Workshop on Strengthening Effective Engagement to Scale Up Nutrition

10-12 June 2015Nairobi, Kenya

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Uganda Functional Capacity Issue: Transparent Accountability

Mechanisms in Implementation of the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan

UNAP Coordination Framework

Cabinet Subcommittee

Nutrition Secretariat Office of the Prime Minister

Food and Nutrition Council

Multi-sectoral Technical Nutrition

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Nutrition Development

Partner’s Committee

Sector Nutrition Coordination Committees

District Nutrition Coordination Committees

Sub-county Nutrition Coordination Committees

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Multi-sectoral Platforms

Joining SUN Movement: committed 2010, signed 2011 Multi-sectoral Platform (MSP) formed: 2012 Overall MSP coordination: Office of Prime Minister MSP membership: Government, DPs, UN, P/S, CSOs,

AcademiaUganda SUN Networks Fully active / Partially active / Inactive

Government partners active

United Nations active

Civil Society active

Donors active

Business starting

Technical community (Academia)

partially

Accomplishments or Progress

Embracing the multi-sectoral approach outlined in the Uganda Nutrition Action Plan- operationalised

Joint planning (Transparent accountability) has yielded: Nationwide orientation of DNCCs (100%, now on to phase 2) National Nutrition Advocacy and Communication Strategy UNAP M&E Framework National Nutrition Planning guidelines Nutrition Governance model ( cornell/USAID/UNICEF) Integration of nutrition in sustainable development plans (Vision 2040, NDP II)

as a key cross-cutting issue

Regular coordination mechanism in place (including Cabinet where PM chairs and PS level)

Some level of transparency and mutual accountability (round table to share and agree)

How was this achieved

General global move towards SUN Political commitment at highest level and within sectors Coordination mechanism provided in UNAP Coordination at OPM – the convening mandate Commitment and buy–in of partners / stakeholders Champions lobbying for MS in various at various levels

Pre-conditions/ Enabling factors: Availability of legal, policy and planning frameworks Well developed SWAP mechanism Joint Budget Support Framework (JBSF), Decentralization policy, with LG assessment frameworks National Monitoring and Evaluation policy- Results

Challenges and Risks in MS Process

Sustainability and ‘incentivisation’ of the MS coordination mechanisms

Resources to enable sustainable scale up Nutrition specific and sensitive interventions in place; what is

the add- on requiring budget Functional coordinating capacities

Core competencies (hard and soft ware), staying in power, rules of engagement

HR capacity Evidence / documentation of what works, what doesn’t

and what to scale up… How do we know the MS is working without waiting for impact

indicators? Evidence for progress Transparency still elusive and erratic among partners

Thank you!