Resources

Understanding the root causes of displacement: towards a comprehensive approach to prevention and solutions

This briefing paper released in advance of the UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) eighth annual High Commissioner’s Dialogue on Protection Challenges seeks to help re-think displacement in the context of today’s crises.

Published: 2016

Contest: Results-Based Protection Good Practice Examples

For the first time, InterAction is pleased to invite members of our broad community to participate in a contest to collect examples of results-based approaches to protection in practice!

Published: 2020

Discussion Note: Advancing knowledge on the role of civilians in preventing and mitigating mass atrocities

On March 5th, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum convened a group of academics, practitioners, and policy-makers to take stock of existing knowledge on the role of civil society and civilian self-protection mechanisms in preventing and mitigating violence and mass atrocities, as well as identify gaps in knowledge and areas of future inquiry and research.

Published: 2018

How to use social media to engage with people affected by crisis

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), with support from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), have published a brief guide on how to use social media to better engage people affected by crisis.

Published: 2017

Scenario Building in Preparation for or During Humanitarian Crises

While there are many approaches to conducting an analysis of possible futures, this document outlines an example of one step-by-step approach of how to build scenarios, which can be applied to a range of contexts and timeframes, from a protracted conflict to a sudden onset disaster. It articulates 9 steps within the chain of plausibility, and showcases an example from an ACAPS’ scenario building exercise in Nigeria.

Kumu – An online mapping tool

Kumu is one easy-to-use online mapping tool that can help humanitarians navigate complexity. All that’s required is an internet connection.

Published: 2020

Localisation and Locally-led Crisis Response

This review of existing literature explores the meaning of the term “localization” and how it differs from “locally-led”, underscoring the importance of using the correct terminology to describe our work.

Published: 2016

Local Ownership in Evaluation: Moving from Participant Inclusion to Ownership in Evaluation Decision Making

This briefing paper developed by InterAction provides practitioners – particularly international NGOs and donors – with a rationale and framework for promoting local ownership of evaluation.

Published: 2015

An Overview of Community Innovation Trends: Design-Based Approaches

In this first of a series of papers on trends in Community Innovation, Gallen Maclusky will explore two approaches that have their roots in the practice and rigour of design: Design Thinking and Social Labs. These approaches draw heavily on Community Engagement, iterative and experimental processes, and creative collaboration as pathways to effect change.

Published: 2018

RBP Contest – Assessment Criteria

This document provides a framework for assessment of submissions for the “RBP Good Practice Contest”. While these criteria are not exhaustive, they are intended to communicate the types of questions InterAction’s team will be asking themselves and reflecting on when reviewing submissions.

Published: 2020