Deadline: 19 July 2016
The Wageningen UR Center for Development Innovation (CDI) will conduct short term course on ‘Linking emergency aid to food and nutrition security’ from 28 November – 09 December 2016 in Ethiopia. Applicants can participate in this course via Netherlands Fellowships. NFP fellowships help to cover the costs of travel, accommodation, tuition fee and insurance.
This course will explore how to bridge the gap between emergency assistance and developmental food and livelihood security support. Building resilience of livelihoods is necessary to make the position of households robust.
The course is targeted at professionals from the field of food and nutrition security, responsible for emergency planning. Highly skilled experts will facilitate the course to ensure participants learn to make use of theoretical and conceptual thinking on food and nutrition security.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course you will:
- have insight in the typology of emergencies – and the responses that contribute to food security;
- have clear ideas for lobby and advocacy for policies to facilitate a more developmental approach to emergencies;
- be able to apply tools for developing programs or interventions to contribute to structural development.
Who can Apply
Applicant must be a mid-career professional (BSc degree) working for a governmental or local non-governmental organisation as a policy or planning officer, or in a managing or co-ordinating position in one of the following areas:
- food ad nutrition security responsiblity for emergency situations;
- planning, management and/or implementation of a community food and nutrition security programme or rural development programme in fragile areas;
- civil society involved of structural development in emergency areas.
- You are proficient in English.
How to Apply
- A complete application consists of two parts:
- A registration for a short course at CDI
- An application for an NFP fellowship through the online application form
- Applications can be accessed online through the website. Applicants must first have to create an account on the website and register themselves for the course.
- After completing your registration, you will receive a confirmation email. If you are eligible to apply for an NFP fellowship, you will receive an admission letter with instructions on how to apply for an fellowship (if applicable).
For more information and to apply for this short course, please visit Wageningen UR short Course 2016.
For more information about Netherlands Fellowships, please visit Netherlands Fellowship Programme.
