Role of SUNCSA and SUNAR in

Addressing Malnutrition

HSA Annual Public Health Conference

Dec 13-14,2016

SUN Movement

• SUN Movement established in 2010, coordinated by Special Assistant of UN Secretary

• General SUN Movement unites people—from civil society, the United Nations, donors, businesses and researchers—in a collective effort to improve nutrition.

• 57 countries are part of the global movement to address all forms of malnutrition

• Pakistan Joined SUN Movement in 2013

How it Works ?

The Focal Point bring people together in a multi stakeholder forum

Country Networks in Pakistan

• Government Network

• UN Network

• Donors Network

• Business Network

• Civil Society Alliance

• SUN Academia and Research Network

SUN Civil Society Alliance Pakistan

• Established on Dec 24,2014

• Current Membership is 119 CSOs from all federating Units

• Chair – HANDS

• Co-chair- SOCIO Pak

• Secretariat- MI

Membership

5

7

21

23

26

37

AJK

Balochistan

KP/FATA

Islamabad

Punjab

Sindh

Strategic Plan 2016-2020

• Budgetary Allocation for Nutrition

• Generation of Political Support and Commitments from all major political partitas

• Advocacy for implementation of Multi-sectoral Nutrition Strategies and relevant laws

• Inclusive and equitable membership

• Capacity Building of CSO on different topics

Budget Advocacy

• Federal and Provincial budget analysis to track spending on Nutrition

• Policy Briefs for advocacy purpose

• #InvestinNutrition Campaign

– TV Talk shows

– Newspaper supplements

– Text messages/Voice Messages

– Radio shows

– Social Media

TV Show aired on World Food Day

TV Show aired on UCD

Meeting with Parliamentarians

• More than 30 Parliamentarians sensitized

on the value of investing in Nutrition

• Planning to organize sensitization

sessions with Parliamentary Committees

on SDGs at National and Provincial Level

• Engagement with relevant Standing

Committees to bring investment for

nutrition

Provincial Consultations

• Provincial consultations in Punjab, KP and Balochistan to discuss implementation of multi-sectoral nutrition Strategies and Breastfeeding laws

• Identified barriers, opportunities and role of different stakeholders

• Provincial Stakeholders appreciated and stressed to conduct similar consultations on periodic bases

Media Consultations

• Over 150 Media persons engaged in

provincial consultations

• Article/Blog Competition

• Receiving a number contributions from

professional and citizen journalists

National Consultation on Role of Media in

Highlighting Impacts of Malnutrition

Capacity Building of CSOs

• TNA of all members conducted

• Capacity Building Plan developed

• Over 150 Civil Society Advocates trained on

advocacy and campaigning skills

• Support required on different areas including

Mainstreaming Nutrition in Development

Programs, Budget advocacy, IYCF, Resource

mobilization for nutrition projects etc )

International Days

• World Breastfeeding Week

• World Food Day

• World Iodine Deficiency Day

• Universal Children Day

• Women Day

Communication and Coordination

• Coordination with CSN through monthly Calls

• Member of Advocacy Working Group

• Collaboration with Internal partners including ICAN, Thousand Days, 2015 Alliance etc.

• Collaboration with National partners including CRM, WRA etc

• Online Resource Center

• Google Group for sharing news/updates

• Facebook Page

• Twitter

Way Forward

• Follow up on #InvestinNutrition campaign

• Budget Analysis

• Policy briefs for budget advocacy

• Engagement with Parliamentary Committees on SDGs

at National and Provincial level

• Engagement with Relevant Standing Committees

• Orientation session with Media Persons

• Capacity Building of CSOs on Budget Advocacy

• Annual Planning and Review Meeting

Scaling Up Nutrition Academia and Research Network

Objectives

• Mobilize & organize; academic and research Institutions and groups, on a joint platform to promote nutrition;

• Promote multi-sectoral research on nutrition;

• Identify cost-effective, innovative strategies and models for addressing malnutrition;

• Facilitate formulation of national & sub-national policies- by sharing research based evidence;

• Link national and international institutions, academicians and researchers for cross learning, collaborations and capacity development;

• Provide technical support to establish & strengthen Centers of Excellence for Nutrition at National and Provincial levels;

• Coordinate and collaborate with SUN networks through National & Global SUN Secretariat.

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Process

• Terms of Reference developed and finalized

• Membership guidelines finalized

• Advisory Group established

• Membership through HEC and leading newspapers

• 46 Academic and Research Institutions are member

• Executive Council selected considering geographic and thematic representation

• SUNAR,Pak Launched on May 30

Membership- Geographic

Region Academia Research Academia & Research Total

Islamabad 1 1 9 11

Punjab 3 2 11 16

KP/FATA 1 1 3 5

Sindh 0 1 5 6

Balochistan 1 1 3 5

GB 1 0 0 1

AJK 0 0 1 1

Total 7 6 32 45

Membership- Thematic

Medicine, Public Health,

Pharmacy

Nutrition, Agriculture,

Food

Cross

thematic

Total

6 4 4 14

4 10 3 17

1 2 0 3

2 2 1 5

1 2 1 4

0 1 0 1

0 1 0 1

14 22 9 45

Plans

• Operational Plan for 2017 will be developed on Dec 19-20.

• Identification of Research Topics

• Trainings of 125 young researchers on:

– Development of research proposals

– Research methodologies

– Technical writing focused on nutrition

• 4 Innovative grants

• Partnerships with Australian Institutions

• Research dissemination conference

• Archiving of existing researches

• Review of existing nutrition related policices

Thank you!