Prof. John Msuya

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2. Was the SUA Principal Investigator (PI) for a capacity building research project AFRICITY (Adaptability, Food Security, Risk, and the Right to the City in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards Sustainable Livelihoods and Green Urban Spaces) – which involved the University of Erlangen (FAU) of Germany. The research covered Tanzania, Malawi and South Africa.

i.            Together with 3 other experts, were commissioned by the Save the Children – Tanzania in March 2012 to conduct Nutrition Policy Mapping for Tanzania to identify main gaps existing within the existing public policies in the country (Tanzania). https://tanzania.savethechildren.net/sites/tanzania.savethechildren.net/files/library/Policy%20Mapping%20Consultancy%20%20Report%20%20final.pdf

ii.            Was commissioned in April 2012 by the Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI), a USAID project under the Feed the Future Programme, to write a background paper on Food and Human Nutrition Research in Tanzania. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjags/article/view/153337/142928

iii.            Is among a team of experts commissioned by UNICEF and Government of Tanzania since June 2012 to develop an in-service Training Programme for Distict and Regional Nutritional Officers of Mainland Tanzania. https://www.unicef.org/tanzania/media/2216/file/Evaluation%20Report%20of%20In-Service%20Training%20Programme%20for%20Nutrition%20Officers%20in%20Tanzania.pdf

iv.            Was commissioned together with other Nutritionists from SUA by UNICEF since October 2012 to conduct capacity building on Process for the Promotion of Child Feeding (ProPAN) to the Ministry of Health Zanzibar. https://www.ajol-file-journals_78_articles_157688_submission_proof_157688-925-414771-1-10-20170803.pdf

v.            In May 2013, was hired by the Save the Children Tanzania and Institute of Development Studies (IDS) of the University of Sussex to provide technical expertise on developing the Tanzania Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI). https://archive.ids.ac.uk/hanci/www.hancindex.org/countries/tanzania/

vi.            In August-October 2016, was hired by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) of the University of Sussex to provide technical expertise to the network of Nutrition NGOs in Tanzania known as Partnership for Nutrition in Tanzania (PANITA) to develop a ‘District Nutrition Score-Card’ for Tanzania. https://reliefweb.int/report/united-republic-tanzania/ids-working-paper-530-developing-subnational-scorecards-nutrition

vii.            In March 2020, completed an assignment together with experts from NUDEC (Nutrition and Health Development Centre) and HarvestPlus from the Nutrition International (NI) Canada to develop the National Biofortification Guidelines for the Government of Tanzania. https://www.kilimo.go.tz/uploads/dasip/English_version_Final_new2.pdf

viii.            In October 2020, undertook an assignment for Rikolto Organisation (www.rikolto.org/eastafrica) to conduct a Contextual Analysis of Urban Food Environments for Arusha and Mbeya Cities in Tanzania (Food Smart Cities in East Africa). This was done in conjunction with the Diligent Consulting Limited.

ix.            In February 2021, undertook an assignment for Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) to conduct a study on Hunger, Food Security and Nutrition among city children in Tanzania. This was for UNICEF 2021 SITAN Report.

x.            In July 2021, undertook an assignment for Nutrition International (NI) to conduct a comprehensive Sex and Gender Based analysis (SGBA) to inform improvements in program design and implementation. This was done in conjunction with the Diligent Consulting Limited.

xi.            In October 2021, accomplished an assignment with other three consultants for Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) to formulate the 2nd National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP II) for the period 2021/22 – 2025/26 to replace the National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP) of 2016/17-2020/21. This was for the Tanzania Food and Nutrition (TFNC) and Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/tan212099.pdf

xii.            From January to May 2022 was hired by Particip GmbH of Freiburg, Germany to be part of  Two Consultants to conduct the Final Evaluation of Support to Food Security and Nutrition in Tanzania of the European Commission – EU Delegation to Tanzania (DEC No 037-445) – Lishe Bora Programme.

xiii.            From April 2023, has been commissioned by Big Win Philanthropy to lead a team of 5 Experts and 8 Government officials conducting Rapid Assessment of Malnutrition in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar to identify drivers of stunting in the country to inform designing of interventions to be funded by the African Development Bank (ADB).