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Once the budget for a collective cluster response has been developed, it is the responsibility of the cluster coordination team to track the progress of funding against cluster requirements. The cluster coordination team should encourage partners and donors to contribute their funding information to the Financial Tracking Service (FTS) in order to track how well the response is being resourced and to help support advocacy activities.
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Describe how to use the Financial Tracking Service (FTS) to monitor the progress of funding for a response
- Explain how to encourage and support partners to use the FTS
- Describe how to effectively use and disseminate funding information
Audience
This module is an intermediary-level course aimed at anyone who is interested in furthering their skills and knowledge in nutrition cluster coordination in humanitarian contexts, and who needs to coordinate and collaborate with the humanitarian architecture on this topic. It is part of the recommended learning path for national nutrition cluster coordinators aiming to progress to senior level roles.
Length
It should take you about 22 minutes to complete this self-paced course.
Methodology
This course is composed of a single short self-paced animated module, including various examples and activities.
Structure
Introduction
Lesson 1: Using the FTS to track funding progress
8 mins
Lesson 2: Encouraging and supporting partners to submit their contributions
7 mins
Lesson 3: Using and disseminating funding information
3 mins
Summary