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| Coalition for Sustainable Nutrition Security in India |
| Members |
| Government (Central and State Government agencies), Local Bodies (Panchayats and Nagarpalikas), Civil Society Organizations, Academia, financial institutions, media representatives, bilateral, multilateral and UN agencies. |
| Mission |
| The Coalition will lead in policy and program decisions at the national and state level to achieve sustainable nutrition security in India. |
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- To assist Central and State Governments to accelerate progress in achieving Mahatma Gandhi’s goal of a hunger-free India though a decentralized and community managed sustainable nutrition security system (including nutrition practices), which will ensure that every child, woman and man has access to balanced diet, clean drinking water, environmental hygiene, sanitation and primary health care.
- To promote a nutrition Behavior change communication movement through a Grameen Gyan Abhiyan (Village Knowledge Centers, Gyan Chaupals and other approaches)
- To train one woman and one male member of every Panchayat selected by gramsabha and Nagarpalika (numbering 240,000) in the science and art of ensuring adequate and appropriate diet, and health practices, essential for a healthy and productive life. The training will be designed to empower them, to help local communities in overcoming endemic (protein-energy malnutrition), hidden (micro-nutrient malnutrition) and transient (seasonal hunger) hunger in their respective villages/towns, thereby serving as Hunger Fighters. Home Science Colleagues will take the lead in Organizing Trainer Training Programs.
- To assist local bodies, civil society organizations, NSS, NYKs and other volunteers from educational institutions with knowledge and information relevant to promoting nutrition security, based on local foods, and affordable and replicable nutrition and health interventions.
- To serve as a Resource centre for financial institutions, mass media, business and industry, wishing to take up nutrition support Programs including under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
- To mainstream nutrition considerations in all National Missions like the Food Security Mission, National Horticulture Mission, National Rural Health Mission, National Urban Health Mission etc. and to link nutrition support with the administration of additional necessary medical management in the case of disease like HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, etc.
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| Composition and Function of the Coalition |
| The Coalition will consists of a Steering Committee and Task Forces. The task forces will work on specific issues and report to Coalition Steering Committee. The Steering Committee will meet twice in a year. The Task Forces will meet as needed. The USAID supported Vistaar Project will serve as the Secretariat for the Coalition. |
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