sun csn - learning route start-up meeting 2016 -3. learning routes background
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How did we get here?
1. A global network of Civil Society Alliances and members that has continued to grow… You!
2. Requests for information on:1. Advocacy planning 2. Budget analysis and advocacy3. Governance and management of civil society alliances.4. Working with government and other stakeholders.
3. Need for innovative ways of learning, sharing and building on civil society alliance impact and activity.
4. We learn from best from experience and from each other
Aims of learning route
• CSAs become stronger nutrition advocates and support the delivery of national nutrition priorities
• CSAs increase national government understanding and prioritisation of nutrition
• CSAs hold governments accountable for delivering on nutrition commitments
Countries with established civil society alliances Countries with civil society alliances in the process of being established (Cote d’Ivoire, Mauritania and Togo)
In 2014/5 CSAs established or in the process of establishing in 33 countries
globally
In 2015/16 CSAs established in 39 countries globally
Figure 2. Number of Civil Society Alliances in each region including those in process of establishment
2014/15 CSA regional composition
Year of Civil Society Alliance Establishment
Year CSA established Number
2006 Peru1
2009 Ivory Coast1
2011 Tanzania, Niger, Mali3
2012 Bangladesh, Ghana, Zambia3
2013 Ethiopia, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda
112014 Burundi, Cameroon, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea, Nepal,
Pakistan, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe10
Total responses from survey 29
2014/15 CSA Membership Local vs. International NGOS
2014/15 Number of CSAs engaged in advocacy initiatives at different scales
Learning from each other – West Africa Advocacy Workshop
2014/15 % of CSAs contributing to key national processes
2014/15 Key needs expressed No.Capacity development 11
Institutional development (ways of working/ToR etc.) 10Financial support (linked to sustainability in long-term & financial management) 10
Advocacy, communications, strategies & approaches 9
Experience sharing 6
Sustainability planning 5
Knowledge management & dissemination 4(55 total as could mark more than one option)
2015 Evaluation of SUN identified need for
• Technical support and expertise to be shared between CSAs and their participating CSOs.
• Civil society learning routes as a means of sharing lessons about how to be an effective CSA.
• Agreeing global level policies and policy guidance particularly around the following;– Rights-based and food sovereignty approaches;– Governance of natural resources, global trade, biodiversity, food
waste, shortage, obesogenic products, business engagement;• Making multi-stakeholder platforms really functional and
building capacity to deliver scaled up actions.
Support requests received 2013 - 2015
Vision for country support to civil society alliances
1. Provide predictable, coherent systematic support to CSAs2. Effective, efficient knowledge management and sharing within the
network3. Tailored technical assistance from within and ensuring links with
external providers where required4. Understand formal and informal support processes currently in place5. Support capability efforts within the SUN movement6. Provide useful, timely documentation to CSAs7. Enable & strengthen cross learning through linking CSAs8. Minimise duplication of efforts9. Strengthen documentation of progress and evidence of impact10. Improve mechanisms for enabling accountability at all scales within
the network
Learning from observation & experience – walk in the night market of Yangon, Myanmar CSA
Learning visually. Through individual reflection and shared communication – Bangladesh CSA children’s drawing competition