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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

INNOVATION PLAN

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Innovation Plan Title:

Improving Nutrition through Policy Implementation

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What is the change you would like to achieve with this Innovation Plan?

Availability of an implementable a nutrition plan of action that is multi-sectoral towards improving nutrition at all levels.

CHANGE

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RELEVANCE / JUSTIFICATION

Why is this Innovation Plan relevant for the CSA in your country?Who will benefit from the Plan?

Relevance/JustificationNon availability of a multi-sectoral plan of action for the implementation of the National policy on Food and nutrition

The implementation plan becomes an advocacy tool and for multi-sectoral engagement and coordination.

Who will benefitThe plan will be relevant to state and non-state actors involved in implementation of nutrition interventions.

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ENABLING FACTORS

What kind of favourable conditions, existing today in your country, can enable the achievement of this Plan?

A National Policy on Food and Nutrition and Nutrition in Nigeria in placeThere are also sectoral policies/plans

Existence of Coordinating Structure (National and State committees of nutrition)

Existence of Nutrition Desks and designation of nutrition desk officers in relevant sectoral ministries

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Enabling Factors Contd. (Existing Policies)

• The National Health Policy and Guidelines; • The National Agricultural Policy;• The Agricultural Transformation Agenda;• Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy;• National Policy on Education; • National Policy on School Health;• National Policy on Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF);• Early Child Care and Development;• National Population Policy;• National Policy on HIV/AIDS and OVCs;• National Policy on Non-Communicable Diseases;• National Policy On Gender Mainstreaming;• National Policy on Security;• National Policy on Food Safety and its Implementation Strategy and• National Policy on Adolescent Health and Development in Nigeria.

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What are the short-term objectives that lead you to the expected changes?To facilitate the development of a National Action Plan for nutrition by June 2017

To Promote the delivery of effective interventions that will ensure adequate nutrition to all Nigerians especially vulnerable groups by

MAIN OBJECTIVES

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STRATEGIC ACTIONS

What strategic actions would be implemented in order to reach these objectives?

Action 1: Engage a consultant to develop a draft plan of action based on the National Policy on Food and Nutrition

Action 2: Facilitate meetings of the NCFN to review draft plan of action

Action 3: Approval of the final draft

Action 4: Launch and disseminate plan nationwide

Action 5: Follow-up and Evaluation (indicators – Number of States that have domesticated and are implementing Plan)

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Which organizations from the Civil Society and other relevant actors should be involved in the implementation of the Plan? What would be their role?• Ministry of Budget and National Planning (Perm Sec./ Chair NCFN)• SUN Focal Person• Ministry of Health, Agric., Education, Water Resources, Women Affairs,

Information and Culture• NAFDAC, NPHCDA• CS-SUNN• UNICEF• WHO• FAO• World Bank• Professional bodies • Academia

STAKEHOLDERS

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How are you going to evaluate the results of the Plan and how are you going to disseminate these results at the national level?

1. Print 2000 copies of approved plan2. Conduct a one day dissemination meeting with all stakeholders

National/states

FOLLOW UP AND DISSEMINATION

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Thank you!

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