Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Lessons on advocacy

Malawi is one of the most committed countries in Africa to improving nutrition, yet it still has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the region and is struggling to turn commitments into action at scale. The advocacy component of the Afikepo project strengthened capacity of national and dist...

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Main Authors: Nowa, Mphatso, Roschnik, Natalie, Chalemera, Jacqueline, Mhango, Brian, Northcote, Callum, Bhaiji, Rashida, Museka Saidi, Tendai
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: Institute of Development Studies 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141075
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author Nowa, Mphatso
Roschnik, Natalie
Chalemera, Jacqueline
Mhango, Brian
Northcote, Callum
Bhaiji, Rashida
Museka Saidi, Tendai
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Chalemera, Jacqueline
Mhango, Brian
Museka Saidi, Tendai
Northcote, Callum
Nowa, Mphatso
Roschnik, Natalie
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description Malawi is one of the most committed countries in Africa to improving nutrition, yet it still has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the region and is struggling to turn commitments into action at scale. The advocacy component of the Afikepo project strengthened capacity of national and district government and Civil Society Organisation (CSO) representatives to plan, budget and advocate for scaling up nutrition commitments at national and in 10 districts. These actions improved awareness, coordination and commitment to prioritise nutrition across sectors, within government, and CSOs and a wide range of actors at national and district level, which in turn improved governance and accountability. However, these actions did not have a substantial effect on domestic funding allocations, which are still heavily reliant on external donors. This brief summarises lessons learned and recommendations from the various advocacy and capacity building efforts over the past four years.
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spelling CGSpace1410752025-12-08T10:11:39Z Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Lessons on advocacy Nowa, Mphatso Roschnik, Natalie Chalemera, Jacqueline Mhango, Brian Northcote, Callum Bhaiji, Rashida Museka Saidi, Tendai funding civil society capacity development coordination prioritization agriculture malnutrition government advocacy capacity assessment accountability governance Malawi is one of the most committed countries in Africa to improving nutrition, yet it still has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the region and is struggling to turn commitments into action at scale. The advocacy component of the Afikepo project strengthened capacity of national and district government and Civil Society Organisation (CSO) representatives to plan, budget and advocate for scaling up nutrition commitments at national and in 10 districts. These actions improved awareness, coordination and commitment to prioritise nutrition across sectors, within government, and CSOs and a wide range of actors at national and district level, which in turn improved governance and accountability. However, these actions did not have a substantial effect on domestic funding allocations, which are still heavily reliant on external donors. This brief summarises lessons learned and recommendations from the various advocacy and capacity building efforts over the past four years. 2022-11-01 2024-04-12T13:37:14Z 2024-04-12T13:37:14Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141075 en Open Access application/pdf Institute of Development Studies Save the Children Nowa, Mphatso; Roschnik, Natalie; Chalemera, Jacqueline; Mhango, Brian; Northcote, Callum; Bhaji, Rashida; Museka Saidi, Tendai. 2022. Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Lessons on advocacy. Stories of Change in Nutrition November 2022. Brighton, UK; London: Institute of Development Studies (IDS); Save the Children. http://doi.org/10.19088/IDS.2022.080
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civil society
capacity development
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prioritization
agriculture
malnutrition
government
advocacy
capacity assessment
accountability
governance
Nowa, Mphatso
Roschnik, Natalie
Chalemera, Jacqueline
Mhango, Brian
Northcote, Callum
Bhaiji, Rashida
Museka Saidi, Tendai
Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Lessons on advocacy
title Malawi stories of change in nutrition: Lessons on advocacy
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civil society
capacity development
coordination
prioritization
agriculture
malnutrition
government
advocacy
capacity assessment
accountability
governance
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