Reports

Executive summary This study examines field-level practice related to localisation and inclusion when working across the humanitarian-development nexus in two contrasting country settings: Lebanon and Ethiopia. Analysing localisation means looking at processes that may contribute to (or…

This case study is one in a series of five research pieces which fed into the analysis for The State of the Humanitarian System 2018.This research was conducted and written in April 2018. Executive summary Successive episodes of…

Alice Obrecht Executive Summary Early action in crises caused by drought is aimed at ‘recognizing and managing the risk of drought, rather than waiting for it to affect vulnerable communities’ (IFRC, 2014: 1). Doing this effectively ‘implies substantive…

ALNAP together with CDA have published their first of three case studies examining the question of ‘What makes humanitarian feedback mechanisms effective?’ This publication will help you understand how agency staff, but most importantly affected people and…

INTRODUCTION An estimated 12 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in East Africa . Aid agencies in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya have reported high rates of acute malnutrition as well as large numbers of…

Case Study Summary The guidelines for conducting anthropometric nutrition assessments among sedentary populations are inappropriate for pastoralists. This is for two main reasons. First is the problem of establishing a representative sample in a low-density, scattered, mobile…

Este estudio proporciona una síntesis sobre lecciones clave aprendidas a partir de evaluaciones de respuestas de emergencia y de recuperación ante desastres de comienzo lento previos. Dedica especial atención a las sequías y a la inseguridad tanto alimentaria como…

Background to the Evaluation Southern Sudan has presented a unique operating environment for the NGO community for the better part of 22 years. During the civil war, Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) defined the space for NGO activity regardless of participation…

Case Study Summary Kenya was the first country in the world to use mobile phones for cash transfers; through a service called M-PESA, developed by Safaricom Limited. Concern Worldwide has pioneered the use of M-PESA for emergency cash transfers in Kenya.…

Summary: This ALNAP-HPG paper focuses on the recent expulsion of NGOs from Sudan. It offers a snapshot of what expelled aid agencies were doing, where they were based and the type of assistance they were providing at the time…