The Japan Trust Fund for Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Investments is a three-phased program to scale up nutrition investments and provide the framework for a sustained partnership between the Government of Japan and the World Bank to address malnutrition.
Launched in 2009, (Initiation), supported by a US$ 2 million financial commitment from the Government of Japan, financed catalytic country-level activities to lay the foundation for the development of new country nutrition plans, lending projects and 欧美日b大片 investments in select countries, as well as to stimulate the set-up of the SUN movement.
The Trust Fund, currently in Phase II (Consolidation), with a financial commitment of US$20 million from the Government of Japan over a four-year period aims to:
Both phases II and III (Institutionalization) will support countries with costed scale-up and implementation plans as well as other relevant analytics that support and improve the quality of 欧美日b大片 investments. The Japan Trust Fund will also strengthen in-country capacity to implement nutrition programs, knowledge sharing and developing information systems to monitor and evaluate the impact of nutrition investments.
For more information, please contact:
Meera Shekar, Lead Health Specialist/Japan TF Program Manager mshekar@worldbank.org
Aissatou Chipkaou, Operations Analyst achipkaou@worldbank.org
Last Updated: May 15, 2018
Last Updated: Jul 12, 2021
Armenia | Armenia Social worker as entry point to promote investments in the yearly years [TF0A6080]
Report:
Videos:
Presentations:
Benin | Preparing for the next phase of SUN in Benin [TF0A2928]
Benin | Benin Early Years Nutrition and Child Development [TF0A7722]
Burundi | Project preparatory work for nutrition related operations in Burundi [TF0A5941]
Report:
Presentation:
Central America | Central America overweight and obesity prevention [TF0A4082]
Reports:
Chile | Ten years of implementation of the ECD system Chile Crece Contigo evolution, lessons learned and challenges faced [TF0A5961]
Report:
Presentation:
C?te d'Ivoire | Cote d'Ivoire Multisectoral Child Nutrition and Development Project Preparation [TF0A5947]
Report:
Egypt | Finalizing Egypt's Nutrition Investment Case [TF0A9220]
Guinea Bissau | Cash Transfers and Nutrition for Early Childhood Development [TF0B1695]
INDIA | Enhancing the Quality and Effectiveness of the Bank’s Nutrition TA in India [TF0B0205]
Report
LAO PDR | An approach to design and evaluation of Baby WASH in Lao PDR [TF0A9471]
Report:
LAO PDR|Strengthening nutrition interventions in Lao PDR [TF0A6478]
MADAGASCAR |Baseline for Improving Nutrition Outcomes Project [TF0A6210]
NEPAL | Operational Strategy for Addressing Malnutrition in Nepal [TF0A2195]
Main Report:
Policy Note 1:
Policy Note 2:
Nicaragua | Capacity Building and cross-learing for Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture [TF0A3724]
Presentations:
(SP)
(SP)
(SP)
(SP)
Reports:
(SP)
(EN)
Pakistan l Improving human capital through accelerated nutrition actions in Pakistan [TF0A9358]
Reports:
Presentations:
Peru | Support to Peru's nutrition strategy to reduce high anemia and stunting in children under 36 months [TF0A4308]
Report:
Presentation:
Videos:
Standing Tall: Peru's Success in Overcoming its Stunting Crisis (EN)
(SP)
Philippines | Improving Nutrition Service Delivery in the Philippines [TF0A8125)
Reports:
Rwanda | Rwanda Nutrition Situation Analysis and Policy Options (P162400) [TF0A4965]
Report:
Papers:
Senegal | Nutrition Investment Case [TF0A1929]/ Senegal | Leveraging and preparing nutrition investments [TF0A5133]
Reports:
Seychelles | Improving data management and use for early childhood health, nutrition, and development in Seychelles [TF0A2844]
Reports:
Sierra Leone |Optimizing High Impact [TF0A9867]
Southern Africa | Operationalizing a Multi-sectoral Approach to Reduce Stunting [TF0A5948]
Report:
Tanzania | Strengthening Health and Nutrition Monitoring in PHCforR (BETF) [TF0A8160]
Presentation:
Tanzania | Technical support to Government of Tanzania for scaling-up investments in the early years [TF0A6214]
Reports:
Tajikistan | Optima Nutrition in Tajikistan [TF0B0161]
Reports:
Presentations:
Tonga | Improving the use of taxation policy on unhealthy food/beverages as a response to the overnutrition and NCD crisis in the Pacific: A country case study in Tonga [TF0A5940]
Report:
Uganda | Operational Feasibility Study of MNP through community health workers in Uganda [TF0A9644]
Report:
Vietnam| Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Assessment and Plan of Action [TF0A5886]
Report:
World | Supporting the Design and Implementation of Sugary Drinks Taxes (TF0B0696)
Presentation:
World | Development of Nutrition Smart Agriculture Country Profiles [TF0A9677]
World | Japan Sun Trust Fund SDI [TF0B1708]
World | Development of Nutrition Smart Agriculture Country Profiles [TF0A9677]
REPORTS
[PDF]
[PDF]
