Infant & Young Child Feeding in Emergencies Trainings (IYCF-E)

Live, Interactive IYCF-E Trainings

Breastfeeding Family Friendly Communities (BFFC) has developed training videos to help your community get started on the BFFC designation journey.

Recorded IYCFE Training Videos

As disasters and emergencies are occurring more frequently, sometimes infant and young child feeding needs to be addressed NOW. We know that you can’t always wait for a live training, so we are producing on-demand training modules to be used as needed.

• Training videos coming soon! Watch this space for video session links as they are produced.
• On-the-Ground Site Volunteer, Caregiver Interaction Essentials (90 seconds)
• On-the-Ground Site Volunteer, Infant Feeding Supply Management Essentials (90 seconds)

Custom Training Packages.

We can provide customized virtual training programs in various aspects of infant and young child feeding in emergencies. This allows us to target the training to the skills needed by a specific organization or staff type, and the time they have available.

• Rate varies by number of trainees, duration of training, in-person vs virtual, and other variables. Please reach out to discuss your needs.

Help fund these and other trainings! Please donate or see our sponsorship opportunities.

Disaster Response Guidance

When disaster strikes, organizations may not be prepared to address infant and young child feeding needs, or even know what to do. We offer up to 4 hours of complementary custom guidance and support to organizations responding to a recent disaster or emergency. Depending on the needs, this support may:

• Provide clarity on what challenges caregivers and families are facing in the impacted area.
• Help organizations decide what kind of response is needed.
• Help identify potential partnerships for an on-the-ground response.
• Provide guidance on setting up systems for response.
• Provide digital resources and tools to use for education and other aspects of response.

On-the-Ground Training

In the aftermath of a disaster, local resources are often stretched thin, and infrastructure may not be functioning. Sometimes figuring out how to address infant and young child feeding challenges is beyond the capacity of local volunteers without initial support. When requested and if resources are available, we can send in 1-3 coordinators and/or trainers to help your group get established in their own response. Some of this support can be provided remotely.

This as-needed disaster response training may involve:

• Helping your group select a core team and establish your own guidelines for operation.
• Customizing systems for on-the-ground operations to your situation.
• Suggestions on how to recruit volunteers to support your efforts.
• On-the-ground training of volunteers in rapid needs assessment and interactions with caregivers.
• On-the-ground training of volunteers in risk mitigation involving infant feeding supplies.
• Training your Digital Coordinators – temporary support (10-14 days) from our Digital Coordinators to train volunteers willing to provide ongoing digital support.
• Launch support – helping your group navigate the early stages of constant change to establish your routines.
• Training your Boots on the Ground Coordinators – temporary on-the-ground support from our Boots on the Ground Coordinator to run operations while training volunteers for this position.
• Sustainability & stress management training – helping your core group understand how to care for themselves so you are better able to handle the continued response over time.