Managing On-the-Ground Response
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If you have followed the rest of the series so far, you are now quite familiar with what volunteers can do to support infant and young child feeding after an emergency occurs. If multiple volunteers are needed, how do you collaborate and organize your response effectively?
In this session, the SAFE Team shares a bit about how you can determine what level of response is needed, and an overview of what is needed for a larger-scale response. Presented by Ashley Mickelson and Rachel Fann, Digital Coordinators, and Melinda Delisle, Boots on the Ground Coordinator, this session provides a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into managing the information, items, and volunteers in a way that transforms the ever-changing post-disaster landscape into an agile and effective response.
Session 9 homework
Full instructions, with everything you need for each step, are on the homework page. The handout is the same material as a printable PDF.
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Handouts and Links
- Determining Need for SAFE Feeding Support
- Deploying as an Individual or Small Group
- Infant Feeding Support for Clients in an Emergency – for Small Organizations & Individuals
- SAFE Team IYCF-E Response Overview
- Resource List Guide for IYCF-E Connections*
- Spreadsheet Templates – Operations/Locations Spreadsheet & Inventory/Logistics Spreadsheet
- Site (Exit) Posters – Safe Infant Feeding Supply Distribution* and
Safe Infant Feeding Tips for Families* (Also in Spanish) - SAFE Support and Strategic Core* – Quarterly Meetings. More info & register here.
- Standard Operating Procedure documents available on request.
*Indicates previously distributed handouts.
Keep going with us. The SAFE Support and Strategic Core meets quarterly as a free mastermind for people putting IYCF-E into practice — shared problem-solving, peer support, and updates from the team. See the dates and register.
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Thanks to our sponsors
This work is free because these people and organizations paid for it.
Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation
A private family foundation dedicated to supporting charitable organizations that align with its mission of giving back. Grants are made only as a result of the Foundation’s own initiative.
Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities
Provides technical assistance to breastfeeding coalitions and health departments across the US, using the Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding Family Friendly Community. The SAFE Team is a project of BFFC.
In memory of Elsie Perry
Elsie Perry was a founding mother of La Leche League Boston in the 1960s. A gift made in her memory by her daughters funded an eleventh month of this training series.
BabyBjörn
Founded in 1961 and still family-owned, with a mission to make everyday life easier for parents with babies. If your community needs emergency baby gear, reach them at care@babybjorn.com.
Confident Pregnancy
Helps people be healthier, feel more confident, and find their inner strength. Tips for staying calmer and more resilient under stress at MelindaDelisle.substack.com. DBA Melinda Delisle Innovations.
Birthstone Center for Appalachian Perinatal Resilience
Strengthens perinatal health in Western North Carolina by centering families, uplifting birthworkers, and advancing equitable access to lactation, doula and maternal mental health support.
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Running the response on the ground: the two coordination roles are laid out in full in the Field Coordinator SOP and the Digital Coordinator SOP.
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