Brief overview of efforts and achievements to Scaling up Nutrition

1. 30 October 2016, Kigali, Rwanda
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Leveraging the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network: building
regional platforms to promote learning on how to address malnutrition
The Learning Route in Rwanda
EXPERIENCE FAIR

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Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisations
Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance
(ZCSOSUNA)

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Children Under 5
1. Stunting prevalence – 26.6% Boys more affected
2. Wasting prevalence- 3.3%
3. Under 5 overweight- 3.6%
4. EBF- 41%
5. Global Acute malnutrition- 4.4% Boys more affected
6. SAM- 1.9%
Women of reproductive age
1. Prevalence of anaemia - 28.4%
Source Global nutrition report 2016 and ZIMVAC 2016
Nutrition situation in Zimbabwe
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4. Key National interventions to tackle malnutrition
The government of Zimbabwe is committed to ensuring nutrition security for all
through the implementation of evidence based nutrition interventions that are
integrated within a broad public health framework, including health services, water
and sanitation
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Key interventions Main challenges Lessons learned
IYCF, cIYCF and BFHI Staff recruitment Unfreeze posts
Agriculture- production
and consumption of
diversified foods
Lack of financial
resources to strengthen
implementation of
interventions
Need for increased
resource allocation to
nutrition if its
interventions are to be
scaled up
IMAM Local and international
organisations need to
partner the government
WASH VHW model has a
smaller reach – CARE
group model

5. Presentation of the CSA
• ZCSOSUNA was formed in 2013 but started coordinating civil society
organisations implementing nutrition interventions July 2014
• Structure – National Steering Committee (11 members), Executive
Committee (3 members) – provides strategic and sound management
for the alliance
• Total of 117 members, some are now inactive (mapping exercise 37)
• The alliance in Zimbabwe is made up of several international,
regional, national and community based organisations and the
networks are working in various areas including: Livelihoods, Small-
holder farmers, women’s groups, humanitarian and aid agencies,
advocacy and research entities, trade unions, nutrition specific and
sensitive
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Key intervention areas
• Building a network
• Capacity building
• Advocacy and
Communication
Key intervention area of the CSA and key achievements
Key achievements
• Trained members on Fund raising
and Report writing- 4-5 May 2016
• Parliamentary portfolio committee
on SDGs engagement meeting-
21 June 2016
• Press conference on micronutrient
deficiencies- 26 July 2016
• Television broadcast –discussion
on IYCF- 21March 2016
• Documentation and sharing of
best practices Feb & March 2016

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• MoHCC – Nutrition department, FNC
• Donor community- DFID, USAID, EU
• UN network- UNICEF, WFP, FAO
• Business network- National foods, Tonga at hurlets, Olivine
• Parliamentarians – Parliamentary portfolio committee on Health,
Agriculture, SDGs
• Local and International NGOs
Most influential nutrition stakeholders
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8. CSA call For Action Statement
• As a CSA we call the government of Zimbabwe to allocate at least 3%
of the nation’s total budget to nutrition.
• Will play a critical role in filling funding gaps in the nutrition sector
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9. Thank you!
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