1. Ending Child Hunger in India Partnering with Local Institutions for National Advocacy

2.  India: strong capacities and national resources for advocacy on child hunger and under-nutrition.  WFP actively collaborating to intensify, synergize and focus advocacy approaches with various types & levels of partners: 1. National foundation 2. National & state initiatives 3. Private sector National capacities: a strong basis for leverage

3. 1. National foundation  ‘Hunger Free India’: a unique platform for collaboration  Partnership between MS Swaminathan Research Foundation & WFP since early 2000s, built on shared vision of ‘Hunger Free India’  Joint Technical Resource Center set up at MSSRF Objective: to enhance knowledge base and disseminate food and nutritional security analysis on rural and urban India  From vision to action: Prof. Swaminathan as Chairman of National Commission on Farmers represents all rural farm households in India: 600 million people!

4. 1.1 Ending child hunger and undernutrition: a new partnership  Launched April 2006 during “Mission 2007: Hunger Free India” annual dialogue  Led by Prof. Swaminathan, UNICEF & WFP  Focuses on joint efforts to strengthen GoI programmes in 3 strategic areas:  Health and Nutrition  Primary Education  HIV-AIDS

5. 2. National and state initiatives  Adolescent Girls Initiative for Reproductive Health, Nutritional Education, HIV Awareness 10 local NGOs reached 18,000 girls through 842 girl-groups  Local production of fortified blended food: Over 10,000 Village Mother and Child Centers supported Salt iodization: 360 small salt producers  Food For Human Development Project for strengthening delivery of basic social services 7 NGOs reaching 600 SHWGs (8,000 women)  Ongoing capacity-building & advocacy with local partners & counterparts: 40 districts in 8 states

6. 3.Private sector  An opportunity for advocacy  The Bhavishya (Future) Alliance: Indian Partnership for Child Nutrition Consolidates skills from Government, States, Corporations & NGOs to reduce child malnutrition Technical assistance from World Bank, UNICEF & WFP