Resources

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

Partnerships and Principles in Conflict Context

On June 2nd 2021, the International Association of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection (PHAP) organized a launch event of the report titled Towards Principled Humanitarian Action in Conflict Contexts – Understanding the Role of Partnerships: Voices from Nigeria and South Sudan.

Published: 2021

White Paper – Scoping Exercise on the Prevention of GBV in Conflict

InterAction is leading an effort to develop a “Results-Based Evaluation Framework for SGBV Prevention in Humanitarian Crises” in order to track SGBV prevention and demonstrate outcomes in the form of measurably reduced risk. It is expected that such a framework will be practical enough for field-level use across crisis contexts where a diversity of SGBV risks are experienced by diverse population groups.

Published: 2019

DISCUSSION FRAMER: 2nd Practitioners’ Roundtable on Results-Based Protection

This document summarizes key points and questions that have emerged after 3 years of exploring results-based protection.

Published: 2016

Summary Report Results-Based Protection Practitioners’ Roundtable 2013

Published: 2015