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 Capacity Development Working Group
The Capacity Development Working Group (CDWG) is comprised of 25 cluster member agencies who are committed to a collaborative effort for building local and international capacity to response to nutrition in emergencies.  The CDWG meets for face to face sessions during each Global Nutrition Cluster meeting and, starting in 2008, the CDWG will have a stand alone meeting in April to continue workplanning efforts.  Please check back for more details on the meeting, hosted by FANTA in Washington DC May 1-2.

CDWG Chair Terms of Reference 24 Feb 09

 CDWG Co-Chairs
Carmel Dolan
NutritionWorks (NW)
cmadolan@aol.com

Leisel Talley
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
ltalley@cdc.gov

 

 Key documents

 CDWG Meeting Minutes

 The Harmonized Training Package
The Global Nutrition Cluster, in partnership with NutritionWorks (NW) has developed a Harmonized Training Materials Package (HTP). This is one of several capacity development initiatives being undertaken by the Cluster.  The materials cover a broad range of subject areas concerned with nutrition in emergencies, in order to meet the differing needs of governments and international agencies in different contexts. Based on priority capacity gaps in nutrition in emergencies, 21 areas were identified training modules for inclusion in the training package. Each module comprises four sections: i)briefing paper for senior decision makers; ii) technical notes for practitioners; iii) trainers' guide; and iv) reference material/sources. 

Introduction
Contents
Module 1    Introduction to Nutrition in Emergencies
Module 2    Agency mandates and coordination mechanisms
Module 3    Understanding Malnutrition
Module 4    Micronutrient Malnutrition
Module 5    Causes of Malnutrition
Module 6    Measuring Malnutrition: Individual Assessment
Module 7    Measuring Malnutrition: Population Assessment
Module 8    Health Assessment and the Link with Malnutrition
Module 9    Food Security Assessment adn the Link to Nutrition
Module 10  Nutrition Information and Surveillance Systems
Module 11  General Food Distribution
Module 12  Supplementary Feeding
Module 13  Therapeutic Feeding
Module 14  Micronutrient Interventions
Module 15  Health Interventions
Module 16  Livelihoods Interventions
Module 17  Infant and Young Child Feeding
Module 18  HIV & AIDS Nutrition
Module 19  Nutrition Information, education and communication
Module 20  Monitoring and Evaluation
Module 21  Standards and Accountabilty
Glossary

HTP Pilot Summary Report

 Nutrition Cluster Toolkit
The Nutrition Cluster Toolkit is intended as an easy-to-use field guide that outlines the key basic interventions for nutritional support to individuals and groups during an emergency situation.  It provides the what, why, when, and how for different nutrition interventions, including basic monitoring benchmarks and expected standards.  The Toolkit offers guidance and support for nutritionists and humanitarian workers to ensure that basic guidelines are followed and the basic nutritional needs of populations in emergencies are met.  It is not intended to be an exhaustive resource for each intervention presented, but rather an overview for interventions to be considered with references and links to more detailed technical guidance for each issue. 

Global Nutrition Cluster Toolkit for Nutrition in Emergencies

 Training and Workshops
Nutrition in Emergencies Training Workshop Meeting Report and Annexes, 6-7 Nov 08, Nairobi

The workshop was the initiative of the UNICEF-led Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Global Nutrition Cluster and was organised on their behalf by NutritionWorks, in association with the Centre for International Health and Development, University College London. The workshop is part of a broader emergency nutrition capacity development strategy being implemented by the Global Nutrition Cluster Capacity Development Working Group (CDWG). The workshop brought together universities, training institutions, humanitarian agencies and government staff with the common goal of improving training in emergency nutrition in developing countries.

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