How did we get there?

1. A global network of Civil Society Alliances and members that has continued to grow… You!

2. Requests for information on:– Advocacy planning – Budget analysis and advocacy– Governance and management of civil society alliances.– Working with government and other stakeholders.– Fundraising– Documenting experiences and improved impact tracking

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

39 SUN countries with established Civil Society Alliances (CSAs)

Figure 2. Number of Civil Society Alliances in each region including those in process of establishment

2014/15 CSA regional composition

Key areas for support

2014/15 Key needs expressed No.

Capacity development 11

Institutional development (ways of working/ToR etc.) 10

Financial 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)

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Responding to needs

• Needs as highlighted in the SUN evaluation, MPTF evaluation– 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;

– Making multi-stakeholder platforms really functional and building capacity to deliver scaled up actions.

• In alignment with the SUN road map need for improved response to country needs

and 4 capabilities

1. Policy and financial cycle

2. Advocacy, communications and social mobilisation

3. Working across sectors and stakeholders effectively

4. Equity integrated throughout

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 each other – West Africa Advocacy Workshop

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

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

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Focus of the Learning Route

• Policy review, policy tracking, communications, participatory/democratic

processes;

• Engagement and stimulation of multi stakeholder platforms

• Budget tracking, advocacy, communication, data collection and sharing for

monitoring and accountability

• Advocacy, social mobilization, campaign development, communication for

accountability and awareness

• Good governance, accountability and participatory processes