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| Links between emergency relief and development |
Aimed at humanitarian actors to improve the links between different forms of operation (relief, rehabilitation and development) in different crisis contexts (acute, lasting or chronic). |
| Links between development and emergency relief |
Aimed at development actors to understand how to integrate crisis phenomena into development operations, notably by strengthening the resilience of populations with regard to potential crises. |
| Project evaluation : a tool for improvement |
To learn the techniques which are used to evaluate humanitarian action, an activity which should be an integral part of humanitarian culture but which is too often mistaken for a kind of audit or inspection or assessment of individual performance. |
| The Quality of humanitarian action |
To gain a basic grounding in the subject of ‘Quality’ in humanitarian action and an introduction to the Quality COMPAS©, URD’s quality assurance tool, and the Dynamic COMPAS®, an information, project management and institutional memory system for the humanitarian sector. |
| Participation of populations |
To understand the advantages and difficulties involved in different participatory approaches and to learn how to use the tools that are needed to put them in place. This module is based on the findings of the 'Global Study on Participation and Consultation of Affected Populations in Humanitarian Action' and particularly field tests of the Practitioner's Handbook using Participatory Research Approaches. |
| Project management cycle |
How to manage the different phases of a humanitarian project from the initial assessment phase to the closure of the project. How to use tools such as the Dynamic COMPAS® and the Logical Framework Approach to make the initial assessment, to design and monitor the project, with the accent on drawing up indicators and reports which are suitable for decision-making. |
| Nutrition in crisis contexts |
Malnutrition, undernourishment, nutritional centre or food distribution: these concepts, the methods involved and their limits are not very well known. The participant will learn how to interpret figures, will gain insight into the key issues, different operational strategies, how to understand them within their contexts and how they fit into a food security strategy. |
| Food security in crisis |
An introduction to the methodological tools which will allow participants to understand the issues involved in food security and agricultural revival within an integrated response to crisis situations. |
| Applied international law |
A basic grounding in Public International Law and International Humanitarian Law. This module aims to help humanitarian field workers understand the international context within which humanitarian programmes exist, the consequent roles and responsibilities for humanitarian actors and how programmes carried out in the field can improve the protection of populations. |
| Using management tools in the humanitarian sector |
The aim of this module is not to teach humanitarian actors how to use management tools, as this already exists elsewhere. Rather, it is an explanation of how these tools can be adapted to humanitarian work. It is therefore aimed at people with a general or managerial background (political science, business schools, management) and will introduce them to the work done in the international aid sector.
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