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Digest No. 1191

7 September 2015

Discussion 119



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Nutrition-sensitive social protection programmes around the world – What’s being done and to what effect?

until 13 September 2015

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Dear members,
Below is the update of the discussion on “Nutrition-sensitive social protection programmes around the world – What’s being done and to what effect?<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/social-protection-nutrition>”.
The number and complexity of social protection programmes has grown over the past years and so too has interest in making them work better for nutrition. A Global Forum on Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection Programs will take place in Moscow this week to better address country needs, disseminate best practices and promote the engagement of all interested actors.
To contribute to the debate, please share your experiences on social protection programmes which improve nutrition and send your comments on how to strengthen the nutrition outcomes of these programmes.
The questions proposed are on the website<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/social-protection-nutrition>. Please write to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or post online (after registration). Comments are welcome in English<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/discussions/social-protection-nutrition>, French<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/fr/forum/discussions/social-protection-nutrition>, Spanish<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/es/forum/discussions/social-protection-nutrition> and Russian<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/sites/default/files/files/119_Social_Protection_Nutrition/TOPIC_RU_social_protection_nutrition.pdf>.
We look forward to further exchange!
Your FSN Forum team





Ahmed Raza, co-facilitator of the discussion

Dear participants,
Thank you for sharing your valuable experiences and thoughts on the topic.
At its core the concept of Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection embraces the notion of a multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder approach, and in numerous cases social protection, when linked with other development interventions – particularly in the areas of agriculture and food security, can lead to better nutrition outcomes.

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To this end, institutional arrangements at all levels of the policy sphere hold key importance. Building on the recent discussion posts, it is interesting to explore how such arrangements, in different contexts, have been able to incorporate the unique role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and other relevant partners. The following questions on the programmatic and implementation side also become relevant: how can synergies across sectors be best realized? Which sectors (as well as agencies and ministries) in this regard are significant?
The meeting in Moscow next week aims to gather experts and policy makers from a wide range of sectors, such as health, labour, food security, agriculture and rural services – to name a few, to deliberate on the challenges and opportunities associated with the design and implementation of Nutrition-Sensitive Social Protection.
We look forward to hearing about your experiences in the coming days.
Ahmed Raza
Nutrition Specialist
FAO





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[cid:image004.png@01D0E985.FE181E20]Lal Manavado, University of Oslo affiliate, Norway

Lal describes the challenges of nutrition-sensitive social protection. He stresses the importance of supporting agriculture and rural development to ensure affordable supply of appropriate food for social protection beneficiaries and lists some means of increasing the nutrition sensitivity of social protection interventions. [...]
Read Lal's post <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-nutrition-sensitive-social-protection-programmes-around-world-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-bein-5>


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[cid:image004.png@01D0E985.FE181E20]Shewli Kumar, Tata Institute of Social Science, India

Shewli illustrates India's situation on social protection and nutrition sensitive programmes, mentioning the Integrated Child Development Scheme and the Mid-day meal scheme. The lack of a rights-based approach, added to the recent budget cuts and to the weakness of monitoring and evaluation mechanism, inhibits the potential for social protection schemes to deliver nutritional outcomes. [...]
Read Shewli's post <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-nutrition-sensitive-social-protection-programmes-around-world-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-bein-4>


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[cid:image004.png@01D0E985.FE181E20]Demetrio Miguel Castillo, Universidad Experimental Felix Adam, Dominican Republic

Demetrio highlights the importance of sound monitoring of social protection programmes, which is necessary to ensure that social protection reaches the target population [...]
Read Demetrio's post <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-programas-de-protecci%C3%B3n-social-sensibles-la-nutrici%C3%B3n-en-el-mundo-%C2%BFqu%C3%A9-se-est>


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[cid:image004.png@01D0E985.FE181E20]Kuruppacharil V.Peter, World Noni Research Foundation, India

KV Peter calls for a stronger integration of horticulture into social protection schemes, through school gardens and home gardens; family farming has also an important role to play in improving nutrition. […]
Read the posts here<http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-nutrition-sensitive-social-protection-programmes-around-world-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-bein-0> and here <http://www.fao.org/fsnforum/forum/contributions/re-nutrition-sensitive-social-protection-programmes-around-world-%E2%80%93-what%E2%80%99s-bein-2>



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