Learning Route Rwanda Draft Innovation plan

1. 05 November 2016, Kigali, Rwanda
Country Team Members: Insert names
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Leveraging the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network: building
regional platforms to promote learning on how to address malnutrition
The Learning Route in Rwanda
INNOVATION PLAN

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Innovation Plan Title: Strengthening of Food and Nutrition Security
Committees in Mashonaland Central and Mashonaland West Province:

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- Strengthened multi-sectoral coordination of food and nutrition security
efforts in the two provinces
CHANGE
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4. RELEVANCE / JUSTIFICATION
Why is this Innovation Plan relevant for the CSA in your country?
• Policies, strategies, guidelines for Food and nutrition security are in
place but there is no results-based multi-sectoral coordination.
• Members of the CSA can facilitate the implementation and roll-out of
this coordination mechanism
Who will benefit from the Plan?
• ZCSOSUNA will benefit by having our profile raised through this effort
• The Children of Zimbabwe
• The government of Zimbabwe
• Other stakeholders
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5. ENABLING FACTORS
What kind of favourable conditions, existing today in your country, can
enable the achievement of this Plan?
• Structure is already existing
• Zimbabwe has various policies and strategies that support this
mechanism; the Food and Nutrition Security Policy, The National
economic blue-print, IYCF policy, National Nutrition strategy etc.
• The SUN convener sits in the President’s office
• Dr. Amai Mugabe is our principle champion who is also an interested
party as a new grandmother who works a lot with children.
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What are the short-term objectives that lead you to the expected
changes?
• Improve the coordination of nutrition activities in Zimbabwe through a
deliberate effort from members of ZCSOSUNA.
MAIN OBJECTIVES
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7. STRATEGIC ACTIONS
What strategic actions would be implemented in order to reach these
objectives?
Action 1: Present a position paper to the first lady; Dr. Amai
Action 2: Engagement meetings with the director of the Food and
Nutrition Council
Action 3: Meetings with Ministers of State
Action 4: Appoint 1st lady as champion
Action 5: Facilitate signing of performance contracts at the different
levels; National, Provincial, District, Ward.
Action 6: Refresher training and re-activation of Food and Nutrition
Security Committees.
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Which organizations from the Civil Society and other relevant actors
should be involved in the implementation of the Plan? What would be
their role?
• Save the Children’
• World Vision
• Food and Nutrition Council
• Local government
• President’s Office
• Government departments such as MoH, MoA, MoSS etc.
STAKEHOLDERS
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How are you going to evaluate the results of the Plan and how are you
going to disseminate these results at the national level?
• Review the FNC report on the functionality of Food and Nutrition
Security Committees and conduct a baseline verification exercise to
provide more baseline information on the status of FNSC.
• Monitor action plans, minutes and participation of FNSC’s in budget
processes and surveillance activities.
• Endline assessment to determine gains achieved.
• Disseminate to stakeholders through
– Dissemination meetings at the different levels
– Press conference
– The parliamentary portfolio committee
– The Food and Nutrition Security ZIMASSET cluster
FOLLOW UP AND DISSEMINATION
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10. Thank you!
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