SUN Civil Society Network
The SUN Civil Society Network launches its new 5-year strategy
* Originally published by the SUN Civil Society Network Advocacy, Child Nutrition, Fundraising and Sustainability, Maternal Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Regional Planning, West and Central Africa, Women's Nutrition, Youth Leaders, Asia, East and Southern Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, West and Central Africa Why do we...
Read MoreEncouraging signs for breastfeeding campaigners in Sierra Leone
Adapted from: “Pujehun: Encouraging signs for breastfeeding campaigners,” by FOCUS 1000, SUN Pooled Fund 2nd Interim Report - Annexes, Place of Publication: Grant report. Adapted with permission. It’s Friday and it’s “Antenatal Day” at the Potoru Health Center. On this day pregnant women and lactating mothers from...
Read MoreA major food transfer program in Bangladesh fell short during the COVID-19 pandemic
* A blog by Shyamal Chowdhury, Nahian Bin Khaled, Kalyani Raghunthan, Shahidur Rashid and Honor Dearlove originally published by IFPRI Bangladesh’s March-May 2020 COVID-19 lockdown has had severe consequences for the incomes and food security of poor households. Public food transfer programs have traditionally been the...
Read MoreStrengthening the leadership of SUN FPs on gender equality and nutrition
* Originally published by Nutrition International Francophone Scaling Up Nutrition Government Focal Points learned more about gender equality and nutrition as part of the virtual Nutrition Leadership Development Workshop Just in time for International Women’s Day, francophone Scaling Up Nutrition Government Focal Points (SUN FPs) participated in...
Read MoreViet Nam’s national nutrition strategy for 2021-2030: More equitable, resilient, and sustainable food and health systems
*A blog by Phuong Huynh, the National Institute of Nutrition, and Linh Phan, Alive & Thrive/SUN Civil Society Alliance Viet Nam Viet Nam is at the vanguard of baby and infant development among Southeast Asian countries. Results from a recent national nutrition survey show that Viet...
Read MoreIndonesia and Pakistan share civil society strategies on preventing adolescent anaemia
A story by: Asma Afrin Haque, Monitoring & Quality Assurance Specialist, SUN Movement Pooled Fund Adolescence is a critical time of life, where both physical and psycho-social changes occur, and where many learned behaviours take root in an individual’s life-long health. Adolescents may seem like a narrow...
Read MorePutting the Seqota Declaration into action: Fostering gender equality in nutrition at the district level in Ethiopia
Ethiopia, an exemplar in stunting reduction,[1] joined the SUN Movement in 2012 and announced the Seqota Declaration in 2015, which is a high-level commitment to end childhood stunting and undernutrition by 2030. Nutrition International, a key SUN Movement partner, has worked to foster gender equality...
Read MoreGirls advocating for girls’ nutrition in Ethiopia
Better Nutrition = Greater Equality & more Equality = Better Nutrition Nutrition and gender are intimately interconnected. Women and girls make up 60% of all undernourished people globally. Poor nutrition compounds existing barriers and presents new hurdles for women and girls as they look to realise...
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