Resources for VOAD organizations to support including IYCF-E in their response.
Priority Recommendation:
Connect with local or other available infant feeding specialists or the local or state breastfeeding coalition to support families with babies in their feeding needs, especially if breastfeeding or mixed feeding.
IYCF-E Basics for VOADs
NVOAD Conference Handout
How can VOADs implement Infant and
Young Child Feeding in Emergencies practices into their Emergency Response Protocols?
Rapid Needs Assessment, Conversational version
An example for how to learn about the feeding needs of families with young children.
Rapid Needs Assessment – Options
Learn about each family’s feeding needs before offering solutions. This page displays rapid needs assessments from multiple organizations for learning about the feeding needs of families with young children. Select the one best for your organization.
Infant Feeding Educational Poster for Families (English) – (Spanish)
Reference poster to educate families about safe infant feeding in emergencies. Can be used by DCMs to help families learn about safe feeding in lower-resource situations.
Printable on 1-side of regular 8.5×11 paper.
SAFE Infant Feeding Quick Reference Guide
Quick reference booklet to educate families about safe infant feeding in emergencies. Designed to be distributed to families during active response or anytime when potable water and power are unreliable.
Printable on 3 sheets (2 sided) of regular 8.5×11 paper.
VOAD Main Page
Resources for VOADs.
Points of Distribution
Resources for groups that distribute supplies.
Shelters & Congregate Areas
Resources for groups that host congregate housing.
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