Nourishing Resilience # 5 – Homework

Session 5 – Homework Summary

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1. Review Handouts

Everything for this session is listed below. New marks a handout you have not seen before; Shared earlier means it appeared in an earlier session.

2. Consider Joining SAFE Support and Strategic Core

Ongoing IYCF-E preparation & implementation support.

This is a quarterly support & strategy meeting for current & former SAFE training participants. The meeting is similar to a mastermind – inviting attendees to bring wins and challenges from their own efforts to implement policies and practices in their local area to improve infant and young child feeding in emergencies and other low-resource settings.
Meetings typically include updates from both the SAFE Team and participants, discussion on topics of interest, and breakouts for small group discussion, sharing of expertise, and brainstorming.

3. Signs for Congregate Areas – Choose, edit, or create signs to use

Signs welcoming breastfeeding and instructing caregivers on where and how to safely feed their babies and clean infant feeding items help support breastfeeding and reduce illness. Decide which signs you think would be suitable to use in your area. If desired, edit available signs or create your own. Prepare to bring a set to shelters and other congregate areas in case there are none.

Be sure to check with your local breastfeeding coalition – they may already have a set of signs to use or adapt.
Signs you can use, adapt or use as inspiration follow in the handouts list.

4. Start learning about your community’s preparedness

Preparing and making connections during blue sky times makes a significant difference when an emergency occurs. 

First – If you have not done so already, find out how to contact your local (city, county, or regional) emergency preparedness group. Some rural areas may only have an emergency preparedness manager who works with the local healthcare coalition. Some areas may have a website with much of this information, or you may need to email or call and ask someone directly.

In a kind and respectful way, find out:

5. Field / Community Experience – RNA with 3 caregivers

If you have already done this, great! We encourage you to go out and support more families or help with (more) organizing.

The best way to get comfortable working with families and sites is to do it, then practice periodically to develop and maintain that skill. You don’t need to wait for an emergency situation to occur – there are families everywhere who do not have reliable access to safe water and other resources needed to safely feed children under 3 years old, and organizations that try to meet their needs.

In the next month, aim to use the Rapid Needs Assessment with at least 3 caregivers. If you are unable to connect with people who may be in need, ask someone to help you practice by role playing a scenario.

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