CSONA, the SUN civil society alliance in Malawi, is proving that advocacy works. By partnering with parliamentary nutrition champions and the SUN Civil Society Network, they’ve fought to secure a bigger national nutrition budget – and to make sure those resources actually reach the districts that need them most. But this isn’t just a story about politics and budgets; it’s about what happens when funding reaches communities.
In one school, a teacher sums it up perfectly: “Because when I have healthy kids, my teaching will be more effective.” From parliament to classroom, this is what change looks like.
The first in a series produced by Cloud9Media, this video will be followed in the coming months by features on civil society in Vietnam, Nigeria and Peru.