Format: Live instructor-led online training via Zoom / Microsoft Teams

Humanitarian Livelihood Programming Training Course

Course Overview

The Humanitarian Livelihood Programming Training Course is designed to equip humanitarian professionals, development practitioners, government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, and community-based organizations with the knowledge and practical skills required to design, implement, manage, and evaluate livelihood interventions that strengthen resilience, restore income, reduce vulnerability, and promote sustainable recovery in humanitarian settings. Humanitarian livelihood programming plays a critical role in helping crisis-affected populations recover from conflicts, natural disasters, climate change, economic shocks, displacement, and public health emergencies by rebuilding productive assets, enhancing income-generating opportunities, supporting market recovery, and strengthening household resilience. This course provides participants with practical approaches to developing evidence-based livelihood programmes that align with humanitarian principles, resilience frameworks, and sustainable development strategies.

Participants will develop competencies in livelihood assessments, market systems analysis, vulnerability and capacity assessments, value chain development, entrepreneurship, skills development, financial inclusion, cash and voucher assistance (CVA), microenterprise development, agricultural livelihoods, climate-smart livelihood approaches, workforce development, and economic recovery planning. The training emphasizes integrating livelihood programming into emergency preparedness, disaster response, recovery, social protection, food security, nutrition, gender equality, disability inclusion, youth empowerment, and climate resilience initiatives. Through practical exercises, simulations, collaborative workshops, and real-world humanitarian case studies, participants will learn how to design inclusive livelihood interventions that promote self-reliance, economic resilience, and sustainable community development.

The course also explores emerging topics including digital financial services, livelihood diversification, green jobs, circular economy, climate-smart agriculture, digital entrepreneurship, business continuity planning, localization, humanitarian-development-peace nexus, monitoring and evaluation, impact measurement, adaptive management, and institutional capacity strengthening. Participants will gain practical skills in developing livelihood strategies, strengthening market linkages, mobilizing resources, engaging stakeholders, managing livelihood projects, measuring programme outcomes, and promoting evidence-based decision-making. Special emphasis is placed on strengthening collaboration between governments, humanitarian agencies, financial institutions, private sector organizations, and local communities to improve long-term livelihood recovery and resilience.

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will possess the expertise to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate sustainable humanitarian livelihood programmes that improve household income, strengthen food security, enhance resilience, support economic recovery, and reduce dependency on humanitarian assistance. Organizations will benefit from improved programme quality, stronger market-based interventions, enhanced community participation, increased operational effectiveness, greater donor confidence, improved monitoring systems, strengthened institutional capacity, and sustainable livelihood programmes that contribute to long-term recovery and resilient communities.

Course Objectives

1. Understand the principles and frameworks of humanitarian livelihood programming.
2. Conduct comprehensive livelihood, market, and vulnerability assessments.
3. Design evidence-based livelihood recovery and resilience programmes.
4. Integrate market systems development and value chain approaches into humanitarian interventions.
5. Promote entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, and income-generating activities.
6. Strengthen climate-smart and environmentally sustainable livelihood strategies.
7. Develop monitoring, evaluation, learning, and reporting systems for livelihood programmes.
8. Promote inclusive livelihood programming for women, youth, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable groups.
9. Strengthen partnerships and coordination for sustainable livelihood recovery.
10. Build institutional capacity for resilient humanitarian livelihood programming.

Organization Benefits

1. Strengthens sustainable livelihood recovery and resilience programming.
2. Improves household income generation and economic empowerment.
3. Enhances market-based humanitarian interventions.
4. Strengthens food security and nutrition outcomes.
5. Promotes climate-smart and sustainable livelihood practices.
6. Improves programme planning, implementation, and accountability.
7. Enhances community participation and ownership.
8. Strengthens donor compliance and programme effectiveness.
9. Improves monitoring, evaluation, and impact measurement systems.
10. Builds resilient institutions capable of supporting long-term economic recovery.

Target Participants

• Humanitarian Program Managers
• Livelihoods and Economic Recovery Officers
• NGO and INGO Staff
• United Nations Agency Personnel
• Government Development Officers
• Disaster Risk Reduction Specialists
• Food Security and Nutrition Officers
• Agriculture and Rural Development Specialists
• Community Development Officers
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Specialists
• Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) Specialists
• Social Protection Officers
• Financial Inclusion Professionals
• Entrepreneurship Development Officers
• Climate Change and Resilience Specialists
• Project Managers
• Policy Makers
• Development Practitioners
• Community-Based Organization Leaders
• Researchers and Consultants

Course Outline

Module 1: Foundations of Humanitarian Livelihood Programming

• Principles of humanitarian livelihood programming
• Sustainable livelihoods framework
• Humanitarian-development-peace nexus
• Livelihood vulnerability and resilience concepts
• Livelihood assessment methodologies
• Case Study: Designing livelihood recovery programmes following a humanitarian crisis

Module 2: Market Systems and Livelihood Recovery

• Market systems analysis
• Value chain development
• Enterprise and business development
• Workforce skills development
• Local economic recovery planning
• Case Study: Market-based livelihood interventions supporting displaced communities

Module 3: Financial Inclusion and Income Generation

• Cash and voucher assistance (CVA)
• Savings and financial literacy
• Microenterprise development
• Digital financial services
• Income-generating activities
• Case Study: Supporting vulnerable households through financial inclusion and entrepreneurship programmes

Module 4: Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Livelihoods

• Climate-smart agriculture
• Green jobs and environmental sustainability
• Gender-responsive livelihood programming
• Youth employment and entrepreneurship
• Disability-inclusive livelihood interventions
• Case Study: Climate-resilient livelihood restoration in drought-affected communities

Module 5: Monitoring, Evaluation and Programme Management

• Monitoring and evaluation frameworks
• Livelihood performance indicators
• Impact assessment methodologies
• Adaptive management and organizational learning
• Reporting and accountability systems
• Case Study: Measuring livelihood programme outcomes for continuous improvement

Module 6: Institutional Strengthening and Sustainable Recovery

• Partnership and stakeholder engagement
• Resource mobilization strategies
• Policy development and governance
• Institutional capacity strengthening
• Future trends in humanitarian livelihood programming
• Case Study: Building sustainable livelihood systems that support long-term resilience and economic recovery

General Information

1. Customized Training: All our courses can be tailored to meet the specific needs of participants.
2. Language Proficiency: Participants should have a good command of the English language.
3. Comprehensive Learning: Our training includes well-structured presentations, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and collaborative group work. Our facilitators are seasoned experts with over a decade of experience.
4. Certification: Upon successful completion of training, participants will receive a certificate from Foscore Development Center (FDC-K).
5. Training Locations: Training sessions are conducted at Foscore Development Center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer options for in-house and online training, customized to the client's schedule.
6. Flexible Duration: Course durations are adaptable, and content can be adjusted to fit the required number of days.
7. Onsite Training Inclusions: The course fee for onsite training covers facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of Successful Completion. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal expenses.
8. Additional Services: Accommodation, pickup services, freight booking, and visa processing arrangements are available upon request at discounted rates.
9. Equipment: Tablets and laptops can be provided to participants at an additional cost.
10. Post-Training Support: We offer one year of free consultation and coaching after the course.
11. Group Discounts: Register as a group of more than two and enjoy a discount ranging from 10% to 50%.
12. Payment Terms: Payment should be made before the commencement of the training or as mutually agreed upon, to the Foscore Development Center account. This ensures better preparation for your training.
13. Contact Us: For any inquiries, please reach out to us at training@fdc-k.org or call us at +254712260031.
14. Website: Visit our website at www.fdc-k.org for more information.