In Ethiopia there are 6 active Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Networks: SUN Business Network (SBN), SUN Academia, SUN government, SUN UN, SUN Donor and SUN CSOs. These Nutrition Muti Sectorial Platform conduct their 2024 Joint Annual Assessment (JAA) to share achievements, challenges and next priorities.
Ethiopian Civil Society Coalition for Scaling Up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN) presented advocacy and programmatic achievements in the event. In terms of capacity building, ECSC-SUN has facilitated and financially supported nutrition leadership training where more than 120 professionals from Afar, Oromia, Somali, Southwest Ethiopia. Regarding gender and community interventions, ECSC-SUN implemented Women’s Economic Empowerment and Adolescent Initiatives where women trained, provided seeds, poultry, seedlings in the intervention areas in Afar, Tigray and Somali regions. In addition, ECSC-SUN engaged in advocacy and knowledge sharing events Globally. For instance, the national lead represented Ethiopia at SUN Regional Meeting at Nairobi, Kenya. JAA is a country-focused process providing an opportunity for stakeholders to reflect on annual progress. It helps to ensure that multisectoral efforts to end all forms of malnutrition are well-aligned and effective.
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