IPC EVENTS

The Somalia Food Security Cluster (SFSC) aims to be the primary source of information on the humanitarian response by addressing food insecurity, and by providing its members with a strategic vision and guidance in their response to the acute and underlying causes of crisis. In April 2015, the SFSC members expressed their interest in getting trained on IPC tools and procedures, since it would help them in their daily coordination work dealing with the results of food security assessments. For this reason, the IPC Global Support Unit (IPC GSU) will hold an IPC Level 1 Training for SFSC members in mid-July 2015, in Nairobi.

The trainees will also engage subsequently in the IPC-Acute Analysis organized by FSNAU from 3rd to 12th of August 2015 in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The entire FSNAU team and partners from all over Somalia will gather in Hargeisa to analyze the food security situation in Somalia using IPC tools, after the Post Gu Seasonal Assessment. Hence, it will be a good opportunity for trainees to be exposed to a practical application of IPC tools and procedures.

Following the participation in the IPC Level 1 Training and the Acute Analysis, all the participants that will pass the IPC Level 1 Online Test will fulfill the requirements to be certified as IPC Analysts, as envisaged by the IPC Certification Programme.

The IPC Level 1 Training will be attended by the SFSC team, UN agencies staff, and FSC partners’ representatives. The Lead Facilitator will be provided by the IPC Global Support Unit as well as the Co-facilitators, who will be selected among the candidates based in the Region who are on the path to get the Level 2 Certificate as IPC Trainers and Facilitators.