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Funding Approved to Support Civil Society Coordination on SUN in Bangladesh
Funding to support the development and operation of the Civil Society Alliance for Scaling Up Nutrition in Bangladesh (CSA for SUN, BD) will be provided by the SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) in the amount of $535,000 USD for the period January 2013-December 2015
December 7, 2012 - Last update: February 10, 2023
Funding to support the development and operation of the Civil Society Alliance for Scaling Up Nutrition in Bangladesh (CSA for SUN, BD) will be provided by the SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF). Established in 2012, the MPTF is designed to provide grants to governments, UN agencies, civil society and other SUN stakeholder to support development and implementation of government-led efforts to scale up nutrition.
Recently, funding has been granted in the amount of $535,000 USD to support development and operation of the CSA for SUN, BD for the period January 2013-December 2015. Financing will support meeting the four main project outcomes:
- Establishment of a civil society organization (CSO) Network in Bangladesh that is fully operational and successfully influencing nutrition policy-making by 2013;
- Enhanced sharing of evidence-based information, research findings and resources among stakeholders to achieve effective implementation of nutrition programs;
- Adoption of a Comprehensive, coherent and adequately financed national nutrition plan by mid-2013 and implemented by the government by mid-2014; and
- Establishment of a joint tracking system to monitor progress of NNS with the active support from CSA for SUN, BD by mid-2013.
About the CSA for SUN, BD
The Civil Society Alliance for SUN, Bangladesh (CSA for SUN, BD) was formed through transparent and democratic processes in Bangladesh on May 24, 2012. Through the structure of inclusive and sustainable partnership, the CSA for SUN, BD is positioning to profile nutrition and hold government and other stakeholders accountable to execute their responsibility to fight hunger and malnutrition in Bangladesh.
An executive committee has been formed as the highest body in this alliance to support the governance and lead activities of the SUN Movement in Bangladesh. Membership to the CSA is open to all CSOs working in nutrition-related fields.
The CSA for SUN, BD will work closely with the SUN Government Focal Point under the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, UN agencies, donors and businesses aligned with national efforts to accelerate progress on improving maternal and child nutrition.
