From Evidence to Implementation: Driving Action for Child and Adolescent Nutrition
Ongoing and past initiatives led by the network and partners to drive action, collaboration, and real-world impact.
The UK-SEA ChAN Network leads and supports a portfolio of projects, workshops, and collaborative initiatives that translate research into action, strengthen policies, build capacity, and co-develop scalable solutions to address the double burden of malnutrition among children and adolescents across the region.
Research-driven initiatives that generate actionable evidence, tools, and frameworks to inform policy, strengthen programmes, and improve nutrition outcomes among school-age children and adolescents.
2025 - Present
Strengthening capacity and stakeholder engagement to address digital food environments through the British Council ISPF and Akademi Sains Malaysia (ASM)
2024 - Present
Advancing a cross-regional platform for collaboration, research, and capacity building in child and adolescent nutrition through the Cheney Fellowship initiative hosted at the University of Leeds.
2025 - Present
Advancing a tri-country collaboration on nutrition and food system through the British Council’s Going Global programme
2024 - 2025
Advancing evidence on nutrition policies and programmes to address the double burden of malnutrition among school-age children, laying the foundation for the UK–SEA ChAN Network through BBSRC ODA funding
Structured capacity-building and engagement platforms that translate research into practice through consultations, training, and co-creation.
Apr 16, 2026
Sharing findings from stakeholder engagement and the youth co-creation programme to align stakeholders and inform next steps for policy and implementation
Dec 2025 - Apr 2026
Empowering 30 university students to develop youth-led nutrition interventions for digital environments.
Jun 2025
Engaging multi-sectoral stakeholders to examine Malaysia’s digital food environment and identify gaps in policies and programmes
Jan 2025
Bringing together regional and international stakeholders to review nutrition policies and programmes and to advance collaboration towards the establishment of the UK–SEA ChAN Network
May 2024
Engaging stakeholders to identify gaps in nutrition policies and programmes addressing the double burden of malnutrition
Programme-based partnerships that support the co-development, adaptation, and scaling of nutrition interventions through sustained cross-sector and cross-regional collaboration.
Evidence-informed school nutrition programme | 36 schools across 8 states | Led by NSM since 2019
Nutrition Education
Children learning balanced diets
Healthy School Food
Improving canteen food quality
If you are developing or implementing a programme and would like to strengthen its impact or scale, we welcome opportunities to collaborate.
Join our network of researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders working together to improve child and adolescent nutrition across Southeast Asia.
