This component of the Community Infant and Young Child Feeding (C-IYCF) Counselling Package is designed as an orientation training for supervisors and mentors to prepare them to supportively supervise and mentor community health workers (CHWs) who are providing C-IYCF services, including the counselling of mothers and other caregivers.

Below you will find links to the original generic package developed by UNICEF, Nutrition Policy Practice, and University Research Co., LLC-Center for Human Services (URC-CHS), as well as images that were updated in 2023.

The updated Community Infant IYCF Counselling Package is comprised of 1) a 5-day comprehensive training Facilitator Guide; 2) Training Aids; 3) a set of 38 counselling cards accompanied by 4) Counsellor's Book Part 1: Key Practices; 5) Counsellor's Book Part 2: Technical Notes; in addition to 6) Orientation Training for Supervisors and Mentors ...

These 24 counselling cards is part of the UNICEF’s IYCF Counselling Package aimed for use in diverse country contexts, this package of tools guides local adaptation, design, planning and implementation of community based IYCF counselling and support services at scale.

This Facilitator Guide – one component of the updated C-IYCF Counselling Package – is designed to support facilitators in conducting training for CHWs. It provides trainers with clear, step-by-step guidance in facilitating a five-day community-level training, using several other integrated elements of the C-IYCF Counselling Package,

Appendix I IYCF Counselling Cards: 16 colorful Counselling Cards on scientific IYCF recommendations to demonstrate key concepts and behaviors. The Counselling Cards can be used by primary health workers in discussions with parents and caregivers.

Basic tips on how to conduct Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) assessments and key points to consider while undertaking them, as well as a set of possible IYCF-E initial rapid assessment questions and associated rationale.

This Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) flip chart is adapted from the set of Counseling Cards used as a part of the Health, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Counseling Package, developed through a strategic collaboration between the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), New York, and the combined technical and graphic team of ...

The IYCF-E Toolkit is a collection of ready to use tools and practical resources to assist in the design, implementation and monitoring of IYCF-E programs

This set of Counselling cards has been adapted from the Community infant and young child feeding counselling package and form part of the updated training course. They were developed for course participants and depict key infant and young child feeding concepts and behaviours for health workers to share with mothers, fathers, grandparents and ...