1 hour
Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
Nutrition
English
Delivery Modality
Online self-paced
Theme
Cross-cutting Themes
Age Sensitive DRR/DRM
Operational Capacity for Response
Human Resources
Audience
Civil Society & Community-Based Organizations
Government
Private Sector
Sectoral Ministries
UN Staff
Agencies
UNICEF
Certification
No
The Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) consists of two modules.
Module 1 provides information about IYCF-E programming as part of emergency preparedness and response. It is based on the Save the Children’s IYCF-E toolkit and training manual.
Module 2 covers the design, protection of breastfed and non-breastfed children, infant, and young child feeding in emergencies (IYCF-E) programming, and their integration in early childhood development.
Learning objectives:
By the end of Module 1, you should be able to:
- Discuss recommended IYCF practices
- Explain the importance of IYCF-E
- Explain policies, guidelines, and frameworks for IYCF-E
- By the end of Module 2, you should be able to:
- Outline essential information for the design IYCF-E programming
- Discuss how to create an enabling environment for IYCF-E
- Define violations of the Code
- Explain practical steps for the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding
- List the types of support for non-breastfed children
- Describe how to integrate early childhood development into IYCF-E activities