Learn the fundamentals of nutrition cluster coordination. Through this short course you will learn the basics of how to coordinate a nutrition cluster in a humanitarian context. You will explore how to conduct a humanitarian needs overview for nutrition and develop a nutrition cluster response plan. You will also examine how to budget a cluster response plan and develop an M&E framework to monitor it. In addition, the course covers cluster advocacy and cluster preparedness processes and how to monitor cluster performance through a CCPM exercise.
Learning objectives
After completing this course you should be able to:
- Describe the scenario-based approach to conducting a nutrition cluster HNO analysis
- Describe the steps for calculating the number of People in Need (PiN) for the nutrition sector
- Describe how to develop a nutrition cluster response plan in collaboration with nutrition cluster partners
- List the key steps in budgeting for a collective nutrition response
- Identify key tasks in adapting and implementing a nutrition cluster M&E framework
- List the different steps involved in implementing a CCPM exercise
- Define the core components of a cluster advocacy strategy
- List the components of the IASC ERP approach
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.Length
It should take you about 5 hours 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 eight modules:
- • Conducting a nutrition cluster HNO analysis
• Calculating the Number of People (PiN) in nutritional need
• Developing a nutrition cluster response plan
• Mapping existing nutrition resources and budgeting for a collective nutrition response
• Developing a Nutrition Cluster Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
• Implementing a CCPM
• Developing a nutrition cluster advocacy strategy
• Introduction to Emergency Response Preparedness (ERP)