This course will help you to develop basic knowledge and skills in mobilising resources for a humanitarian nutrition response. You will explore how to determine resource mobilisation priorities and share them in a humanitarian context. You will also be introduced to humanitarian funding processes, common nutrition supplies, nutrition human resource mobilisation and the key donors for the nutrition sector in humanitarian contexts.
Learning objectives
After completing this course you should be able to:
- Explain how the prioritisation process carried out during the strategic planning phase informs the prioritisation of nutrition funding
- List key funding sources and mechanisms in a humanitarian emergency
- List the types of nutrition supplies that might be needed for nutrition programmes in humanitarian crises, where they can be sourced and some of the factors that affect their procurement
- Describe the most appropriate and feasible ways to fill gaps in nutrition expertise and HR
- Describe best practices for sharing funding information and nutrition resource mobilisation priorities within the cluster
- Describe the strategic priorities and key features of the four largest nutrition donors: the USA, Canada, the UK and EU institutions
Audience
This is an introductory-level course aimed at anyone who is interested in developing skills and knowledge in nutrition cluster coordination in humanitarian contexts, and who needs to engage with humanitarian architecture on this topic. It is part of the recommended learning path for sub-national nutrition cluster coordinators aiming to progress to national-level roles.Length
It should take you about 149 minutes to complete this self-paced course.
Methodology
This course is composed of short self-paced animated modules, including various examples and activities.
Structure
This course is composed of six modules:
- • Determining Resource Mobilisation Priorities for a Nutrition Response
• Introduction to Humanitarian Response Funding Processes, Appeals and Pooled Funds
• Coordinating the Mobilisation of Nutrition Supplies in Humanitarian Contexts
• Human Resource Mobilisation for Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts
• Sharing Nutrition Resource Mobilisation Priorities in a Humanitarian Context
• Introduction to Nutrition Donor Strategic Priorities
Suggested further learning:
- Mobilising resources for a nutrition response level 2