Nutrition is decided in budget meetings, ministries, Government Houses, communities. We make sure civil society is in the room.
CS-SUNN connects 400+ civil society organisations across 30 states to generate evidence, build capacity and hold government to account for nutrition, from federal budgets to local communities.
What evidence-based advocacy has changed
What we do
Our Strategic Approach (P.A.C.E.I.S)
Our member organisations work together at national and state level, so commitments made in policy reach mothers, children and communities.
Multisectoral and multilevel engagement with key stakeholders.
Influencing policy, budget, and program implementation.
Equipping CSOs, government entities, and communities.
Data-driven programming and accountability.
Embedding nutrition into government structures.
Complementing implementation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions.
Our reach
A national coalition, now strengthening nutrition alliances across Africa
Established in 2015 through the SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund, CS-SUNN coordinates civil society nutrition action across Nigeria and leads technical assistance to SUN Civil Society Alliances in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
400+
Coalition member organisations
30
States reached across Nigeria
12
Programmes delivered since 2015
4
Countries in the CS-SUNN knowledge network
Source: CS-SUNN Organisational Fact Sheet, Knowledge Series 2026
Featured work
Flagship programmes
OngoingPINNS 3.0
MMS scale-up, domestic accountability and regional learning in East Africa.
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CompletedYL4N
Nigeria’s first SUN Civil Society Youth Network, with 110+ advocates.
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CompletedIncreased Investment in Nutrition
Child Nutrition Fund financing, costed plans and digital tracking in 19 states.
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Research and policy resources
Studies, policy briefs, budget analyses and scorecards — searchable by theme, state and year.
Bridging the Nutrition Financing Gap for Impact
Institutionalizing Nutrition Governance
News and stories
From the field
Membership
Join a national movement for nutrition
Registered civil society organisations working on nutrition, health, agriculture, gender, youth or governance can join the alliance in three steps.
- Influence nutrition policy and budgets at national and state level
- Training, peer learning and technical tools for your team
- Partnerships, consortia and joint resource mobilisation
- A verified listing in the public member directory
Registration
₦10,000
Annual fee
₦10,000
Members
400+ CSOs
Youth advocates in the CS-SUNN network
CS-SUNN Academy
Learn nutrition advocacy at your own pace
Free online courses built from the CS-SUNN Advocacy and Leadership Manual (CALM), for member organisations, state teams and youth advocates.
Free
36 lessons
Self-paced
Nutrition, Advocacy and Leadership
Understand Nigeria’s nutrition landscape, plan advocacy campaigns, track budgets and lead coalitions for change.
Partners
Funding and technical partners behind our programmes
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