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About the course

This course provides information about food assistance minimum standards, the design and distribution of food rations, and linkages between food and livelihood assistance.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe food assistance objectives, tools, and response options 
  • Define the Sphere Minimum Standards for food assistance 
  • Discuss the use of data in the design of food assistance programmes 
  • Describe how food and livelihood assistance are complementary
  • Describe the basic design of food rations 
  • Explain the components of food assistance monitoring

Audience

  • UNICEF staff (country offices, regional offices, and HQ)
  • UNICEF partners, including government, civil society, and the private sector

Length

It takes about 35 minutes to complete the course.

Methodology

The course is a self-paced tutorial with interactive content and a quiz.

Structure

Chapters in the course:

  • Food assistance and relevant standards 
  • Data for decision-making 
  • Food assistance programme design 
  • Food ration design 
  • Food ration and commodities distribution 
  • Monitoring and evaluation of food assistance 
  • Food and livelihoods assistance 
  • Quiz

Contact details

For content-related questions, contact nutrition@unicef.org

For questions about technical issues, contact agora@unicef.org