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Facilitation of Technical Assistance

All SUN Stakeholders (UN Nutrition, SUN Donor Network, SUN Business Network, SUN Civil Society Network, SUN Secretariat) are guided by the SUN Movement's:

 

SUN Strategy 3.0 identifies a Theory of Change (a “transformational pathway”) of six steps that are considered to be key to scaling up nutrition actions and improving nutrition outcomes:

  1.    Multiple stakeholders come together

  2.    The actors change their behavior

  3.    Resources are mobilized

  4.    Implementation is aligned

  5.    Women, children, adolescents and families thrive leading

  6.    Better nutrition contributes to achieving of key SDGs by 2030

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The SUN Movement is country-owned and country-led.

 

The Global Support System (GSS) of SUN, consisting of

is driven by the needs of the countries. 

 

Each SUN Network is coordinated at the global level by a Network Facilitator and aims to align efforts globally and regionally to better support and accelerate actions for nutrition at the country level.  

 

Within SUN countriesgovernment focal points for nutrition bring people together in multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) to plan, coordinate and review efforts to achieve national nutrition objectives. The SUN Movement encourages and supports different stakeholders, including government departments, civil society, the United Nations, donors, businesses, researchers, parliamentarians etc., to coordinate and harmonise their activities within their own networks, participate in MSPs and implement their policies and actions in alignment with commonly agreed national priorities and plans.

 

 

Facilitation of technical assistance

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When SUN countries request technical assistance (TA), the SMS registers and compiles the requests and ensures they are matched to the right providers. The SMS also facilitates the relationship between the countries and TA providers. The following describes the steps for requesting technical assistance:

 

  1. SUN Country Focal Points raise their need for technical assistance to the SMS during SUN Country Network Meetings and face to face meetings and through bilateral calls and written communication.

  2. The country liaison team of the SMS works with SUN Country Focal Points and in-country stakeholders to understand the context and ensure compliance with the Capacity to Deliver (C2D) framework principles of technical assistance.

  3. Confirmation is received with a written request from a SUN Country Focal Point which enables the SMS to proceed to the identification of providers.

  4. Matched providers and countries stakeholders agree on the scope, objectives and content of the technical assistance, which are captured in Terms of Reference.

  5. Technical assistance is delivered through remote work and/or in-country consultations. Support is focused on reviewing working tools e.g. Declaration of Interest templates.

  6. The technical assistance provided is evaluated and all relevant material and communications are stored on the web-based C2D tool. 

 

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SUN Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system

 

The SUN Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system is the means for measuring the extent to which the SUN Movement is achieving results and impact. Sources include the SUN Movement Joint-Assessment (JAA) – an exercise undertaken by many SUN Countries each year – in addition to results from a range of other exercises including budget analysis exercises and stakeholder and actions mapping.

 

The SUN Movement Joint-Assessment (JAA) [click here for the Reporting Tool] is organised around processes in pursuit of the four SUN Movement strategic objectives. Information from different sources is integrated into a database managed by the SMS. The SUN Movement Annual Progress Reports provide a detailed snapshot of the progress and results towards scaling up nutrition in SUN Countries and the broad evolution of the Movement.

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Furthermore, to date there have been two independent assessments of the performance of the SUN Movement: 

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Stewardship

 

The SUN Movement stewardship is led by the SUN Movement Coordinator and the SUN Lead Group members, which are all appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General. The SUN Movement Executive Committee oversees the strategic functioning of the Movement, including the Global Support System. 

 

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SUN Movement Global Gathering

 

Every two years a Global Gathering brings together Government Focal Points on nutrition and representatives of their partners from civil society, donors, United Nations agencies, private sector partners, academia, media, parliaments and others. This Global Gathering is the flagship event of the SUN Movement and an important moment where members take stock of progress and challenges, share their innovations and learn what is helping to reduce malnutrition across all SUN Countries.

 

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SUN Pooled Fund

 

As a last resort and catalytic source of grant funding to support SUN Civil Society Alliance activities at the national and subnational level, the SUN Movement also funded the Pooled Fund in 2017 for a duration of 4 years. After extension, the Pooled Fund has finally been closed in 2021 awaiting final review. The Pooled Fund's overall objective was to create and strengthen an enabling environment for nutrition in SUN countries to sustain high-level political commitment, strengthen multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral coordination and increase the impact and scale of interventions. Please click here to learn more about Pooled Fund’s projects.

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SUN MEAL system
Stewardship
Global Gatherings
Pooled Fund
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