Livelihood Recovery Programmes Training Course

Participants can analyse household livelihood systems using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework.

• Sustainable Livelihoods Framework assets, strategies, vulnerability context and transforming structures
• Human, social, natural, physical and financial capital assessed systematically
• Seasonal calendars identify income gaps, labour peaks and expenditure pressures
• Household typologies separate livelihood groups with materially different recovery prospects
• Gender and age roles examined within household production and care systems
• Coping strategies classified as stress, crisis or emergency responses

Participants can plan a proportionate livelihood assessment that answers programme decisions.

• Assessment questions linked directly to modality, targeting and programme design decisions
• Secondary data review uses cluster reports, price data and government statistics
• Mixed-method assessment designs combine surveys, interviews, observation and market visits
• Sampling approaches match population size, access constraints and decision confidence
• Key informant selection captures traders, employers, producers and community representatives
• Ethical data collection addresses consent, confidentiality, referral and safeguarding

Participants can interpret household income, expenditure, debt and coping data for recovery planning.

• Income source mapping separates wages, enterprise, production, transfers and remittances
• Expenditure profiles identify food, rent, debt, health and education burdens
• Debt analysis examines creditors, interest, repayment schedules and harmful borrowing
• Food consumption and dietary diversity indicators inform household recovery priorities
• Asset depletion patterns reveal the depth and duration of livelihood disruption
• Vulnerability scoring combines economic, social, protection and exposure variables

Participants can identify market constraints and recovery opportunities affecting crisis-affected households.

• Market systems maps identify core transactions, supporting functions and rules
• Supply chain analysis traces inputs, production, aggregation, transport and retail
• Market actors assessed for capacity, incentives, relationships and power
• Price monitoring distinguishes normal seasonal variation from crisis-driven inflation
• Critical market constraints prioritised by severity, feasibility and affected households
• Local employment demand analysed through employers, vacancies, skills and wages

Participants can use EMMA concepts to judge whether key markets can support assistance.

• EMMA critical market selection based on survival needs and recovery priorities
• Reference market systems compared with current crisis market performance
• Market maps show actors, linkages, bottlenecks and affected population access
• Trader capacity assessed through stocks, credit, transport, suppliers and staffing
• Response recommendations distinguish direct support from market-system interventions
• EMMA limitations recognised when time, access or data quality constrain analysis

Participants can select appropriate assistance modalities using evidence, feasibility and risk criteria.

• Modality decision matrix compares cash, vouchers, grants, inputs and services
• Cash transfers assessed against market functionality, protection and delivery capacity
• Conditional and unconditional assistance matched to recovery objectives and barriers
• In-kind inputs justified where quality, availability or market access fail
• Service packages combine training, coaching, certification, placement and follow-up
• Graduation-style sequencing considered for households facing multiple livelihood constraints

Participants can design financial assistance components that support safe economic recovery.

• Transfer value calculations use expenditure gaps, market prices and programme objectives
• Business grants structured through eligibility, tranches, verification and mentoring
• Cash-for-work design addresses wage rates, public value and labour protection
• Digital payment options assessed for access, fees, identification and data risks
• Savings groups analysed for governance, capitalisation, inclusion and safeguarding
• Financial service referrals consider consumer protection, debt and repayment capacity

Participants can design agricultural recovery support suited to seasons, markets and producer capacity.

• Crop calendars align input distribution, planting windows and harvest timing
• Seed system assessment distinguishes certified, local, informal and saved seed
• Livestock support options include feed, veterinary services, restocking and shelters
• Climate risk screening informs crop choice, water management and contingency planning
• Farmer field schools linked to production constraints and extension capacity
• Natural resource conflict risks assessed around land, water and grazing

Participants can develop viable enterprise recovery packages for affected entrepreneurs.

• Enterprise segmentation distinguishes survival businesses, growth firms and traders
• Simple profit-and-loss analysis tests margins, fixed costs and working capital
• Business recovery plans identify assets, suppliers, customers and restart costs
• Grant size linked to business needs, co-investment and market opportunity
• Mentoring arrangements support recordkeeping, pricing, stock control and customer relations
• Enterprise support avoids reinforcing harmful, saturated or environmentally damaging activities

Participants can design employment support linked to realistic labour market demand.

• Labour market assessment identifies occupations, employers, wages and entry barriers
• Skills gap analysis compares job requirements with participant capabilities
• Training provider assessment reviews curricula, equipment, instructors and certification
• Apprenticeship models define employer roles, safeguarding and learning conditions
• Job placement services connect candidates, employers, coaching and follow-up
• Decent work criteria address safety, pay, discrimination and working hours

Participants can establish transparent and inclusive systems for participant selection and registration.

• Targeting criteria combine livelihood vulnerability, programme suitability and exclusion risks
• Community validation processes balance local knowledge, confidentiality and accountability
• Proxy means testing uses observable indicators when income data lack reliability
• Registration workflows verify identity, eligibility, consent and household composition
• Disability inclusion measures address access, communication, adaptation and support costs
• Complaints mechanisms manage appeals, fraud reports, exclusion and sensitive concerns

Participants can integrate gender, protection and conflict-sensitive measures into recovery programmes.

• Gender analysis examines control over income, assets, mobility and decisions
• Protection risk assessment identifies exploitation, violence, child labour and trafficking
• Safe participation measures address travel, venues, timing, childcare and information
• Do-no-harm analysis examines resource competition, identity tensions and elite capture
• Conflict sensitivity tools identify dividers, connectors and programme interaction effects
• Referral pathways connect participants with protection, legal and psychosocial services

Participants can construct a testable theory of change for a livelihood recovery programme.

• Problem trees identify root causes, immediate constraints and household consequences
• Theory of change links activities, outputs, outcomes, impact and assumptions
• Assumption testing examines market access, security, participation and institutional capacity
• Outcome pathways differentiate household recovery from wider market system change
• Logframe indicators align with objectives, evidence needs and reporting requirements
• Minimum Economic Recovery Standards inform quality criteria for programme design

Participants can translate a recovery theory of change into sequenced operational activities.

• Work breakdown structures convert programme components into manageable delivery tasks
• Critical path analysis identifies dependencies, seasonal deadlines and approval bottlenecks
• Implementation schedules sequence mobilisation, procurement, enrolment, delivery and follow-up
• Standard operating procedures define roles, controls, documentation and escalation routes
• Partner capacity assessment reviews technical skills, systems, reach and accountability
• Exit and handover planning begins with local service and market actors

Participants can prepare costed livelihood recovery plans with suitable procurement and control measures.

• Activity-based budgets link quantities, unit costs, timing and responsible parties
• Cost assumptions document market prices, staffing, transport, overheads and contingencies
• Value-for-money analysis compares economy, efficiency, effectiveness and equity considerations
• Procurement specifications define quality standards, delivery terms and supplier documentation
• Supplier due diligence checks capacity, integrity, ownership and conflict risks
• Financial controls segregate approval, payment, reconciliation and asset verification duties

Participants can design a MEAL system that tracks delivery quality and recovery outcomes.

• Indicator reference sheets define measures, sources, frequency and disaggregation
• Baseline design establishes household, enterprise, market and employment starting conditions
• Post-distribution monitoring examines use, satisfaction, safety and unintended effects
• Outcome monitoring tracks income, profits, assets, debt and food security
• Market monitoring records price, availability, trader capacity and supply disruptions
• Learning reviews use evidence to adapt activities, targeting and transfer values

Participants can manage operational, fiduciary, protection and market risks throughout delivery.

• Risk registers assign likelihood, impact, controls, owners and review dates
• Fraud risk controls address beneficiary lists, vendors, payments and verification
• Data protection measures govern collection, storage, sharing and retention periods
• Safeguarding protocols cover staff conduct, reporting, investigation and survivor-centred response
• Scenario planning prepares responses to insecurity, displacement, inflation and access loss
• Adaptive management triggers link monitoring thresholds to predefined programme decisions

Participants can coordinate livelihood recovery work with relevant institutions and market actors.

• Stakeholder mapping identifies government, private sector, civil society and coordination actors
• Coordination plans define information sharing, referral protocols and geographic coverage
• Government engagement aligns activities with recovery policies and local service systems
• Private sector partnerships establish incentives, roles, standards and accountability mechanisms
• Local organisations assessed for technical contribution, representation and delivery capacity
• Market actor engagement avoids subsidy dependence and unfair commercial advantage

Participants can build, review and present a complete, evidence-based livelihood recovery programme design.

• Assessment findings synthesised into prioritised household, market and protection constraints
• Programme theory of change specifies recovery outcomes, assumptions and pathways
• Selected assistance package justified through modality and market feasibility analysis
• Targeting, inclusion, safeguarding and accountability arrangements integrated into programme design
• Costed implementation plan includes schedule, procurement, partners and risk controls
• Monitoring framework measures outputs, outcomes, market effects and adaptation triggers