Completed
SUN Movement Pooled Fund Window II
Strengthening multi-stakeholder platforms and community maternal, infant and child nutrition in five states, through the COVID-19 period.
Why it matters
Coordination has to reach the community
Platforms that coordinate nutrition at state level only matter if services and messages reach mothers, children and schools.
22 million
people estimated to have been served across focal states
Source: CS-SUNN brief, 2026
Results
What the project delivered
Community health workers trainedOn nutrition counselling and infant and young child feeding.
Food demonstrationsShowing families how to prepare nutritious meals from local foods.
School nutrition clubsBringing nutrition education into schools.
Behaviour change communicationCommunity messaging on maternal and child nutrition.
Stronger platformsState multi-stakeholder platforms coordinating partners.
Wider capacityGovernment staff, CHWs, traditional birth attendants, CSOs and academia trained.
How we worked
Platforms plus community action
- State platforms brought government, CSOs, academia and partners together.
- Community health workers carried counselling into households.
- Schools became entry points for nutrition education.
- Adaptive delivery kept work going through COVID-19 restrictions.
What we learned
Strong platforms improve coordination.Multi-stakeholder platforms made programmes more effective.
Community ownership is essential.Sustainability depends on communities leading the work.
Adapt in emergencies.Adaptive implementation kept work going during COVID-19.
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