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Women, Girls, Boys and Men: Different Needs, Equal Opportunities

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This Handbook provides field practioners with guidance on analyzing humanitarian situations with a gender lens, implementing gender-aware activities, and monitoring and evaluating for impact.  The document is divided into two sections: Fundamental Principles and Areas of Work.  Sector-specific activities, checklists, and resources are offered.

Organizational Authors: 
IASC
Year Published: 
2006
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Child Safeguarding in Cash Transfer Programming

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This tool, developed by Women's Refugee Commission, Child Protection in Crisis Task Force, Save the Children and the Cash Learning Project, seeks to make cash transfer programming more accountable to children, by giving guidance on how to prevent and respond to child protection incidents more effectively. It covers the full program cycle of preparation, planning, implementation, and monitoring. The tool covers all forms of cash transfer programming: conditional and unconditional cash grants, vouchers and cash-for-work, and while it applies specifically to emergency settings, it’s also applicable to non-emergency settings.

Where child protection specialists are available, this tool does not replace the need to seek their advice on context-specific issues that you may encounter.

Authors: 
Hannah Thompson
Organizational Authors: 
Women's Refugee Commission
Child Protection in Crisis Task Force
Save the Children
Cash Learning Project
Year Published: 
2012
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Restoring Livelihoods After Floods: Gender-sensitive response and community-owned recovery in Pakistan

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This paper discusses the response of the Oxfam GB team to flooding in Pakistan.  Primary activities included Emergency Food Security and Livelihoods and WASH with emphasis on having a gender lens during the design and implementation of the project.  A list of best practices as well as challenges are included.

Authors: 
Davina Jeffrey
Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam GB
Year Published: 
2012
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Post-Earthquake Response and Reconstruction: Gender-Sensitive Advocacy in Indonesia

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application/pdf iconPost-Earthquake Response and Reconstruction: Gender-Sensitive Advocacy in Indonesia

This short case study on Oxfam's post-earthquake advocacy work in Indonesia provides an overview of the steps taken with other stakeholders to promote women's participation in designing emergency response actitivities.

Authors: 
Claire Harvey
Ines Smyth
Ancilla Bere
Roysepta Abimanyu
Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam GB
Year Published: 
2012
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Flood Preparedness in Viet Nam: A systematic Gender-Aware Approach

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application/pdf iconFlood Preparedness in Viet Nam: A systematic Gender-Aware Approach

This short document (10 pages) provides examples of activities involving men, women, boys, and girls to increase preparedness for flooding and other natural disasters.  Although set in Vietnam, the example and activities implemented could take place in other contexts as well.  One key focus of the project is to increase gender equality, empowering women as well as men.

Authors: 
Le Thi My Dung
Vu Minh Hai
Ines Smyth
Claire Harvey
Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam GB
Year Published: 
2012
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Guidelines for Measuring Household and Individual Dietary Diversity

As part of a recommended package of food and nutrition security indicators, FAO has developed "Guidelines for Measuring Household and Individual Dietary Diversity". This easy to use tool can be easily integrated into impact assessments and used for rapid evaluations.

Organizational Authors: 
FAO
Year Published: 
2012
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Participation Handbook for Humanitarian Field Workers

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The Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers contains detailed practical advice on the participation of affected people in humanitarian action. It has three sections:

1. Developing a participatory approach (main issues, key factors, building mutual respect, communication methods and advice on reviewing your approach);

2. Implementing your participatory approach at every stage of the project cycle (initial assessment, project design, implementation, monitoring and final evaluation);

3. Tools and additional resources (books, internet sites, etc.).

 

Also available in

French:

http://www.urd.org/article/le-manuel-de-la-participation
 

Spanish:

http://www.urd.org/Manual-de-la-participacion
 

Organizational Authors: 
Group URD
Year Published: 
2009
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Protection: An ALNAP guide for humanitarian emergencies

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This guide offers essential advice and insights to humanitarian practitioners involved in providing safety and protecting vulnerable people in war and disaster. It provides a framework for responsibility and action which helps clarify conceptual issues and helps humanitarian field workers position themselves in relation to other actors with overlapping mandates.

Also available in French.

Authors: 
Hugo Slim
Andrew Bonwick,
Organizational Authors: 
ALNAP
Year Published: 
2005
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Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards

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The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards are a set of international guidelines and standards for the design, implementation and assessment of livestock interventions to assist people affected by humanitarian crises. They are based on livelihoods objectives that aim to provide rapid assistance to protect and rebuild the livestock assets of crisis-affected communities.

Organizational Authors: 
Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards Project
Year Published: 
2009
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HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN DROUGHT-RELATED EMERGENCIES

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application/pdf iconHUMANITARIAN ACTION IN DROUGHT-RELATED EMERGENCIES

This ALNAP Lessons Paper identifies seventeen key lessons for humanitarian agencies responding to droughts, on topics such as: early warning, targeting, working with government, food aid, water interventions and nutrition.

Organizational Authors: 
Alnap
Year Published: 
2011
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Training Guide for Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)

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application/pdf iconModule 1. Overview of Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM)
application/pdf iconModule 2. Defining and Measuring Acute Malnutrition
application/pdf iconModule 3. Community Outreach
application/pdf iconModule 4. Outpatient Care for the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Without Medical Complications
application/pdf iconModule 5. Inpatient Care for the Management of SAM with Medical Complications in the Context of CMAM
application/pdf iconModule 6. Supplementary Feeding for the Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) in the Context of CMAM
application/pdf iconModule 7. Planning CMAM Services at the District Level
application/pdf iconModule 8. Monitoring and Reporting on CMAM

A significant gap remains between need and capacity for management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children. This is despite clear advances in the development and implementation of international and national protocols for the management of SAM, as well as guidelines and training for inpatient care of severely acutely malnourished children. The Training Guide for Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) aims to address this gap by increasing knowledge of and building practical skills to implement CMAM in both emergency and non-emergency contexts. Guide also available in French language at http://www.fantaproject.org/cmam/training.shtml.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
AED
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2008
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Child Safeguarding in Cash Transfer Programming

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This tool, developed by Women's Refugee Commission, Child Protection in Crisis Task Force, Save the Children and the Cash Learning Project, seeks to make cash transfer programming more accountable to children, by giving guidance on how to prevent and respond to child protection incidents more effectively. It covers the full program cycle of preparation, planning, implementation, and monitoring. The tool covers all forms of cash transfer programming: conditional and unconditional cash grants, vouchers and cash-for-work, and while it applies specifically to emergency settings, it’s also applicable to non-emergency settings.

Where child protection specialists are available, this tool does not replace the need to seek their advice on context-specific issues that you may encounter.

Authors: 
Hannah Thompson
Organizational Authors: 
Women's Refugee Commission
Child Protection in Crisis Task Force
Save the Children
Cash Learning Project
Year Published: 
2012
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Sex & Age Matter: Improving Humanitarian Response in Emergencies 

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CARE and OCHA have funded a new report from Tufts, Sex and Age Matter: Improving Humanitarian Response in Emergencies. It shows that proper collection, analysis and use of sex and age disaggregated data, or SADD, allow operational agencies to deliver assistance more effectively and efficiently in a crisis, by helping to ensure that vulnerabilities, needs and access to life-saving services are better understood and responded to. 

Authors: 
Dyan Mazurana
Prisca Benelli
Huma Gupta
Peter Walker
Organizational Authors: 
OCHA
CARE International
Feinstein International Center
Tufts University
Year Published: 
2011
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Leadership in Action: Leading effectively in humanitarian operations

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This study seeks to contribute to improved humanitarian leadership by considering
the factors that make humanitarian leadership successful, and identifying actions that
actors within the humanitarian system can take to improve the quality of leadership in
humanitarian responses. It focuses specifically on the operational level of leadership.

Authors: 
Margie Buchanan-Smith
Kim Scriven
Organizational Authors: 
ALNAP
Year Published: 
2011
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Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Costing Tool

The CMAM Costing Tool is a Microsoft Excel-based application that estimates the costs of implementing Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) at the national, sub-national, and district levels. The Costing Tool calculates the inputs and financial resources required to establish, maintain, or expand CMAM services. This information helps managers determine whether their plans for CMAM are financially feasible, identify the resources needed, and formulate an effective implementation plan. The Costing Tool can also support the promotion and management of CMAM services. Please click here to view the CMAM Costing Tool.

Organizational Authors: 
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2011
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Mozambique's Nutrition Rehabilitation Program

The Manual for Nutrition Treatment and Rehabilitation, Volume I (Manual de Tratamento e Reabilitação Nutricional, Volume I) contains protocols for the treatment of acute malnutrition for children 0-15 years with or without HIV and/or tuberculosis. The manual is accompanied by job aids, which are aimed at helping implementation of inpatient and outpatient treatment. The Facilitators Training Guide and Participants Handouts are used to train health facility staff and community-based health workers. All the materials are in Portuguese. Please click here to view the Portuguese manual.

Organizational Authors: 
REPÚBLICA DE MOÇAMBIQUE MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE
UNICEF
Valid International
Save the Children
FANTA-2/AED
PMA
CUAMM
EGPAF
MSF
OMS
USAID/Mozambique
Year Published: 
2011
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Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards

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The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards are a set of international guidelines and standards for the design, implementation and assessment of livestock interventions to assist people affected by humanitarian crises. They are based on livelihoods objectives that aim to provide rapid assistance to protect and rebuild the livestock assets of crisis-affected communities.

Organizational Authors: 
Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards Project
Year Published: 
2009
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Anthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide

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This revised guide provides information on the anthropometric impact indicators and the annual monitoring indicators for Maternal and Child Health/Child Survival (MCH/CS) and income related activities. The focus is on the collection and reporting of indicators to improve program management and document progress towards the achievement of results.

Authors: 
Bruce Cogill
Organizational Authors: 
AED
FANTA 2
USAID
Year Published: 
2003
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Participation Handbook for Humanitarian Field Workers

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application/pdf iconChapter 9
application/pdf iconChapter 10
application/pdf iconChapter 11

The Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers contains detailed practical advice on the participation of affected people in humanitarian action. It has three sections:

1. Developing a participatory approach (main issues, key factors, building mutual respect, communication methods and advice on reviewing your approach);

2. Implementing your participatory approach at every stage of the project cycle (initial assessment, project design, implementation, monitoring and final evaluation);

3. Tools and additional resources (books, internet sites, etc.).

 

Also available in

French:

http://www.urd.org/article/le-manuel-de-la-participation
 

Spanish:

http://www.urd.org/Manual-de-la-participacion
 

Organizational Authors: 
Group URD
Year Published: 
2009
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Emergencies in Urban Setting: A Technical Review of Food-Based Program Options

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Although food assistance needs in urban and peri-urban areas are expected to require increased resources in the coming years, most experience with food-based programs is in rural areas. Against this backdrop, this paper examined 11 common food-based programs to highlight advantages, disadvantages, targeting, and implementation modalities in the urban context.  The paper also presented tools to help determine the most appropriate interventions and approaches for given settings.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
AED
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2008
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Alternative Sampling Designs for Emergency Settings: A Guide for Survey Planning, Data Collection and Analysis

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application/pdf iconAlternative Sampling Designs for Emergency Settings: A Guide for Survey Planning, Data Collection and Analysis

This guide provides information on three alternative sampling designs that are proven to be more time- and resource-efficient than the 30x30 cluster survey: the 33x6, the 67x3, and the sequential design. All three designs are hybrid designs, combining aspects of cluster sampling and analysis with Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) analysis.

Organizational Authors: 
AED
FANTA 2
USAID
Year Published: 
2009
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Anthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide

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application/pdf iconAnthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide

This revised guide provides information on the anthropometric impact indicators and the annual monitoring indicators for Maternal and Child Health/Child Survival (MCH/CS) and income related activities. The focus is on the collection and reporting of indicators to improve program management and document progress towards the achievement of results.

Authors: 
Bruce Cogill
Organizational Authors: 
AED
FANTA 2
USAID
Year Published: 
2003
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Child Safeguarding in Cash Transfer Programming

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application/pdf iconChild Safeguarding in Cash Transfer Programming

This tool, developed by Women's Refugee Commission, Child Protection in Crisis Task Force, Save the Children and the Cash Learning Project, seeks to make cash transfer programming more accountable to children, by giving guidance on how to prevent and respond to child protection incidents more effectively. It covers the full program cycle of preparation, planning, implementation, and monitoring. The tool covers all forms of cash transfer programming: conditional and unconditional cash grants, vouchers and cash-for-work, and while it applies specifically to emergency settings, it’s also applicable to non-emergency settings.

Where child protection specialists are available, this tool does not replace the need to seek their advice on context-specific issues that you may encounter.

Authors: 
Hannah Thompson
Organizational Authors: 
Women's Refugee Commission
Child Protection in Crisis Task Force
Save the Children
Cash Learning Project
Year Published: 
2012
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Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Costing Tool

The CMAM Costing Tool is a Microsoft Excel-based application that estimates the costs of implementing Community-Based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) at the national, sub-national, and district levels. The Costing Tool calculates the inputs and financial resources required to establish, maintain, or expand CMAM services. This information helps managers determine whether their plans for CMAM are financially feasible, identify the resources needed, and formulate an effective implementation plan. The Costing Tool can also support the promotion and management of CMAM services. Please click here to view the CMAM Costing Tool.

Organizational Authors: 
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2011
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Disaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies

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application/pdf iconDisaster Relief 2.0: The Future of Information Sharing in Humanitarian Emergencies

The report analyzes how the humanitarian community and the emerging volunteer and technical communities worked together in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and recommends ways to improve coordination between them in future emergencies.

Organizational Authors: 
United Nations Foundation
OCHA
Vodafone Foundation
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Year Published: 
2011
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Emergencies in Urban Setting: A Technical Review of Food-Based Program Options

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Although food assistance needs in urban and peri-urban areas are expected to require increased resources in the coming years, most experience with food-based programs is in rural areas. Against this backdrop, this paper examined 11 common food-based programs to highlight advantages, disadvantages, targeting, and implementation modalities in the urban context.  The paper also presented tools to help determine the most appropriate interventions and approaches for given settings.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
AED
FANTA-2
Year Published: 
2008
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Flood Preparedness in Viet Nam: A systematic Gender-Aware Approach

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application/pdf iconFlood Preparedness in Viet Nam: A systematic Gender-Aware Approach

This short document (10 pages) provides examples of activities involving men, women, boys, and girls to increase preparedness for flooding and other natural disasters.  Although set in Vietnam, the example and activities implemented could take place in other contexts as well.  One key focus of the project is to increase gender equality, empowering women as well as men.

Authors: 
Le Thi My Dung
Vu Minh Hai
Ines Smyth
Claire Harvey
Organizational Authors: 
Oxfam GB
Year Published: 
2012
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Food Assistance Programming in the Context of HIV

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This document, a joint publication of the World Food Programme (WFP) and FANTA, provides guidance on improving the design and implementation of food security programs that respond to HIV-related challenges and of HIV programs that utilize food and food-related activities to achieve HIV-related outcomes.  The guide is for program directors, program advisors, and senior program managers who are directly involved in the analysis and formulation of food assistance strategies and country program activities at headquarters, regional, and field offices.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
AED
WFP
Year Published: 
2007
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Gender-Based Violence and Livelihood Interventions: Focus on Population of Humanitarian Concern in the Context of HIV

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application/pdf iconGender-Based Violence and Livelihood Interventions: Focus on Population of Humanitarian Concern in the Context of HIV

This Guidance Note provides an overview of the complex interactions between GBV, HIV and AIDS and rural livelihoods, based on the available literature and findings from FAO field studies in Kenya and Uganda. The studies, conducted in humanitarian settings, focused mainly on the relationships between these issues, and on identifying the appropriate livelihood strategies to mitigate and prevent GBV, and strengthen people’s resilience.

Organizational Authors: 
FAO
Dimitra Project
Year Published: 
2010
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Guidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings

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application/pdf iconGuidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings

The Inter-Agency Standing Committee has issued these Guidelines for Gender-based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Emergencies: Focusing on Prevention and Response to Sexual Violence to meet the need for a coherent and participatory approach to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. This is a tool to for field actors to establish a multisectoral coordinated approach to gender-based violence programming in emergency settings.

Organizational Authors: 
IASC
Year Published: 
2005
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