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The overall Goal of proposed follow-on project is ?to raise awareness and influence policy makers and parliamentarians for formulation and implementation of public policies and legislation for making nutrition and food fortification mandatory in Pakistan?. Therefore, for achieving the overall objective of proposed follow-on project, we will make efforts to identify and influence policy makers and parliamentarians through evidence based public advocacy. Evidence will be generated through proven ?secondary data? which will be further obtained through situation analysis report, nutrition and Food fortification policy landscape analysis report. Efforts will be made to have desk reviews, situation analysis and policy analysis (if any existing) for designing concrete public policy and campaign strategy for achieving the results and scaling up impact. Up to date analysis on the context for public policy making will provide us overall picture of existing laws and policies and then major implementation level gaps. We will undertake situation analysis and nutrition and food fortification policy landscape analysis, which will help to undertake policy level efforts for the specified mentioned follow on project. This includes undertaking stakeholder mapping processes to understand the motivations, powers, networks and mindset of national, sub-national and local policy makers and practitioners associated with the food fortification and nutrition issues in Pakistan. We will develop and produce advocacy asks/messages and call for action through advocacy letters, blogs and letters to editors based on recommendations retrieved from qualitative research which will further contribute and lead to our overall goal of follow on project. Print media, national, provincial government and general public/citizens, World Merit International, World Learning, Micro-Nutrients Initiatives, Global Alliance for Nutrition, Scaling Up Nutrition in Pakistan movement will be main audiences with the help of mentioned audiences we will be able to achieve our overall goal of project. Intensive and continues efforts will be made to coordinate with mentioned stakeholders for winning their trust and cooperation for the successful accomplishment of project and overall goal. Project Goals: Short Term Goal: Equipping citizens and particularly youth groups on the benefits of food fortification and legislation Medium Term Goal: Empowering citizens and particularly youth group for making accountable to policy makers and food industrialist for mandatory legislation on wheat flour fortification Long Term Goal: ?To influence policy makers and parliamentarians for formulation and implementation of policy and legislation for making nutrition and food fortification mandatory in Pakistan?. Project Specific Objectives: Specific objectives of project are explain below; 1. To explore legislative process and policy making process at all tiers of state in Pakistan 2. To undertake desk reviews to explore existing legislation, programs and initiatives on nutrition and food fortification in Pakistan 3. To advocate on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification through articles, blogs and advocacy letter 4. To catalyze networking and alliances building with civil society, research institutes and academia for continuous and extensive advocacy in Pakistan 2.5. Project Activities Project activities are explained below; 1. Project inception meeting in Islamabad 2. Desk review of food fortification and nutrition legislation landscape in Pakistan 3. Stakeholders mapping to influence food fortification and nutrition legislation and policies 4. Situation analysis and legislation landscape analysis on food fortification in Pakistan 5. Developing Advocacy & Campaign strategy for public advocacy on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 6. Developing advocacy & campaign action plan on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 7. Producing advocacy messages on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 8. Publication and disseminations of advocacy Blogs, letters to editors and advocacy letters to legislators for making Nutrition and Food fortification mandatory through legislation in Pakistan 9. Advocacy consultative meetings with planning & development commission, Scaling up nutrition network and ministry of food and agriculture on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 10. Advocacy consultative meetings with electronic and print media on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 11. Advocacy consultative meetings with youth based organization on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 12. Interactive theater performance on the issue of malnutrition and maternal and infants? death in Pakistan 13. Advocacy conference on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 14. Advocacy dialogue on radio and TV on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 15. Advocacy dialogue with food industrialists(wheat flour, edible ghee/oil) on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 16. Advocacy walk and demonstration on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan 17. Publication of project end progress report 2.6. Project Monitoring and Evaluation Project monitoring and evaluation will be undertake internally by the project lead and externally by PUAN management U.S. embassy of Pakistan in Islamabad. Project monthly activities plan and monthly progress report will be share with PUAN management. Progress will be monitored and tracked according to the monthly and quarterly activities plan. Progress may be evaluated by PUAN management at the end of project on the grounds of already reported activities and indicators. For that, mean of verification will be provided to PUAN management along with quarterly progress reports. Project lead will share monitoring and evaluation framework and plan with PUAN for appropriately monitoring and evaluation of project. Project monitoring and evaluation plan will provides grounds for monitoring and evaluation of project. 2.7. Key Personnel 1. Laila Rubab Jaskani Contact Info:+923115888243 Email:Lrubab72@gmail.com 2. Sibtain Khan Contact Infor:+923338827744 Email:Sibtainkhan@gmail.com 2.8. Project Partners Media(electronic & print), World Learning, PUAN, Youth organizations, National youth assembly of Pakistan, national youth parliament of Pakistan ,Scaling Up Nutrition in Pakistan Movement(SUN),Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition(GAIN),Micro-Nutrients Initiatives(MIs),Food technology department of Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Government of Pakistan and citizens of Pakistan. 2.9. Strengths and Innovation Project activities will contribute for sustainable millennium development Goal two which is "end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture". A group of youth activists may be involve for advocacy and social change on the importance of food fortification which may be continue notwithstanding for the life of project. Networking may be made with industrialists particularly food industries owners, research institutes and academia in Pakistan which may contribute for the ownership and acceptability of project. Food technology department of Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi may be involve as a advocacy and like-minded activists for continuously advocating on the importance of legislation on food fortification in Pakistan. The respective department may be mobilized and advocated for producing research papers on the importance of legislation of food fortification in Pakistan. 2.10. Project Sustainability Project lead will make extensive and continuous efforts for the sustainability of project through effective advocacy campaigning but not limited to networking, alliance building and lobbying with parliamentarians and government of Pakistan. Groups of youth particularly members of national youth assembly Pakistan, members of national youth parliament Pakistan will be highly mobilized and sensitized for continuous advocacy for legislation and policy change on food fortification. Project activities will contribute for sustainable development goal #2 therefore, conscious efforts will be made to reflect the status of sustainable Development Goal #2 for effective policy advocacy. Networking and connections will be made with food industries particularly with wheat flour and edible ghee/oil industries for the mandatory fortification. 2.11. Project Security Narrative Prior permission may be obtained from PUAN and respective donor for communication with media and the visibility and branding of project activities. Project activities will be conducted in low profile and respective project staff will be advised for remaining low profile while interactions and communication with external stakeholders and media. Prior permission may be obtained from PUAN regarding media briefings, communications and branding for project activities. ?Do No Harm? policy will be strictly followed grounded on that no harm will be occur because of any interventions by the project or project staff for the public of Pakistan or state of Pakistan. Timeline Project Activities Week 1 Project Inception Meeting Week 2 Desk review of food fortification and nutrition legislation landscape in Pakistan Week 3 Stakeholders mapping to influence food fortification and nutrition legislation and policies Week 4 Situation analysis and legislation landscape analysis on food fortification in Pakistan Week 5 Developing Advocacy & Campaign strategy for public advocacy on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 6 Developing advocacy & campaign action plan on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 7 Producing advocacy messages on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 8 Publication and disseminations of advocacy Blogs, letters to editors and advocacy letters to legislators for making Nutrition and Food fortification mandatory through legislation in Pakistan Week 9 Advocacy meetings with planning & development commission, Scaling up nutrition network and ministry of food and agriculture on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 10 Advocacy meetings with electronic and print media on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 11 Advocacy meetings with youth based organization on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 12 Interactive theater performance on the issue of malnutrition and maternal and infants? death in Pakistan Week 13 Interactive theater performance on the issue of malnutrition and maternal and infants? death in Pakistan Week 14 Advocacy conference on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 15 Advocacy conference on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 16 Advocacy dialogue with food industrialists(wheat flour, edible ghee/oil) on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 17 Advocacy dialogue with food industrialists(wheat flour, edible ghee/oil) on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 18 Advocacy dialogue on radio and TV on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 19 Advocacy dialogue on radio and TV on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 20 Advocacy walk and demonstration on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 21 Advocacy walk and demonstration on the importance of mandatory legislation on food fortification in Pakistan Week 22 Working on end of Project progress report Week 23 Publication of project end progress report Week 24 Publication of project end progress report