SCN Working Group on Household Food Security

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SCN Working Group on Household Food Security

• Using Information Technology for Networking and
  Documenting Lessons Learnt

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Background

• Food security and sustainable livelihoods are key
  to good nutrition
• We meet once a year for 2 hours...
• Setting up intermediary meetings is not a
  realistic option
• Significant experience (in particular at local
  level) is both available and needed worldwide

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What could be done?

• Share information and experience through a
  virtual forum
• Document local experience on food security,
  nutrition and livelihoods (FSNL)

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Create an Online Group

• To allow people working on FSNL at all levels to
• communicate
• share experience and information
• discuss issues of common interest.
• Grandchild of NGO.NUT?

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FSNL Online group

• Interested people can join at
• www.dgroups.org/groups/fao/FSNL/
• Members will be part of a mailing list.
• They will receive messages through the Dgroups
  email list.
• They can download documents on the Dgroups
  webpage
• They can get contact information from other
  members

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Document Local Experience

• Common template to allow information management
• Draft questionnaire developed
• WAHO/HKI/Tulane initiative
• Based on Improving nutrition programmes an
  assessment tool for action
• Tested with a few interested partners in the
  field
• Discussed with colleagues (FAO and partner
  institutions)
• Make information available
• Fact sheets on promising practices?
• Post on web?