Commitment

Leadership development in Africa

Academia / South Africa

African Nutrition Leadership Programme

Commitment made: 02 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

Multi-country - Africa focus

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Commitment description

The purpose of the African Nutrition Leadership Programme is to develop individual and institutional leadership capabilities in nutrition across the African continent. During 2022 the ANLP commits to develop a conceptual document that outlines why leadership development should be an important functional capability to develop in the nutrition fraternity in Africa.Between January 2022 and December 2023, the ANLP commits to host 7 leadership development workshops to develop a variety of leadership capabilities in 130 high-potential mid-career professionals working in nutrition-relevant sectors to empower them to lead from where they stand committed to eliminating all forms of malnutrition on the African continent.

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Under-5 overweight
Low birthweight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Salt/sodium intake

Nutrition Action Classification across all goals

Enabling

  • Financial
  • Operational
  • Leadership and governance
  • Research monitoring and data

Policy

  • Food environment
  • Food supply chain
  • Consumer knowledge
  • Nutrition care services

Impact

  • Undernutrition
  • Diet
  • Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Food and nutrition security

N4G themes covered by goals

  • Food
  • Health
  • Resilience
  • Data
  • Financing

Total funding and costs across all goals

Funders North-West University, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Funding mechanism Public and private
Cost secured 75%
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount disclosed to GNR only

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