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‘Eat what you grow’ changes nutrition beliefs and behaviour in Sierra Leone

Inspired by participation in SUN CSN’s Learning Route in Rwanda, SUNI-CSP Sierra Leone has changed beliefs and behaviour on nutrition in one rural community.

Vulnerable farmers in a community in northern Sierra Leone are starting to consume some of their own produce and change key nutrition habits as a result of a project inspired by SUN CSN’s learning exchange programme.

In November 2016, Sierra Leone’s Scaling Up Nutrition and Immunisation – Civil Society Platform (SUNI-CSP) was one of nine national civil society alliances (CSAs) that participated in the week-long Africa Learning Route exchange visit to Rwanda.

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Learning Route in Rwanda, short documentary

Watch the documentary and get inspired by the SUN CS Learning Route participants. Reflections, images and way forward for scaling up nutrition in Africa. The following SUN Civil Society delegations participated to the Learning Route: Ethiopia; Kenya; Malawi; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Nigeria; Tanzania; Uganda; Zimbabwe.

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Learning route in Rwanda – final report

About this report

In November 2016, representatives of civil society alliances from nine sub-Saharan African countries met in Rwanda. They took part in a learning exchange visit known as a ‘Learning Route’. All the alliances are working to end malnutrition in their countries and therefore face similar challenges. During the Learning Route, they learned from successful practice in the host country, as well as learning from each other. This report outlines the methodology of the Learning Route programme.

The programme supports the goal of promoting the formation of credible civil society alliances (CSAs) in countries affected by malnutrition. The report includes the preparation for the Rwanda visit, the selection of the host country and the examples of ‘best practice’ that the participants visited. It also explains the key learning and outcomes that resulted from the experience. SUN CSN’s Learning Route programme is funded by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). This is based on an established methodology developed by PROCASUR which has been used in more than 35 countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

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SUN CSN annual survey 2017 highlights

Read the highlights from our 2016-17 annual network survey. The results give an insight into how the Civil Society Network is evolving and highlights key achievements and challenges across the network.

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Latin America SUN Civil Society network update – december 2017

Download the latest news bulletin from the SUN Civil Society Network in Latin America.

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SUN – national nutrition plans

This checklist for good national nutrition plans is the first of its kind. It was launched in 2016 by the UN Network for SUN and the SUN Movement Secretariat.

There is a strong consensus that harmonised support to national processes is a prerequisite for sustainable development. However, no standards or guidance has been made available to define what constitutes quality nutrition plans. Therefore leading to the development of this checklist. Designed for policymakers, based in national planning bodies and line ministries, nutrition stakeholders involved in planning processes, as well as independent reviewers. This checklist aims to assist the systematic review of existing multi-sectoral nutrition plans and other nutrition-related sectoral planning documents. In parallel, it serves as a complementary guiding tool in the development of new plans.

The checklist has been shared with the 57 SUN Countries – especially those that are embarking on new planning cycles. Additional inputs will be included in a second iteration of the Checklist planned for the end of 2018.

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What is the SUN movement? (Video)

At it’s extreme, nutrition can be a matter of life and death. The first 1,000 days – from pregnancy to the second birthday – is a pivotal moment that determines a child’s destiny.

Good nutrition builds strong immune systems, supercharging children’s chances of survival and protecting them their whole lives.

This is why we come together as a movement, to take action, to scale up what works, to encourage leadership and to ensure that nutrition reaches and remains a top priority.

We cannot do this alone. Our SUN Countries are at the forefront with stakeholders from all areas marching behind. Together, we can end malnutrition in all its forms.

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