Technical Assistance

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2020 27 July

Multisector collaboration for improved nutrition at the subnational level

The determinants of malnutrition are varied, encompassing a range of biological, economic and sociocultural factors. Achieving global targets for reducing undernutrition calls for a multisectoral approach that includes scaled-up, proven, nutrition-specific interventions as well as nutrition-sensitive interventions and approaches.1 The last two decades have seen...

2020 09 June

Nutrition International reviews its technical assistance portfolio in light of the COVID-19 pandemic

David Martin | COVID19 Technical Assistance SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by Nutrition International In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nutrition International’s Nutrition Technical Assistance Mechanism (NTEAM) has conducted a thorough review across its portfolio of current or planned Technical Assistance (TA) to determine, and implement, the necessary modifications that could optimize their contribution to national...

2019 26 December

Integrating nutrition into provincial and local development plans in the Philippines

David Martin | Capacity building Policies & laws Technical Assistance SUN Country Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by Nutrition Intentional Nutrition International, through its Technical Assistance for Nutrition (NI TAN) project, supported a series of three to four-day provincial workshops benefiting 32 provinces of the Philippines, and targeting staff from municipalities and cities across multiple sectors. The province of Zamboanga del...

2019 23 December

Kenyan counties launch nutrition action plans

David Martin | Nutrition commitments Policies & laws Technical Assistance SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Donor Network 0

* Originally published by Nutrition International Four county governments in Kenya have launched their County Nutrition Action Plans (CNAPs) 2019-2023. The governors of Busia, Vihiga, Nandi and Makueni counties unveiled the plans during colourful events that brought together various stakeholders, among them Nutrition International’s President and CEO Joel Spicer, representatives from national...

2019 21 September

SUN Civil Society Network Asia regional workshop in Cambodia

David Martin | Capacity building Education Technical Assistance SUN Civil Society Network 0

Story written by Jeremy Mair, Program Support Officer at Helen Keller International From September 18-25, representatives from thirteen SUN Civil Society Alliances (SUN CSAs) throughout Asia (from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, The Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Lao PDR, Nepal, Viet Nam and Papua New...

2019 26 July

Leveraging public-private partnerships to champion better nutrition in South Asia

David Martin | Capacity building Technical Assistance SUN Business Network 0

* Originally published by the SUN Business Network More than 120 government officials, civil society organisations, private sector members and international donors from across South Asia gathered on 17-18th June 2019 at a regional roundtable hosted by SAFANSI, the World Bank’s South Asia Food and Nutrition Security Initiative. SAFANSI...

2019 05 July

Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Pooled Fund – 2019 Call for Proposals

David Martin | Capacity building Multi-stakeholder planning Technical Assistance SUN Civil Society Network 0

Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Pooled Fund for Multi-Sector/Stakeholder Platforms – Window II The Scaling Up Nutrition Movement Pooled Fund is a source of funding of catalytic and innovative projects to support Multi-Sector/Stakeholder Platforms in SUN Countries to increase the effectiveness and impact of national efforts to...

2019 08 March

Prime Minister of the Comoros endorses the decision to map nutrition stakeholders and actions

David Martin | Info systems Research Technical Assistance SUN Country Network, SUN UN Network 0

* Originally published by the UN Network for SUN Chad and the Comoros are working to conduct a sweeping nutrition mapping exercise that compiles data on intervention coverage across stakeholders, which is otherwise lacking. Government officials and UN colleagues in both countries recognize that it is...

2018 26 December

Case study on nutrition resilience building and an enabling humanitarian development nexus in Somalia

David Martin | Food systems Humanitarian field Info systems Research Technical Assistance SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Donor Network 0

Bringing humanitarian and development frameworks, financing and programmes closer together - A case study of nutrition resilience building in Somalia by ENN Online This case study on nutrition resilience and the humanitarian and development nexus (HDN) in Somalia draws on interviews, field observations and meetings with over 70...

2018 21 December

Nutrition Capacity Assessment anchors multi-sectoral actions to ameliorate Chad’s dire nutrition situation

David Martin | Capacity building Nutrition commitments Research Technical Assistance SUN UN Network 0

* Originally published by the UN Network for SUN The nutrition statistics for Chad are daunting. According to the 2018 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, child stunting in Chad (39.9 per cent) is climbing, well exceeding the new ‘very high’ population...