Technical Assistance to the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement - Country capacity strengthening - Knowledge Management and Learning

Sep 14, 2026

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The brief outlines technical assistance delivered by the TASC project, funded by UK aid, to support the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and the SUN Movement Secretariat from September 2020 to December 2021. It describes a follow-on technical assistance approach building on the MQSUN+ programme and covers four thematic areas: strengthening country capacity for nutrition, developing national priorities for action, supporting SUN governance mechanisms, and advancing knowledge management and learning. It also summarizes how TASC responded to specific requests from SUN countries and stakeholders, and notes that many outputs remain available through SUN focal points rather than the public domain.

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Country capacity strengthening for nutrition

National Nutrition Plan (NNP) review

Costing model

São Tomé support

Functional Capacity Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation (FCS M&E)

Development of country priorities for action

Madagascar finalise National Nutrition Plan (NNP)

Gabon finalise National Nutrition Plan & costing plan

Budget analysis

Guinea Financial Gap Analysis (FGA)

Support to SUN Governance

Joint Annual Assessment (JAA) revision

Global Support System (GSS) logframe

Mutual Accountability Framework (MAF) & 360 degree Tool

SUN Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

Knowledge management and learning

Technical Assistance to the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Movement The Technical Assistance to Strengthen Capabilities (TASC) project, funded by UK aid, responded to priority requests for support to the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and the SUN Movement Secretariat (SMS) and to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) from September 2020 to December 2021. TASC was a follow-on TA facility from the Maximising the Quality of Scaling Up Nutrition Plus (MQSUN+) programme (2015-2020) and as such followed the same approach established under MQSUN+. 4 Support toSUN Governance Technical assistance to the SUN Movement 4 4 Country capacity strengthening for nutrition Development of country priorities for action Knowledge Management and Learning pport to p U G ove rn ance N v 3 This brief describes the support provided to the SUN Movement which covered four thematic areas including i) Country capacity strengthening for nutrition (4); ii) Development of country priorities for action (4), iii) Support to SUN Governance (4), and iv) Knowledge Management and Learning (3) . The TASC project responded to 15 requests from SUN Movement to help maximise the quality and effectiveness of its nutrition-related policy and planning, to support evidence generation, lesson learning and to develop nutrition capacity. Many of these deliverables are held in soft copy by the SUN country focal points (SUN FP), multistakeholder platforms (MSP) and SUN Movement Secretariat (SMS) . They are not available on the public domain, but can be requested through the contact persons at SMS or directly with the country SUN FPs. Technical Assistance to the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement This brief was produced by TASC through support provided by UK aid and the UK Government; however, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies. Country Capacity Strengthening for Nutrition Four assignments aimed to strengthen capacity at country level for improving national planning processes (National Nutrition Plan review), equipping countries with the right tools (costing model), enabling participation in global processes (São Tomé), or Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of Functional Capacity Strengthening (FCS) . National Nutrition Plan (NNP) review To review the NNPs of 13 countries using the SUN Good Plans Checklist to advise countries where existing or future NNPs might be strengthened and support SMS to monitor existing NNPs. Costing model To define the scope of a tool for costing NNPs and develop a draft proposal with workplan setting out the process for the development and roll-out of the costing tool. São Tomé support To support São Tomé to prepare a roadmap for the Food Systems Summit (FSS) and prepare commitments for the Nutrition 4 Growth (N4G) event. Functional Capacity Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation (FCS M&E) To monitor the process of the nutrition leadership training for francophone focal points and document any behaviour change that may have arisen as a result. Technical Assistance to the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement This brief was produced by TASC through support provided by UK aid and the UK Government; however, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies. Development of country priorities for action Supporting the development and resourcing of national nutrition priorities is a central part of TASC TA. Madagascar finalise National Nutrition Plan (NNP) Finalise the NNP and develop the National Action Plan for Nutrition IV (PNAN IV) . Gabon finalise National Nutrition Plan & costing plan Finalise a costed action plan for the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy (PNSAN) 2017 – 2025 and agree a way forward for implementation. Budget analysis To support country teams to perform a budget analysis. Guinea Financial Gap Analysis (FGA) To identify the gap bet

FAQs

What was the time period and purpose of the TASC technical assistance?

TASC operated from September 2020 to December 2021 to support the SUN Movement and the SUN Movement Secretariat with requests focused on improving nutrition policy and planning, evidence generation, lesson learning, and building nutrition capacity.

Which four thematic areas did the support cover?

Support covered four areas: country capacity strengthening for nutrition, development of country priorities for action, support to SUN governance, and knowledge management and learning.

How did TASC strengthen nutrition capacity at country level?

TASC supported activities such as reviewing National Nutrition Plans using the SUN Good Plans Checklist, developing costing model tools, supporting São Tomé for roadmap and commitments, and monitoring Functional Capacity Strengthening through M&E.

Sep 14, 2026

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