Together for Nutrition 2015 Introduction

Together for Nutrition 2015

Evidence on Working across Sectors for Improved Nutrition in Ethiopia

Background

Committed government to achieve transformation:1. Rapidly changing economic situation in Ethiopia• Rapid economic growth • Large welfare improvements in the country; poverty declined from

44% (1999/00) to 39% (in 2004/05) to 30% (in 2010/11)2. Nutritional indicators of children improved significantly• Stunting: 58% (2000) to 40% (2014)• Underweight: 41% (2000) to 25% (2014)• Wasting: 12% (2000) to 9% (2014)

Objective symposium

• However, nutritional indicators still bad and room for improvement• Lots of knowns on impact of programs, lots of unknowns as well • Nutritional change often complicated because multi-sectorial approach

required• Objective of the “Together for Nutrition” conference:1. Provide evidence on the current status (and change) of nutritional

indicators 2. Look at evidence of drivers for nutritional improvement (increased food

consumption, agricultural production, safety nets, community based nutrition programs, women empowerment and education, roads, biofortification, etc.)

3. Look towards the future

In 2014, Transform Nutrition partnered with POSHAN to organize the first Together for Nutrition conference in India

T4N brings together evidence and

programmatic experience on working across sectors to strengthen actions for

nutrition

Features presentations, posters and panel

discussions featuring national and international

leaders in nutrition

Set-up “Together for Nutrition” conference

• Program:Overview1. Food and nutrition in Ethiopia: Trends and drivers2. The role of nutrition-specific interventions in shaping nutrition behaviors3. Agriculture, gender and nutrition 4. New horizons for social science research on nutrition 5. Moving forward6. Poster session• Presentations available on: http://www.slideshare.net/essp2 and www.togetherfornutrition.org

• ESSP Addis-based collaborative program of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI)• Funded by USAID and DFID• Three pillars:1. Generate applied agricultural, food, and nutrition policy research2. Strengthen capacity of Ethiopian policy research institutions3. Communication and outreach of research findings to local and

international stakeholders• For more information: essp.ifpri.info

• Transform Nutrition uses research-based evidence to inform and inspire effective action to address under-nutrition• A consortium of five international research and development partners (IFPRI;

icddr,b; IDS; Public Health Foundation of India; Save the Children)• Three research pillars:1. Scaling up nutrition-specific interventions2. Enhancing nutrition-sensitivity of agriculture, social protection and women’s

empowerment programs3. Building enabling environments for nutrition• Funded by the UK Department for International Development• For more information: www.transformnutrition.org