Developed by the KALU Institute, this course equips humanitarian professionals to effectively design and manage nutrition programmes in crisis environments. It covers all essential technical areas, including needs assessment, project management, coordination, and strategies for preventing and treating malnutrition.

Course also available in French and Spanish

Introduction and basic concepts in Nutrition in Emergencies

• Understanding malnutrition
• Causes of malnutrition
• Acute malnutrition, marasmus & kwashiorkor
• Stunting, underweight & micronutrient deficiencies

Measuring malnutrition in Emergencies

• Measuring malnutrition at individual level
• Measuring malnutrition at population level
• Most vulnerable to malnutrition
• Anthropometry

Classifying malnutrition

• The WHO Child Growth Standards
• Classifying malnutrition among children under 5
• Classifying malnutrition among other populations
• Using Nutritional Software

Response Overview

• Nutrition interventions framework
• Nutrition, project cycle & the HPC
• Standards and principles for nutrition response
• Coordination, humanitarian architecture and technical worldwide networks

Emergency response in nutrition

• Prevention and management of acute malnutrition
• Micronutrient interventions
• Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E)
• Nutrition’ applied behaviour change

Nutrition & other sectors response

• Nutrition & the SDGs
• WASH
• Health
• Food security

Duration: 900 hours – 6 months (24 units)
Start date: October 20, 2026
Course language: English
Methodology: Online with tutor

Registration fee: Eur 500

To register send an email to:

The Training Manager

STRATEGIA NETHERLANDS

Email:info@strategianetherlands.eu

Website: www.strategianetherlands.eu