The South Asian Policy Leadership for Improved Nutrition and Growth (SAPLING) is a multistakeholder regional
policy advocacy platform that was launched to support and work closely with the South Asian countries on policy
leadership areas to adopt a ‘food systems approach to solve all forms of malnutrition in alignment with the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
We performed a food systems landscaping analysis focused on South Asian diets, food, nutrition, and agricultural policies embedding the cross-cutting themes of gender, youth and climate change. This drew from secondary agri-nutrition datasets and consultations with policymakers across the 5 countries. We also evaluated Phase 1 of the programme and prepared a new strategy and theory of change for SAPLING next phase. Having organised several learning sessions with governments, the private sector, development partners, philanthropies and research institutes across South Asia. Currently, we are assisting BMGF to design SAPLING’s second phase, developing the programme governance structure, activity plans and monitoring and evaluation framework.
