Freddie Mubanga, SUN National Coordinator National Food and Nutrition Commission, Zambia
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Transcript of Freddie Mubanga, SUN National Coordinator National Food and Nutrition Commission, Zambia
Workshop on Strengthening Effective Engagement to Scale Up Nutrition - Zambia
10-12 June 2015Nairobi, Kenya
04/15/2023 2
ZAMBIABUILDING TRUST AND DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP
Multisectoral Platform Date of joining SUN: December 2010 Date when MSP was formed: 2012 Under which office does MSP sit: National Food and Nutrition Commission
(NFNC) Membership of the MSP: Representatives from the 5 Government key Line
Ministries (Health, Agriculture, Community Development, Education, and Local Government) CSOs, NGOs, Quasi-government Institutions, UN System , Donor Agencies, and more recent the Business community.
List of SUN Networks in the country:Fully active / Partially active / Inactive
Government partners Fully Active
United Nations Fully Active
Civil Society Fully Active
Donors Fully Active
Business Fully Active
Technical community Fully Active
Coordination mechanism For Scaling Up Nutrition
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Nutrition Governance Framework
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Accomplishments or Progress
Networks working according to identified Government priorities
Networks collaborating with each other to find synergies, reduce duplication, and strengthen collective efforts
Strong engagement of non-traditional partners, such as the private sector, to expand strategic partnerships in support of national nutrition efforts
Allowing each group to lead from where they are
All Networks functional, and regularly engaging with NFNC and other Government line ministries in SUN movement
How was this achieved
Strong national commitments at Nutrition for Growth Summit in 2013
Extensive advocacy efforts on behalf of Civil Society for Nutrition
Good communication between NFNC, line ministries, implementers, and supporting partners (both donors and implementers) – enabled joint planning and joint progress reviews
All of the above supported by a considerable drive and motivation on behalf of various stakeholders to positively impact malnutrition in Zambia
Challenges and Risks
1) Delayed institutionalization of coordinating structures at national and sub-national levels by government.
2) Slow pace to Amend the Mandate of NFNC; Commission is tasked with some tasks that should be shifted to line ministries, and not given enough political clout to coordinate effectively
3) Involved line ministries implementing the programme in “silos” without converging on same target groups and same location
HOWEVER:• National Food and Nutrition Act is currently under
revision, so some of the above challenges may be lessened in the coming few years
• Coordination strategy now in place for all levels
Thank you!