Program Officer, Civil Society Alliance for Nutrition Uganda (CISANU) My work in nutrition First of all I am the Program Officer – Networking and Institutional Development for Civil Society Alliance for Nutrition Uganda (CISANU). CISANU is the Civil Society Alliance (CSA) in Uganda formed through a coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and academia. Under […]
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Meet the women of the CSN: Victoria Squire
Former National Coordinator, Civil Society Platform Sierra Leone. My work in nutrition I am Victoria Squire, a Seasoned Integrated development project manager, expert facilitator, change agent and accomplished leader with a solid 8 years’ experience managing nutrition and health projects including during emergencies and in the development phase. I am also knowledgeable about Scaling Up […]
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Meet the women of the CSN: Carmen Torres
Programme Development Manager Sustainable Food, Hivos Latin America San José, Costa Rica My work in nutrition I am part of the SUN Movement Civil Society Network (CSN) in Latin America and the Caribbean. I have been actively involved in developing the CSN in Costa Rica and I am one of the SUN CSN regional coordinators […]
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Meet the women of the CSN: Jane Napais Lankisa
Youth Leader for Nutrition, Kenya My work in nutrition I am a global youth leader for nutrition under the SUN youth leaders program. My work revolves around nutrition advocacy with a specific interest in adolescent nutrition. Based in Kenya, I champion for optimum nutrition among young people and children by extension. My passion for nutrition […]
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Meet the women of the CSN: Funmi Akinyele, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Food Basket Foundation International (FBFI) My work in nutrition My father, late Professor Isaac Olaolu Akinyele, was the founding Chairman of the Nigerian CSA, the Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) when it was unofficially established in 2013. Unfortunately, he died shortly after that in February 2014. After I returned […]
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Meet the women of the CSN: Florence Sibomana
Youth Leader for Nutrition, Rwanda My work in nutrition I am a Youth Leader for Nutrition from Rwanda and I initiated the Youth Powered Nutrition project which aims at equipping young people with knowledge and skills on nutrition advocacy to ensure behaviour change towards healthy lifestyles. I decided to work in the nutrition sphere because […]
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Meet the women of the CSN: Emilita Monville Oro
Acting Asia Regional Director and concurrent Country Director for Philippines International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) My work in nutrition I got engaged with the SUN Movement through involvement of the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), as one of the founding members of PHILCAN, Philippine Coalition of Advocates for Nutrition Security, Inc. Subsequently, PHILCAN […]
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Meet the women of the CSN: Victorine Edson ANJARASOA
TAMAFA coordinatrice, Madagascar Je suis coordinatrice de l’association TAMAFA depuis 2003 jusqu’à ce jour. Je suis décidée à travailler sur la nutrition car il y a beaucoup d’enfants victime de la malnutrition chez nous à Madagascar, région Toliara. Stratégie pour élever les femmes au rang de leadership: il faut les responsabiliser et leur apprendre la […]
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Meet the women of the CSN: Beatrice Eluaka
Coordinator of CSS+UNN, Nigeria My work in nutrition I am Lead for the Scaling Up Nutrition’s programming in Nigeria. I perform Country Office Oversight, Country Program Development, Country project /program implementation and Country Program Representation whilst contributing to strategic and operational development and delivery of programs in line with the SUN CSN mandate, strategy and […]
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Meet the women of the CSN: Jane Whyte
Senior MEAL Officer, Nigeria My work in nutrition My name is Jayne Whyte and I work with the Civil Society Alliance in Nigeria as a Senior MEAL Officer. I think women’s nutrition and the role women play in scaling up nutrition is particularly important to me because women and girls are at the heart of development. […]
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Senior MEAL Officer, Nigeria
My work in nutrition
My name is Jayne Whyte and I work with the Civil Society Alliance in Nigeria as a Senior MEAL Officer.
I think women’s nutrition and the role women play in scaling up nutrition is particularly important to me because women and girls are at the heart of development. There can be no real improvements or growth in the nutrition sector if women’s needs and contributions are ignored.
The role of women
Being a woman and contributing to improving nutrition outcomes has made me realise that to influence sustainable change, you need data and data should be gender friendly and meets the needs of every stakeholder. There is need for a lot of education to be done in terms of gender equality and how it closely linked to development and growth; at household level to country and global levels.
We need to support girl child education and provide support to women to enable them retain their jobs and do more for themselves and their communities.
See more from Jayne on Twitter: @jaynewhyte
