The IFE Core Group is an inter-agency collaboration of UN agencies and non-governmental organisations concerned with policy guidance development and implementation and capacity building on IFE since 1999.
Since 2004, ENN has been the co-ordinating agency for the IFE Core Group and provides an insitutional 'home' to locate the initiative. ENN is a member of the UNICEF-led Interagency Standing Committee (IASC) Nutrition Cluster, to represent IFE on behalf of the IFE Core Group.
Over the years, the IFE Core Group has worked with many agencies, individual experts and directly with field teams and welcomes collaboration.
Key resources and activities
UNICEF, WHO, WFP Joint Statement. Call for support for appropriate infant and young child feeding in Haiti. Jan 2009.
UNICEF, WHO technical note on HIV & infant feeding in Haiti. Jan 2009.
Key outputs of the IFE Core Group and collaborators include:
Operational Guidance on IFE, v2.1, 2007
Module 1. Orientation Package on IFE, v2.0, 2009
Module 2. Infant and young child feeding. For health and nutrition staff, v1.1, 2007
Integration of Infant and Young Child Feeding into Community based Management of Acute Malnutrition. October 2009.
Complementary feeding in emergencies. A review of training resources and needs. October, 2009
Media guide on IFE
Making it Matter. Report of an International meeting on IFE. Oxford, UK. 2006
Making it Happen. Report of an regional workshop on IFE. Bali, Indonesia, 2008
Evaluation of regional workshop on IFE. 2009
Model joint statement on IFE
WHO 2009, Rapid advice: revised WHO principles and recommendations on infant feeding in the context of HIV
Key messages on IFE - for mothers and caregivers (English and French)
For more resources, visit the activities page or search the online resource library
Feedback and Support
In order to develop and update the policy guidance and training materials, your feedback is vital.
Many agencies have signed up to support the Operational Guidance on IFE, where the provisions reflect their position on IFE or what they are working towards. If you would like to register your support, contact the ENN as below.
Any experiences of using the materials in training, gaps in the materials, or issues around infant feeding in emergences that you wish to share with us, are welcome. There is a commenting facility on each of our resources, which you can use to give us your feedback.
Contributions
ENNs coordinating role is supported currently by by USAID/OFDA and Irish Aid.
In 2007 and 2008, the Nutrition Cluster funded key activities of the IFE Core Group. This included the development of the online IFE Resource Library, development of a guide for the media on IFE, and for the general public, translation of the Operational Guidance on IFE and a regional workshop on IFE.
IFE Core Group related activities have also been supported by IBFAN-GIFA, Fondation Terre des hommes and WHO.
If you would like to financially support the work of the IFE Core Group, donations can be made through the ENN.
Contact the IFE Core Group
IFE Core Group
c/o Emergency Nutrition Network
32 Leopold Street
Oxford
OX4 1TW
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1865 324996/249745
Fax: +44 (0)1865 324997
Email: marie@ennonline.net
