Latest News Celebrating International Women’s Day 2023 7th March, 2023 Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) celebrates 10 years of engaging with the private sector to improve nutrition 19th January, 2023 Helen Weldemichael emerges winner of the Global EatSafe Innovation Challenge 21st October, 2022 SBN Sri Lanka 2024 Events Activity Update 28th November, 2024 SBN launches New E-Learning Course on Engaging the Private Sector for Nutrition 1st August, 2024 SBN officially launches in Benin 29th July, 2024 World MSME Day 2024: Innovating for Nutritional Impact 27th June, 2024 Business Model Research for reaching low-income consumers 29th April, 2024 Empowering Private Sector Partnerships for Scaling Up Nutrition | Formation of SBN Sri Lanka Steering Committee 2024 – 2026 22nd April, 2024 SBN Benin visits SBN Nigeria for Learning Exchange 1st April, 2024 Share on Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Whatsapp 29Jul SBN officially launches in Benin The SUN Business Network officially launched in Benin on Friday 19th July, 2024. The event which also served as the unveiling of the network’s strategy, had strong government, private sector and development partner representation. The launch was officially kicked off by Dr. Chabi Eriolla Fulberte from the Agence Nationale de l’Alimentation et de la Nutrition (ANAN)/ The National Agency for Food and Nutrition, Ms. Emilie Tiboute, the Deputy Director of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Industry and Trade; Mr. Guillaume AGUETTAN, the Country Director of CARE Benin/Togo, H.E. Joris Jurriëns, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Benin and Mrs. SAYI Françoise, the Country Director of GAIN Benin. To mark the effective start of the network’s activities, the very first activity of the network was launched, namely the “Fortification Forward Innovation Challenge 2024“, following a presentation of the objectives, the process and the steps involved in participating in the challenge. One of the main aims of this presentation, which was led by Ritta Sabbas Shine the Global SBN Coordinator and Ruth Munyinyi the SBN Senior Associate for Partnerships, was to inform participants of the opportunities to become a partner in this first network activity. In Benin, the launch of SBN and its strategic framework for 2024-2029 is supported under the CASCADE Project, implemented by the CARE and GAIN consortium, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, to implement initiatives to increase demand for nutritious products. For more information about the network’s activities, contact the SBN Benin Coordinator, Aubierge Flennon at aflenon@gainhealth.org