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From policy commitments to funded nutrition services

Twelve programmes since 2015 have one thread: evidence-based advocacy that gets nutrition into plans, budgets and releases — then holds government to account for delivery.

Programme areas

Nutrition financing

Budget analysis, pre-budget engagement and Child Nutrition Fund advocacy that move money into nutrition.

Governance and accountability

Functional nutrition committees, costed plans and a digital Performance Management System.

Maternal and child nutrition

MMS scale-up, maternity protection, food fortification and community child health campaigns.

Civil society and youth

State chapters, the youth network, and technical assistance to alliances across Africa.

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Showing 12 of 12 programmes

Completed

Increased Investment in Nutrition to Scale Up Quality Nutrition Services

Katsina State’s ₦504m Child Nutrition Fund fully cash-backed; Zamfara approved over ₦1.1bn.

Period
October 2023 to May 2026
Funders
UNICEF, Nutrition International, Alive & Thrive
Where
Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Lagos, Niger, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara
View project page: Increased Investment in Nutrition to Scale Up Quality Nutrition Services
Completed

Third-Party Advocacy Campaign (TPAC)

Advocacy for large-scale food fortification and phasing out unbranded bulk edible oil.

Period
December 2024 to October 2025
Funders
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Completed

Youth Leaders for Nutrition (YL4N)

Nigeria’s first SUN Civil Society Youth Network: 110+ advocates and 12 state team leaders.

Period
May to December 2024
Funders
SUN Civil Society Network, Irish Aid, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Where
Bauchi, Cross River, Enugu, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Oyo, with structures in all six zones
View project page: Youth Leaders for Nutrition (YL4N)
Completed

PINNS 2.0: Partnership for Improved Nigerian Nutrition System

Nutrition budget allocations rose in all five focal states; 27 State Houses formed nutrition committees; the Performance Management System was digitised.

Period
October 2021 to January 2025
Funders
Gates Foundation (INV-035368)
Completed

Women and Girls’ Nutrition (WGN)

Nigeria’s first national coalition on women and girls’ nutrition; five months’ maternity leave secured in Nasarawa.

Period
December 2022 to September 2023
Funders
Gates Foundation, via FHI Solutions
Where
National, with state engagement
View project page: Women and Girls’ Nutrition (WGN)
Completed

SUN Movement Pooled Fund Window II

Strengthened multi-stakeholder platforms and community maternal and child nutrition.

Period
January 2020 to June 2021
Funders
SUN Movement Secretariat, through UNOPS
Where
Enugu, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Oyo
View project page: SUN Movement Pooled Fund Window II
Completed

Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Project

Established CS-SUNN and its Local Working Groups; met all five project outcomes.

Period
August 2015 to December 2016
Funders
SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund, through UNICEF
Where
Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Delta, Enugu, Gombe, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Sokoto and the FCT
View project page: Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Project
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Where we work

30 Nigerian states, and a model now shared across East Africa

Our state chapters carry advocacy into Government Houses, State Assemblies and communities. Through PINNS 3.0 we provide technical assistance to SUN Civil Society Alliances in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.

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