Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Curriculum for Programme Managers, Version 2.

This session is 90 minutes long and aims to introduce participants to the training and discuss expectations.

This session is 75 minutes long and aims to enable participants to recognize the importance of IYCF-E in general and their context specifically, so they can justify and advocate for IYCF-E in current and future emergency responses. By the end the module, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the importance of recommended infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in infancy and early childhood, especially during emergencies
2. Explain the risks of using breastmilk substitutes (BMS), especially during emergencies
3. Recognise the impact of emergencies on IYCF practices and the need for IYCF-E interventions.

This session is 45 minutes long and aims to enable participants to recognize the importance of IYCF-E in general and their context specifically, so they can justify and advocate for IYCF-E in current and future emergency responses. By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the importance of recommended infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in infancy and early childhood, especially during emergencies
2. Explain the risks of using breastmilk substitutes (BMS), especially during emergencies
3. Recognise the impact of emergencies on IYCF practices and the need for IYCF-E interventions.

1. Describe global and national IYCF / IYCF-E policies, legislation, strategies and guidelines and any gaps in national documentation
2. Demonstrate understanding of the central importance of the Operational Guidance on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies and the The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (“The Code”)
3. List the key content and key steps for issuing a Joint Statement on IYCF-E
4. List the key elements that should be included in an agency IYCF-E policy to uphold minimum standards
5. Name the three key elements needed to influence policy through advocacy

This 90-minute session aims to ensure participants have key knowledge about breastfeeding physiology, in relation to how breastfeeding may therefore be disrupted during an emergency and what can be done to protect and support it. By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Recall how breastfeeding works (lactation physiology) and state ways to support it to work well
2. Identify ways in which breastfeeding may be disrupted or undermined during an emergency
3. State the minimum standards and key interventions for protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding in an emergency

This 120-minute session aims to enable participants to design and operationalise contextually appropriate, inclusive and accessible Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Counselling services in accordance with global guidance and guidelines. By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Explain what IYCF Counselling is and why it is an important, priority intervention during emergencies
2. Use key global guidance documents to design and operationalise contextually appropriate IYCF counselling programmes
3. Recognise common challenges and identify acceptable compromises and adaptations for delivering IYCF counselling in emergency settings

This 120-minute session aims to enable participants to understand key aspects of managing non-breastfed and partially breastfed children and to identify and operationalise contextually appropriate interventions to provide safer alternatives to infant formula. By the end the module, participants will be able to:

1. Explain why it is important to first explore infant feeding options other than breastmilk substitutes
2. Identify alternative feeding options to breast milk substitutes that minimise risk for non-breastfed and partially breastfed infants and assess their contextual appropriateness and feasibility for a given emergency context
3. Design and operationalise interventions to facilitate alternative feeding options for non-breastfed and partially breastfed infants in emergencies

This 120-minute session aims to enable participants to understand key aspects of managing non-breastfed children and to design and operationalise interventions to provide appropriate Breastmilk Substitute (BMS) support for infants in exceptional circumstances while taking measures to minimize risks. By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Assess and justify the need for BMS programming in an emergency
2. Explain how to design and implement a contextually appropriate BMS management programme in accordance with global guidance and the Code
3. Describe how to minimise risks associated with the use of BMS in emergencies
4. Specify the key supplies for a BMS programme

This 120-minute session aims to enable participants to ensure that Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) programmes do no harm and support maternal/caregiver wellbeing in contextually appropriate ways. By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the importance of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in relation to IYCF-E
2. Identify how MHPSS can be integrated into IYCF-E programmes
3. Describe simple ways to provide trauma-informed care within IYCF-E programmes

This 90-minute session aims to maximise the impact of this training, the purpose of this final session is to support the translation of learning into actions which will strengthen the Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Response(s) which participants are involved in. The output of this final session will be an IYCF-E action plan for the IYCF-E Coordination mechanism to implement, which identifies what participants can contribute as individuals and via the agencies they work for. By the end the module, participants will be able to:

1. Explain how you will apply your newly acquired IYCF-E skills and knowledge to your daily work to contribute to strengthening IYCF-E capacity within your agency
2. Use the IYCF-E Capacity Assessment Tool and process in order to plan and conduct regular IYCF-E Capacity Assessments at agency and cluster/sector level.
3. Detect gaps in IYCF-E capacity and present a joint plan which identifies specific capacity strengthening actions to improve and scale up IYCF-E Preparedness/Response

This 75-minute session aims conclude the training, complete post assessment forms, and distribute certificates if relevant. By the end of this session participants will be able to:

1. Determine whether the learning objectives and their expectations for the training were met
2. Assess whether their knowledge, understanding and confidence in IYCF-E has increased
3. Provide feedback regarding the training curriculum and its delivery
4. Receive their certificate

This 90-minute session aims to support participants to confidently engage with and utilise Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Coordination mechanisms and actively contribute to strengthening coordination during emergencies. By the end the module, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the purpose and importance of IYCF-E coordination
2. Identify the main actors and structures with IYCF-E coordination responsibilities
3. Determine the current level of coordination capacity in your operating context
4. Identify key tools and approaches to support effective IYCF-E coordination

This 120-minute session aims to enable participants to support the early initiation of exclusive breastfeeding within maternity services during emergencies. By the end the module, participants will be able to:

1. State key newborn interventions to protect and support maternal and newborn health and nutrition status
2. Describe the possible impact of emergencies on the practice of early initiation of exclusive breastfeeding

This 60-minute session aims to provide participants with an overview of how supportive spaces for Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) can be used to deliver various services and activities for children under two and their caregivers and to enable participants to design and operationalise safe, accessible and inclusive services. By the end the module, participants will be able to:

1. Decide whether supportive spaces are needed and appropriate
2. Describe the different kinds of supportive spaces for IYCF-E and activities/services that can be provided within these spaces.
3. Design and operationalise supportive spaces for IYCF-E which are contextually appropriate, safe, accessible and inclusive.

This 90-minute session aims to provide guidance to participants on what needs to be considered to create an “Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) friendly” environment and facilitate appropriate IYCF during emergencies, specifically though multi-sectoral integration of IYCF sensitive activities across sectors.

This 105-minute session aims to enable participants to contribute to identifying what Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) data is needed, what exists and what needs to be updated; to collect, analyze and interpret IYCF-E data as part of needs assessments, and to disseminate and communicate data to inform decision making. By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Select an appropriate IYCF-E assessment methodology, depending on the context and phase of the emergency.
2. Define and select key IYCF-E indicators and their definitions
3. Recognise early assessment alerts which indicate that further investigation and/or urgent action is needed
4. Collaborate with other actors to align methods, tools and indicators and design, plan and organise IYCF-E assessments

This 100-minute session aims to enable participants to understand why certain products should never be solicited, accepted or donated in emergencies and what can be done to prevent this from occurring and / or to reduce harm by intercepting and handling donations. By the end the module, participants will be able to:

1. List categories of products that should not be solicited or accepted as donations during emergencies.
2. Explain why it is important to comply with The Code and the
3. OG-Infant Feeding in Emergencies with regards to donations in emergencies.
4. Identify ways in which inappropriate and harmful donations can be prevented.
5. Monitor for and report inappropriate donations and other Code violations.
6. Develop a contextually appropriate plan to manage unprevented donations.

This 60-minute session aims to improve the quality of mass media, communications and advocacy activity on Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E). By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Explain how mass media communication can influence IYCF perceptions and practice during emergencies
2. State which key Communications & Advocacy actions to take at each stage of an emergency response
3. Identify and communicate key IYCF-E messages and narratives that are required for effective communication to positively impact IYCF outcomes

2. Describe common challenges with staffing IYCF-E programmes and identify possible solutions
3. Describe the key steps for conducting an IYCF-E Capacity Mapping and Assessment exercise and developing an IYCF-E Capacity Building Plan (for your organisation / the collective)
4. Locate materials to support training, sensitization and recruitment of staff
5. Recognise how to access IYCF-E technical advice and support at national, regional and global level
6. Explain how to champion and strengthen local and national capacity and to avoid activities or ways of working which inadvertently reinforce harmful power dynamics.

This 90-minute session aims to introduce participants to key principals and considerations for integration of Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) and HIV programming during emergencies. By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Explain the concept of HIV free child survival
2. Apply global guidelines and recommendations for IYCF and HIV in emergencies

This 90-minute session aims to enable participants to ensure that infants and young children are adequately protected and supported during infectious disease outbreaks through appropriate feeding recommendations and adequate multi-sector Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF)-sensitive activities. By the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the importance of IYCF during infectious disease outbreaks
2. Anticipate and assess the impact of infectious disease outbreaks on IYCF
3. Explain the key principles for developing infant feeding recommendations for an infectious disease.
4. List key actions to take to mitigate the impact of an infectious disease outbreak on IYCF practices.