Resources

Local to Global Protection: Protection in the occupied Palestinian territories

The L2GP studies explore how people living in areas affected by natural disasters and complex emergencies understand ‘protection’ – what do people value, and how do they go about protecting themselves, their families and communities?
In particular, although it is not a new report, this study on Protection in the occupied Palestinian territories underscores many of the elements of results-based protection.

Published: 2014

Children in Armed Conflict Accountability Framework

This Children in Armed Conflict Accountability Framework is a practical resource that promotes accountability for serious violations of international law committed against children in armed conflict. It responds to the significant gap that exists in preventing and remedying these serious violations – and is designed to assist policymakers and practitioners working at all levels to bridge this gap.

Published: 2015

TAAP Toolkit and Guide for Inclusive Development

The TAAP: Transforming Agency, Access, and Power initiative is a resource of analytical frameworks and practical tools for practitioners, organizations, and policymakers looking to integrate social inclusion into program design, implementation and learning. Of these practical tools is the TAAP Toolkit and Guide for Inclusive Development, which aims to ensure that social inclusion and inclusion sensitivity are integrated into every phase of the project life cycle.

Published: 2018

Translators without Borders: Plain language principles

Published: 2019

Child friendly spaces impact across five humanitarian settings: a meta-analysis

Having identified that little robust evidence exists related to programmatic
outcomes and impacts of CFS in humanitarian emergencies, a team of
researchers from Columbia University and practitioners from World Vision,
in collaboration with Save the Children, UNICEF, and other members of the
UN GPC Child Protection Working Group, sought to contribute to this
evidence base the first robust estimate of the general impact of CFS as a
humanitarian intervention

Published: 2019

Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking

In this installment of Acaroglu’s series on systems thinking, she articulates the key terms that constitute a systems mindset that enhance our ability to think critically and creatively about how to problem-solve in complex systems.

Published: 2017

Overcoming organizational cultures and moving towards shared meaning with Appreciative Inquiry

This blog post highlights Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as a method of evaluation for fostering an organizational culture of learning. Evaluators looked at two case studies of Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa.

Published: 2017

Implementing the IASC Protection Policy

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Protection Policy was endorsed by the IASC Principals in October 2016. The Policy outlines the overarching framework for how humanitarian actors can fulfill their responsibility to place protection at the center of all aspects of humanitarian action, spelling out core principles, approaches, roles, and responsibilities within and beyond the humanitarian system.

Published: 2017

Humanitarian Action: From Need to Insight

Published: 2017

Report: Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting: An Analysis of what CLA Looks Like in Development Programming

This report presents key findings related to Collaboration, Learning, and Adaptation (CLA) through an analysis of 2015 USAID CLA Case Competition submissions. The findings yield important learnings for integration of CLA within the program cycle and the Enabling Environment (Resources, Processes, and Culture) needed to achieve outcomes in the development space, but can also be applied to protection outcomes.

Published: 2017