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.
Source: CS-SUNN Organisational Fact Sheet, Knowledge Series 2026
400+
Coalition member organisations
30
States reached across Nigeria
12
Programmes delivered since 2015
4
Countries in the CS-SUNN knowledge network
Our journey, year by year
Flagship programmes
CompletedPACFaHPartnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health (PACFaH)
Kaduna’s health allocation rose from 7.37% in 2014 to 11.4% in 2017.Funders PACFaH coalitionWhere National, Kaduna, Niger, NasarawaView project page
CompletedPeriod: August 2015 to December 2016MPTFMulti-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Project
Established CS-SUNN and its Local Working Groups; met all five project outcomes.1 year, 4 monthsFunders SUN Movement Multi-Partner Trust Fund, through UNICEFWhere Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Delta, Enugu, Gombe, Kebbi, Kwara, Lagos, Sokoto and the FCTView project page
CompletedPeriod: 2018 to 2021PINNS 1.0PINNS 1.0: Partnership for Improving Nigeria Nutrition Systems
National nutrition plan of action launched; Lagos domestic nutrition budget up 500%+ (2017–2020).3 yearsFunders Gates Foundation (INV-009867)Where Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Nasarawa, NigerView project page
CompletedPeriod: January 2020 to June 2021SUN Pooled Fund IISUN Movement Pooled Fund Window II
Strengthened multi-stakeholder platforms and community maternal and child nutrition.1 year, 5 monthsFunders SUN Movement Secretariat, through UNOPSWhere Enugu, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, OyoView project page- CompletedPeriod: COVID-19 response period
COVID-19 AssessmentCOVID-19 Food and Nutrition Security Assessment
Household survey of how the pandemic affected food and nutrition security, with a recovery roadmap.Where Enugu, Kano, OyoView project page - CompletedPeriod: October 2021 to January 2025
PINNS 2.0PINNS 2.0: Partnership for Improved Nigerian Nutrition System
Nutrition budget allocations rose in all five focal states; 27 State Houses formed nutrition committees; the Performance Management System was digitised.3 years, 3 monthsFunders Gates Foundation (INV-035368)Where Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Nasarawa, NigerView project page 
CompletedPeriod: December 2022 to September 2023WGNWomen and Girls’ Nutrition (WGN)
Nigeria’s first national coalition on women and girls’ nutrition; five months’ maternity leave secured in Nasarawa.9 monthsFunders Gates Foundation, via FHI SolutionsWhere National, with state engagementView project page- CompletedPeriod: October 2023 to May 2026
Increased Investment in NutritionIncreased Investment in Nutrition to Scale Up Quality Nutrition Services
Katsina State’s ₦504m Child Nutrition Fund fully cash-backed; Zamfara approved over ₦1.1bn.2 years, 7 monthsFunders UNICEF, Nutrition International, Alive & ThriveWhere Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Lagos, Niger, Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, ZamfaraView project page 
CompletedPeriod: May to December 2024YL4NYouth Leaders for Nutrition (YL4N)
Nigeria’s first SUN Civil Society Youth Network: 110+ advocates and 12 state team leaders.7 monthsFunders SUN Civil Society Network, Irish Aid, Swiss Agency for Development and CooperationWhere Bauchi, Cross River, Enugu, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Oyo, with structures in all six zonesView project page- Completed
Dimagi CCC-CHCDimagi CommCare Connect Child Health Campaign
Door-to-door child health and nutrition services for children aged 0–59 months, tracked digitally.Funders Dimagi (technical partner)Where Bauchi, Jigawa, Katsina, Sokoto, ZamfaraView project page 
CompletedPeriod: December 2024 to October 2025TPACThird-Party Advocacy Campaign (TPAC)
Advocacy for large-scale food fortification and phasing out unbranded bulk edible oil.10 monthsFunders Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)Where Lagos, Kano, AbiaView project page- OngoingPeriod: 2025 to date
PINNS 3.0PINNS 3.0: Partnership for Improving Nigeria Nutrition Systems
MMS added to the national antenatal care guideline; Kano committed to free MMS in all public facilities.Running since 2025Funders Gates Foundation, Results for Development (R4D), World Bank, Irish AidWhere Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Nasarawa, NigerView project page 
CompletedPeriod: March-August 2026T-LAMPTransparent Lifeline Against Malnutrition (T-LAMP)
All 20 children in the Kwali pilot survived, and 16 of them (80%) either fully recovered or moved out of severe malnutrition.Where Kwali Primary Health Care CentreView project page
Latest evidence
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
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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