“Constructive deconstruction: future humanitarian action” is a podcast series exploring ODI’s Humanitarian Policy Group’s two years of research on re-imagining the humanitarian system, using design thinking to look at the humanitarian system through the perspective of the end-user.
In this 90-minute online session, panelists explored the link between efficient humanitarian response and funding. What makes the humanitarian response more efficient, and how does this lead to more efficient use of available resources? Are donors adopting best practices for financing and for practical improvements that will facilitate your work? Will increased efficiency help bridge the humanitarian-development divide? And does increased efficiency comes with a price in terms of a principled approach?
The panelists unpacked some of the different ways that prioritization has been done, shared good practices from the field, and looked at what an ideal model of prioritization might look like.
Throughout May and June 2015, the InterAction Results-Based Protection Program carried out several interviews, hosted an online discussion forum, and held a series of webinars with guest speakers on the development of protection strategies across different contexts.
On January 26th, 2015, the Results-Based Protection Program held a webinar and launched a discussion forum on Communicating with Communities: Analyzing the role of information and the flow of communication with affected populations to address protection outcomes.
In times of intense conflict and pervasive violence, how do civilians cope? The Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC), hosted a webinar to discuss its most recent report, “Waiting for No One: Civilian Survival Strategies in Syria,” which details coping strategies used by Syrian civilians during the brutal civil war to ensure their own safety and assist others.
On 28 April 2016, the ICRC hosted a panel discussion at the Humanitarium with some of the leading experts involved in the update of the ICRC study “The Roots of Behaviour in War.” As part of the ICRC’s Conference Cycle on “Generating respect for the law,” the panel accompanied the first meeting of these experts in Geneva, highlighting their specific contributions, hypotheses, and approaches.
In April 2016, InterAction visited Colombia to identify and document the key elements of results-based protection in practice. The visit led to key recommendations for actors in Colombia to strengthen the prevention and response to the use and recruitment of children by armed groups.
For the last six years, ALNAP has been developing the first Evaluating Humanitarian Action Guide to help humanitarian actors increase the quality and usefulness of evaluating findings and results. This event launched the Guide and looks at some of the key issues in evaluating humanitarian action today, such as how we can better involve people affected by crises, the value of independent evaluations, and how to encourage uptake.
This event followed a screening of the documentary, “On Shifting Ground”, which provides a first-hand appraisal of the way six humanitarian organizations responded to the earthquake in Nepal. The Hilton Prize Coalition Storytelling Program provided an opportunity for humanitarians to reflect on the response, identify lessons learned around community collaboration for preparedness and resiliency.