We have been working with Eldis to produce a key issues guide on Nutrition leadership and Capacity. The guide summarises all of Transform Nutrition research which has sought to answer the question – how can we build commitment to, and accountability for, scaling up nutrition-relevant actions? Eldis key issues guide : Enabling environments for nutrition
Transforming leadership
How can we build commitment to, and accountability for, scaling up nutrition-relevant actions?
New approaches to accountability in nutrition
Getting governments and others to step up to the challenges of undernutrition requires concerted efforts to build commitment, increase responsiveness and to hold these actors to account for their progress or its lack. For the past six years Transform Nutrition has been at the forefront of research and conceptual development on accountability and nutrition. This brief New approaches to accountability in nutrition describes the research, tools and approaches developed by the consortium to build, monitor and increase commitment, responsiveness and accountability in nutrition
Stories of Change in Nutrition – a special issue
Transforming Nutrition: Ideas, Policies and Outcomes 2017
Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK
This 5 day course is designed for both policy makers and practitioners. The course will lead participants through cutting edge knowledge and evidence on nutrition globally. Using an interactive diagnostic approach, participants will learn to apply such knowledge to specific national or sub-national situations to identify strategic areas for nutrition action. The course is designed to provide a base from which participants can develop their own future leadership for transformational change in nutrition.
What works to improve nutrition? Success stories and lessons learned from six countries

Making malnutrition history – one story at a time
by Edwyn Shiell – Policy and Strategy Advisor, Advocacy and Communication Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement Secretariat
On Monday 12 July, I had the privilege of moderating a panel of esteemed nutrition champions at the Brighton launch of a landmark new book: Nourishing Millions – Stories of Change. It’s a major effort to bridge the gap between the technical aspects of what’s working (or not) to improve nutrition, and communicating it in simple stories that resonate. [Read more…]
Transform Nutrition Champions 2016 – their stories
A multi-media platform which showcases the stories of our 10 Transform Nutrition Champions is now available. Read their inspiring stories.
June 2016 newsletter
June 2016 Transform Nutrition Leaders Network e-newsletter.
- Meet your network co-convenors.
- Join the linked-in discussion group
- Share your impact stories
Reducing stunting in India: what investments are needed?
A new Transform Nutrition paper Reducing stunting in India: what investments are needed? by Rasmi Avula, Neha Raykar, Purnima Menon and Ramanan Laxminarayan is now available. [Read more…]
Transform Nutrition Champions spokespeople training
In March all 10 Transform Nutrition 2016 Champions were offered media and advocacy training by Save the Children. We were delighted that five were able to make it to London to take part. They joined around 10 key Save the Children international personnel and took part in an intensive 3-day training programme, during which they heard from expert media trainers and were given a chance to share their own examples of good practice. [Read more…]