Save the Children (SC) has developed the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Training Curriculum for Programme Managers (also known as the “IYCF-E Curriculum”) with the aim to equip health and nutrition professionals with the skills, knowledge, and understanding required to protect and support infants, young children, and their caregivers during emergencies through IYCF-E interventions which are consistent with the latest global guidance, policies, best practices, and minimum standards.

It can be used as an in-depth regional, country, and/or organisational level training to develop and enhance an individual’s ability to manage or contribute towards the development and implementation of an IYCF-E programme. It can be adapted to a specific context and made more relevant as needed.

Upon completing the full curriculum, participants will be able to do the following:

Assess, justify, and advocate for the need for IYCF-E programming when preparing for and responding to an emergency.
Describe which actions decision-makers, planners, and emergency responders across all sectors can take to protect, promote, and support recommended IYCF and care practices during emergencies.
Design and operationalise contextually appropriate, effective, accessible, and inclusive IYCF-E programmes and interventions.

The IYCF-E Curriculum includes 26 sessions: 15 core sessions and 11 optional sessions. Click on the links below to discover the content of the sessions.

Don’t miss our newest session here: New: IYCF-E and Early Childhood Care and Development.

This training package is available in English, Spanish, French, and Arabic. To access the other languages, click on language then on the desired language.

Download the flyer in English | Spanish | French | Arabic

To provide feedback, contact: iycfe@savethechildren.org

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This IYCF-E Curriculum was developed by Save the Children with technical input and review by members of the Infant Feeding in Emergencies Core Group and other IYCF-E experts. The IYCF-E Curriculum Version 2 was made possible thanks to the generous support of the American people through funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Save the Children and the IFE Core Group and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

Save the Children welcomes partners to utilize this curriculum to support quality IYCF-E programming through capacity strengthening activities. All elements of the curriculum are copyrighted but may be reproduced with appropriate acknowledgments by any method without fee or prior permission for teaching purposes, but not for resale.