Commitment

Achieve improved nutrition in Laos by 2025 by supporting the government to achieve the targets of the NPAN 2021-2025, particularly related to SBCC, ODF and Gender Equality in nutrition in targeted provinces.

Civil society organisation / Lao People's Democratic Republic

January 2022 — December 2025

Description

Support the government's SBCC goals. Implement SBCC actions in at least 15 provinces that support community level nutrition behaviour change.

Participate in the Nutrition SBCC Task Force.

Support ODF targets by implementing ODF and WASH activities in 10 provinces by 2025. Contribute actions that achieve ODF in 5 provinces before 2025.

Support inclusion of gender mainstreaming into provincial development plans -for example, the PHO RMNCH development plans.

Support reduction in gender equitable barriers to access of RMNCH services and nutrition via SBCC activities.

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

SUN CSA Nutrition Support to Lao NPAN

Description

SUN CSA Laos commits to supporting the Government of Laos in its National Plan of Action on Nutrition 2021-2025. This includes:

Goal 1: SUN CSA Laos supports the Government of Lao PDR in the dissemination and awareness of the national BMS code in at least 10 provinces.

Goal 2: Achieve improved nutrition in Laos by 2025 by supporting the government to achieve the targets of the NPAN 2021-2025, particularly related to Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC), Open Defecation Free (ODF) and Gender Equality in nutrition in targeted provinces.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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SMARTness index
High
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Details

Target population characteristic
  • Age or life course stage/status
  • Community geography
  • Economic status of country
  • Gender identity
  • Socioeconomic status
Global nutrition target(s)
Low birth weight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Childhood stunting
Childhood wasting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Enabling > Leadership and governance
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience

Measurement

Key indicator Number of organisations reporting more than 100 new activities that support achievement of NPAN 2021-2025 indicators across at least 15 provinces
Value Measurement date
Baseline 0 organisations 2021
Target 20 organisations December 2025

Progress

Status:
Reached by end date
Why this status?
The target had been reached on or before the end date.
Value Measurement date
Progress report 52 organisations December 2023

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