2. SUN CSN News
*New* Open Call Clinics with Claire, Cara and Cecilia
• Every last Friday of the Month Claire and Cara are available for informal catch ups and chats with SUN CSAs & Cecilia is available for informal chats on Learning Routes
• Every 2nd friday of the Month, Claire is available for an informal chat with other CSN members.
Further information is available here
Do you know what each secretariat member works on? Find out more about our portfolios here
Learning Routes programme: The first steps, A letter from Cecilia
Dear all,
I am happy to be part of the SUN Civil Society Network! During 2016 and 2017 I will be coordinating a cross-learning program called "Learning Route". The learning route program has been designed responding to the needs highlighted by the CSN Movement: it is your Learning Program.
The "learning route" is part of the broader SUN CSN cross-learning strategy and aims to facilitate exchanges among (at least) 14 CSAs (South-East Africa region and Asia) to learn about each others' good practices, to put into practice learning and at the same time enhance network collaboration.
The program will include much more than stand-alone exchange visits, we will get together often to build our learning step by step, we will support each other when it is time to put tinto practice what we have learned and we will all ensure that the benefits of the learning will get to as many actors as possible.
The program will be implemented in collaboration with the Emergency Nutrition Network and PROCASUR. PROCASUR will facilitate the methodological implementation of the exchanges and the systematization of the best practices. The learning route methodology is a Knowledge Management tool aimed at promoting knowledge sharing of innovations. It was created by Procasur in 1996 and validated in Latin America, Africa and Asia with the support of IFAD and other partners, including the SUN Movement in 2014. The SUN CSN initiative is funded by the Children Investment Fund.
We will organize a webex meeting soon to present and discuss the program objectives, methodologies and key events.
In the mean time if you have questions please write to me!
Cecilia
C.Ruberto@savethechildren.org.uk
What is a learning route? Watch the a short cartoon produced by PROCASUR here
Advocacy
Minutes from SUN CSN Advocacy Working Group (in english but please let us know if you’d like them in French or Spanish) here
Sustainable Development Goals
Inter-Agency and Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goals report on global level indicators has now been finalised and sent to the UN Statistical Commission for adoption on 8th March. Some key indicators, including on breastfeeding, are still missing! Take a look at the International Coalition on Advocacy for Nutrition reaction which can be of used and adapted as you engage in the national level process to develop country level targets and indicators. If your CSA is engaging in the SDG process please let us know, and if you would like more information, please contact jennifer.thompson@concern.net
and alateef@bread.org
We are planning a webinar to look at breastfeeding and progressing the SDGs at the national level. Can those that are interested please let us know at sun.csnetwork@savethechildren.org.uk. Further details to follow.
Minutes from ICAN Accountability and Advocacy Call
New Venture Fund Recipients
Successful recipients for the New Venture Fund have now been selected and comprise the following organisations which are either civil society alliances or host civil society alliances. Recipients are as follows:
Micronutrient Initiative Pakistan
Action Against Hunger Burkina Faso
Care and SUN CSA Peru
CALMA and SUN CSA El Salvador
Eau-Vie-Environnement Senegal
Focus 1000 Sierra Leone
PANITA Tanzania
SUN CSA Mozambique
Family Health Rwanda Rwanda
Concern and SUN CSA Malawi
SUN CSA Zambia
The Advocacy working group and technical providers will be supporting NVF grantees. Other CSAs are encouraged to connect to this initiative if they would like to link their efforts to global advocacy initiatives around nutrition this year. Please contact the SUN CSN secretariat for more information.
Quarterly report from the SUN CSN on the SUN Movement website
Training in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation ( PM&E) by SEND Africa. More information can be found here. Please contact the SUN CSN Secretariat if you are interested.
Community Based Malnutrition Forum
