Voice for Change Partnership: evidence for advocacy

Through the Voice for Change Partnership, SNV strengthened CSOs to effectively voice their views in a dynamic and increasingly global context. CSOs were, among others, empowered to use evidence and data for advocacy. We’re sharing a selection of key evidence products generated through the programme, per theme and country

Together, the V4CP programme contributed to structural change and effective solutions to ensure that the interests of low-income and marginalised communities are included in government and business policies and practices.

Evidence creation and dissemination played an important role in the programme. Through its partnership with IFPRI and in collaboration with other research institutes, the programme developed high quality evidence to be used by CSOs for advocacy and influencing efforts. CSOs were capacitated to use the evidence for advocacy by contextualising the results of the research and by translating them into targeted messages.

Below is a selection of key evidence products generated through the programme, per theme and country.

Food and nutrition security

Burkina Faso

• Brief on public support farms review, ReSAKSS (2017, 2018 and 2019)

• Potentiel des exploitations familiales à assurer la sécurité alimentaire au Burkina Faso, ReSAKSS (2018)

• Policy Atlas on food and nutrition security and resilience in Burkina Faso, IFPRI 2020

• Faim cachée et politiques de soutien aux EAF, IFPRI 2020

• Brief on Évolution de la modernisation des exploitations agricoles familiales, une analyse à partir des enquêtes permanentes agricoles, IFPRI 2020.

Ghana

• How Important is Good Nutrition in Ghana?

• General overview of PHL situation in Ghana

• Improving Food and Nutrition Security in Northern Ghana Through Production Diversification

• Ghana Nutrition adequacy maps for targeted policy intervention.

Honduras

• Seguridad Alimentaria, Nutrición, Agua, y Género (IFPRI, 2019)

• El Presupuesto para la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (IFPRI, 2019)

• Anàlisis de presupueso e inversiones SAN en 2 municipalidades (IFPRI, 2019)

Indonesia

• Gender, Poverty and Disability in the National Action Plan for Food and Nutrition 2017-2019 of Indonesia and Ways Forward (2020)

• Food and Nutrition Security in Nusa Tenggara Barat: Results from the 2017 Food and Nutrition Security Survey (2018)

• Food and Nutrition Security in Nusa Tenggara Timur:  Results from the 2017 Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) survey (2018)

• Food and Nutrition Security in East Lombok: Results from a Household survey (2019)

• Adolescent nutrition in Indonesia – what have we learned? Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP) Indonesia: Policy Brief on the Challenges of Adolescent Nutrition in Indonesia (2019)

Kenya

• Food Safety –Vietnam Case Study

• Regulatory compliance of Dairy Standards

• Tracking Government Food Safety budgets in Dairy and Horticulture Sectors in Kenya

• For more resources, see Evidence for policy, advocacy and partnerships: Empowering civil society in Kenya's agriculture sector

Rwanda

• Policy atlas on food and nutrition security (2020)

• Rwanda nutrient adequacy maps for targeted policy interventions (2018)

• Stunting Reduction Strategies in Rwanda (2020)

• Stories of Change Rwanda – Final Report (2019)

• Food fortification Rwanda (2019)

Multi-country

• Improving public participation in government budget tracking: lessons learned from Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, and Rwanda (2020)

Resilience

Burkina Faso

• Inventaire des actions publiques en faveur du pastoralisme en Afrique de l’Ouest et au Sahel et implications politiques pour la résilience du pastoralisme au Burkina Faso

• Cartographie de l’adequation relative des infrastructures e’elevage pour mieux orienter les politiques d’investissement (2019)

• Role of pastoralism in Burkina Faso: Contribution to revenue, food security, and resilience (2020)

• Livestock markets in Burkina Faso: Characteristics and impact on the local economy (2020)

• Policy Atlas on food and nutrition security and resilience in Burkina Faso, IFPRI 2020

Kenya

• A Review of Co-managed Kenyan livestock markets: Enhancing operational management for widespread adoption (2019)

• Overview of public and private livestock insurance markets in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities (2018)

Energy

Burkina Faso

• Etude sur l’etat de lieu de l’offre de formation en energie renouvelable au Burkina Faso, June 2017

• Etude sur le lien entre la qualification et la qualité des prestations en énergies renouvelables au Burkina Faso, March 2018

• Etude sur la volonté et la capacité financière des populations en milieu rural et péri urbain a s’offrir les services et produits de qualité en énergies renouvelables, July 2020

Ghana

• Costs and benefits analysis of clean and improved cooking solutions in Ghana, March 2020

• Viability analysis of minigrid based electrification in Ghana, April 2019

• Advocacy for increased investment in renewable energybased mini-grids in island areas in Ghana

Honduras

• Diagnóstico Socioeconómico y Ambiental para una Estrategia Nacional para la Adopción de Estufas Mejoradas en Honduras, November 2018

• Factibilidad de provisión y comercialización de prototipos de leña como fuente de energía renovable para estufas mejoradas, June 2019

• Estrategia Nacional Inclusiva para la Adopción de Estufas Mejoradas en Honduras, 2020

• Estudio del impacto de la exoneración del impuesto sobre venta a las estufas mejoradas y el impuesto de importación a las láminas y otras partes importadas para la fabricación de estufas mejoradas en Honduras, 2018

Kenya

• Linking Energy, Health and Sustainable Livelihoods: Policy options for scaling up improved cooking solutions in Kitui County of Kenya, Policy Brief, September 2019

• Study on use of biomass cookstoves and fuels in institutions in Kenya, September 2018

• Context analysis on the progress toward improved clean cooking energy at household level in Kilifi County, Final report, December 2019

• Quick guide booklet on clean cookstoves in Kenya

WASH

Ghana

• Position paper on the role of the private sector in WASH delivery in Ghana, May 2019

• Position paper on review of key national WASH policies in Ghana, May 2019

• Analysis of the implementation of the WASH propoor guideline and the environmental sanitation policy on inclusion in Ghana, 2020

Indonesia

• WASH Report Studi Formatif untuk Perilaku Buang Air Besar Sembarangan (BABS)  Kabupaten Pringsewu dan Lampung Selatan Provinsi Lampung, October 2017

• WASH Report Studi Formatif untuk Perilaku Buang Air Besar Sembarangan (BABS) Kabupaten Padang Pariaman dan Sijunjung Provinsi Sumatera Barat, October 2017

• WASH Report Rantai pasok sanitasi di Sijunjung dan Padang Pariaman, October 2017

• WASH Report Tata kelola sanitasi

• WASH Brief Business Sector Perspective on WASH

• 06 WASH Brief Sustaining ODF and moving towards safely managed sanitation

Kenya

• See several reports and advocacy products for detailed synthesis and county level findings from Kenya.