 83%Steering group or an executive committee? 78% 100%Do you have decentralized representation as a CSA (e.g at a district level)? 48% 33%Membership development strategy? 35% 17%Sustainability Plan? 22% 17%Conflict of interest policy? 22% 0%Membership application/screening process? 70% 83%Process for resolving conflict between members of the CSA? 30% 17%Process for nominating and facilitating equitable access to opportunities? 22% 17%CSA organisations internal registry 65% 50%Process for tracking of women’s participation in leadership of the CSA? 22% 17%

Advocacy strategy Total CSAs Asian CSAs

Does your CSA have its own advocacy, communications and/or social mobilization plan?52% 67%Contribution to a national advocacy and communications strategy aligned to the country plan, efforts and priorities86% 100%Regional advocacy initiatives 52% 17%International advocacy initiatives 43% 33%Increased resources for nutrition 90% 83%Do you have nutrition champions 48% 33%

Advocacy ThemeImproved budget tracking by government for nutrition 48% 17%Improved allocation of resources for nutrition 81% 67%Civil society financial contributions to the nutrition sector 43% 33%Breastmilk substitute marketing code 71% 67%Right to food and nutrition 71% 50%Food sovereignty 43% 17%

Contribution to National EffortsNational monitoring, evaluation and learning activities 67% 67%National nutrition plan development 76% 67%National nutrition information systems development 38% 33%

0% 0%Does your country have? 0% 0%A Nutrition Multi-sectoral Plan (NMP)? 86% 100%A Common Results Framework (CRF)? 57% 33%

Themes Total CSAs Asian CSAsAgriculture 90% 100%Food Security 95% 100%Nutrition 95% 100%Education 90% 100%Health 95% 100%Social protection 81% 67%Water, sanitation and hygiene 86% 83%Right to food and nutrition 76% 33%Gender & Women's Empowerment 90% 100%Climate Change 43% 17%Support for exclusive breastfeeding up 90% 100%Micronutrient supplementation 76% 83%Fortification of foods 76% 67%Treatment of severe malnutrition 62% 50%Agriculture: Making nutritious food more accessible to everyone, and supporting small farms as a source of income for women and families81% 83%Education and Emplyment: Making sure children have the energy that they need to learn and earn sufficient income as adults52% 50%Clean Water and Sanitation: Improving access to reduce infection and disease 67% 67%Health Care: Improving access to services to ensure that women and children stay healthy 81% 67%Support for Resilience: Establishing a stronger, healthier population and sustained prosperity to better endure emergencies and conflicts57% 50%Women’s Empowerment: Women empowered to be leaders in their families and communities, leading the way to a healthier and stronger world 71% 67%

Lao PDR

Kyrgyz Republic The best practice to share is an advocating of amendments into the Law on Flour Fortification to implement mandatory flour fortification. Representatives from NGOs were trained on nutrition and flour fortification topics, printed materials were distributed. About 17 organisations took part in the advocacy work directly and they engaged their own partners in collecting signatures of people on community level, sent letters to parliamentarians. Members participated in TV talk shows, visited parliamentarians to inform them about importance of flour fortification.Pakistan Constant engagement with general members of CSA Engagement of media and other like minded coalitions in nutrition advocacy Cambodia In Cambodia, we found that since the Cambodia SUN CSA has been established in the last few months, the Civil Society has very stronger voice to advocate for nutrition related agenda with the government. In the past, individual NGO advocated for anything they wanted with government. Now, instead of individual NGO approaches to government for advocacy, we come as a team. This is more effective and makes the government listens to us well. Myanmar Coming together as an MSP has proven difficult in Myanmar, so the CSA has been actively working to increase opportunities for informal engagement and experience sharing with other networks. For example, we meet regularly with the UN Network in Yangon and have begun to schedule meetings with representatives of donor agencies in order to strengthen the Donor Network. We have also created an email list in order to facilitate regular communication with the MSP.Nepal The national alliance and formation of district chapters to bridge between community and national level. A lobby team within CSAN with experts. Regular coordination with government to recognize the advocacy issues Media engagement is the best means for highlighting the issue in general public and among policy makers. Signatory commitment collection is found effective to generate ownership on issue. Real case collection and video show are found as best means as advocacy tools Regular meetings and sharing of information among CSOs

Learning needs (“Priorities for support”)

Knowledge and IEC material collection, dissemination and sharing. Grants management (e.g. SUN CSA provides small grants to local civil society from larger INGOs members)

Kyrgyz Republic Development of MSP ; Flour fortification ; Development of CSA ; Budget analysis.

Pakistan

Additional Resources for Nutrition Implementation of Multi-sectoral Plans

Myanmar Develop effective advocacy plan Nepal Identifying additional funding opportunities.

The donor convener has not been active in the MSP and the CSA is currently seeking continued funding to cover program costs.

Best practices

Lao PDR

Cambodia

SUN CSA Laos has only been fully operational late 2014, thus we do not have a lot of lessons or best practices to share. However, we could share our experiences we had on building momentum from members and government counterparts. How we were able to increase our members, commitment from our management committee as well as gain acceptance from the government to be involved in many health and nutrition related discussions, events and

meetings.

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