The Centre for Resilience/USAID is pleased to announce it Resilience Thematic Training Series is now availalbe online. 

Measurement, livelihood diversification and sustainable poverty escapes have been identified as priority resilience learning areas by participants of An Introduction to Resilience at USAID and Beyond (2015).  Each one-hour, interactive module is self-paced and contains key messages from thought leaders, concept content, a review of frontier topics and considerations for programming.

Audience

These modules are designed for USAID staff, external partners and field practitioners to strengthen their knowledge of selected resilience topics.

General learning objectives

• Improve your understanding of resilience 
• Understand the association and interaction of resilience with other development topics and priorities
• Explore the application of these concepts in related programming.

Modules

Module 1: Measuring Resilience

In this module you will:

• Learn USAID’s definition of resilience and how that definition directly shapes the measurement and analytic approach the Agency takes to capture resilience strengthening over time
• Discover the conceptual framework that guides USAID’s resilience measurement framework
• Understand to how measure shocks and resilience capacities over time
• Comprehend the basics of resilience analysis
• Recognize different monitoring and evaluation designs that have the potential to inform unique types of resilience-related questions
• Explore resilience measurement “frontier topics” that describe where the expected future of field resilience measurement.

Module 2: Livelihoods Diversification and Resilience

In this module you will:

• Review resilience concepts
• Explore the association between livelihood diversification and resilience 
• Understand how diversification strategies on and off the farm, and in and outside the agriculture sector, can contribute to comprehensive risk management
• Discover key considerations that impact livelihood diversification
• Gain knowledge in livelihood diversification for design application and intervention in related programs.

Module 3: Resilience and Sustainable Poverty Escapes

In this module you will:

• Learn how USAID’s definition of resilience relates to sustainable poverty escapes
• Recognize the difference between transitory and sustainable poverty escapes
• Understand the interaction between poverty dynamics and resilience
• Learn what household characteristics and sources of resilience improve the chance of sustainable poverty escapes
• Be exposed to analytical methods and emerging areas that improve understanding of poverty escape dynamics.