Holistic Organizational Capacity Assessment Instrument & Caregiver Mental Health Knowledge Sharing Series & Resources
This event was a session at the Food Security COVID-19 Learning Event.
This Resource Reveal profiled web-based resources addressing organizational capacity assessment and caregiver mental health, respectively.
CRS presented the HOCAI (Holistic Organizational Capacity Assessment Instrument) tool, designed to help organizations engage in a process of continuous assessment and improvement. They will talk about the tool itself, virtual use during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a larger web platform which provides a one-stop shop for resources in partnership and capacity strengthening.
Food for the Hungry presented a Caregiver Mental Health Knowledge Sharing Series that provides evidence, best practices, and practical resources for advancing caregiver mental health worldwide. Participants gain access to new resources in mental health and will learn about the critical role mental health plays in food security and nutrition.
Speakers
Kushal Neogy, Catholic Relief Services
Kushal Neogy is working with Catholic Relief Services as Subregional Director of Partnerships. In 2012, he initiated the Partnership Capacity Strengthening work in India and supports CRS partners across South Asia (India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh). He supports partners in organizational assessment and provides technical assistance in organizational development.
Sogheetha Imad, Strengthening the Ankawa Humanitarian Committee to Respond Project (SACR)
Sogheetha Imad is the Project Coordinator of Strengthening the Ankawa Humanitarian Committee to Respond Project (SACR), and one of the team members of the Transitional Solution Project (TA). She is a Graduate of Health Sciences College, Department of Medical Microbiology. She has helped and aided the internally displaced people in 2014 as a volunteer in Iraq.
Erin Pfeiffer, Food for the Hungry
Erin Pfeiffer is an independent Senior Technical Advisor in Global Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition with 15+ years of experience designing, managing, and evaluating development programs and research initiatives globally. She holds a Master of Science in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health and recently served as the Coordinator of Food for the Hungry’s Knowledge Sharing Series on Caregiver Mental Health.