This course will help you to develop intermediate knowledge and skills in advocating for improved humanitarian outcomes in nutrition. You will learn how to develop a nutrition cluster advocacy strategy, workplan and budget. You will also explore how to implement different types of advocacy activities and how to integrate accountability to affected populations into cluster advocacy.
Learning objectives
After completing this course you should be able to:
- Describe the key steps to develop an advocacy strategy
- Draft a workplan and budget to accompany an advocacy strategy
- Identify different types of advocacy activities
- Apply information-sharing, communication and presentation skills for advocacy
- Identify ways in which to engage communities in shaping and defining advocacy priorities and messages
Audience
This 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 110 minutes to complete this self-paced course.
Methodology
This course is composed of short self-paced animated module, including various examples and activities.
Structure
This course is composed of four modules:
- • Developing a Nutrition Cluster Advocacy Strategy
• Developing a Nutrition Advocacy Workplan and Budget
• Implementing Nutrition Cluster Advocacy Activities
• Mainstreaming AAP into Cluster Advocacy
Suggested prior learning:
- Advocating for improved humanitarian outcomes in nutrition level 1
Suggested further learning:
- Advocating for improved humanitarian outcomes in nutrition level 3