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Humanitarian Needs Assessment Good Enough Guide - ACAPS & ECB 2014
08 Jul, 2019
2014 Humanitarian Needs Assessment Good Enough Guide - ACAPS and Emergency Capacity Building Project This guide is written for field staff carrying out assessments in the early days and weeks following a disaster. It is especially aimed at national project managers and their teams. This guide does not explain every activity that you will need to carry out for your assessment, but it will help you through the assessment process. You can use it to take you through the whole assessment or to help at particular points in the process.
Research Querry: GBV and Anticipatory Action Approaches
29 Jul, 2021
This report is a primer for GBV actors on anticipatory action. It aims to provide a brief overview of what an anticipatory action approach is, including how this approach differs from disaster risk reduction and preparedness work. The report describes the systems, processes and timelines that align with the approach, including the different lead times for undertaking anticipatory actions depending on the specific type of emergency event, or hazard, and how these link to operational planning processes, including the design of GBV activities to be implemented as part of the anticipatory actions
Tearing Down the Walls - UNHCR, June 2019
11 Jul, 2019
UNHCR's latest report called "Tearing Down The Walls: Confronting The Barriers To Internationally Displaced Women And Girls’ Participation In Humanitarian Settings" is published.
Understanding the Core Functions and Differences between Women and Girls Safe Spaces and One Stop Centers - GBV AoR Helpdesk 2022
19 Dec, 2022
This resource has been developed to assist gender-based violence (GBV) practitioners, MHPSS and health specialists as well as policy makers operating in humanitarian settings to understand the differences between women and girls’ safe spaces (WGSS) and one-stop centers (OSC). Drawing from key tools and guidance, it outlines the key characteristics of each type of service, their benefits, and some of the potential limitations of each service that need to be addressed as part of the design and implementation phases. This resource can be used as a reference tool when considering how to ensure comprehensive care for survivors in a given setting; it may also be useful for advocacy purposes to ensure that the scale up of one type of service (most often, one-stop centers) does not take precedence over or eclipse the other service. The priority is to ensure women and girls have access to safety and protection and a choice of where and when to seek support when they experience GBV. And so, a OS...