Civil society advocacy

In Peru, the Initiative against Chronic Infant Malnutrition and MCLCP played important roles in galvanizing political and public support for reducing childhood malnutrition and holding elected policymakers accountable for achieving goals.

Literature Review

Three studies we reviewed found that Peru’s civil society groups played a key role in the design of Crecer and Juntos. ^{1 2  3}

Quantitative Analysis

Not applicable - no proxy variable for analysis.

Qualitative Analysis

Civil society advocacy was considered important by interviewees; the role that civil society played in advocacy in working with the Ministry of Economics and Finance to align stunting reduction priorities with the budget was noted specifically, as was its role in holding elected officials accountable to goals.

Both the IDI and MCLCP were considered instrumental. The IDI achieved the commitment of political candidates to reduce stunting during the 2006 and 2011 elections, then followed this political commitment with policy making support by providing technical support to central/regional governments in intervention design and implementation. Furthermore, the IDI helped to develop Peru’s results-based financing programs.

Conclusion

Despite the lack of quantitative evidence of impact, it is likely that civil society advocacy was an extremely important contributor to decline in stunting prevalence.

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