ActivityInfo’s Post

ℹ️Follow the diaspora response to the Türkiye-Syria #Earthquakes through DEMAC - Diaspora Emergency Action & Coordination's situation reports. As part of the H2H Network's service package to the region, DEMAC is enhancing knowledge by documenting the role of the diaspora in the response. 👇 Read more about the H2H service package here 👉🔗 https://cutt.ly/Lwa01vYn

🚀 The Humanitarian Information Support Team (HIST) #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 launches its phase two! The achievements of Phase One, concluded in January 2024, have led to the continuation of the second phase with financial support from USAID - Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. In the initial phase, we reached significant milestones by assisting humanitarian actors in identifying and addressing Information Management (IM) gaps and improving the IM capabilities of the humanitarian actors through various trainings. Phase Two is geared towards delivering essential IM services tailored to further improve responses and coordination among humanitarian actors in Ethiopia. Stay tuned for further updates as we persist in our endeavors to make a positive difference, emphasizing the importance of improved data quality for informed decision-making, which ultimately leads to better outcomes. #BetterData #BetterDecisions #BetterOutcomes #HIST #InformationManagement #HumanitarianSupport #Ethiopia #PhaseTwo

At this pivotal moment, as Iraq reflects on the past year since the transition from a humanitarian designation to long-term development, we are excited to invite you to our webinar on 17th of January at 11:00AM (GMT) / 2:00PM (AST), developed in partnership with SEED Foundation, a leading local NGO based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and focusing on Iraq's current state of aid and development. Register for the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/d6jj9uFP Our webinar aims to shed light on the following key aspects: ✅ The State of Aid and Development: Discover the current status of aid and development initiatives in Iraq and Kurdistan, and gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities. ✅ Donor Funding: Understand the shifting priorities of donor funding and how it impacts aid and development efforts in the region. ✅ Transitioning from aid to development: Explore how organisations, donors and government are adapting their activities to meet the changing needs of the population. ✅ Localisation and its effectiveness: Uncover the challenges and successes of implementing localised aid and development initiatives. Discover what our speakers have learned and how to improve localisation efforts in Iraq to empower communities and drive sustainable change. ✅ The future of humanitarian coordination in Iraq and Kurdistan: Gain valuable insights into the specific areas that demand urgent attention and the future pressing challenges of humanitarian coordination in the region. Speakers Include: - Sherri Kraham Talabany, President and Executive Director, SEED Foundation - Samar Abboud, Country Director Iraq, International Rescue Committee - Garik Hayrapetyan, Deputy Representative Iraq, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - Dr. Kanar Hidayat, Director General, Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Planning - Rolinde Roijers, Policy Officer Stabilization and Security, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken) #AidEx #AidEx2024 #humanitarianaid #localisation #humanitarian

The European Humanitarian Forum and ECHO Partner Day have concluded, but ZOA colleagues are still reflecting on the sessions and discussions we had this week in Brussels. We appreciate renewed donor commitment to and engagement with partner organisations. These times of innovative and collaborative learning are important as we continue to reach the most vulnerable and strengthen community resilience for future shocks. This is even more critical when faced with the increasing funding gap. EU in Emergencies European Commission Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024 Dutch Relief Alliance USAID - Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance #humanitarianaid  #EHF2024

At this pivotal moment, Iraq reflects on one year since the transition from a humanitarian designation to long-term development. In partnership with SEED Foundation, we would like to invite you to Wednesday’s webinar (17th of January - 11:00 GMT / 14:00 AST) examining Iraq's current state of aid and development. Register for free here: https://lnkd.in/d6jj9uFP Our webinar aims to shed light on the following key aspects:  ✅The State of Aid and Development: Discover the current status of aid and development initiatives in Iraq and Kurdistan, and gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities.  ✅Donor Funding: Understand the shifting priorities of donor funding and how it impacts aid and development efforts in the region.  ✅Transitioning from aid to development: Explore how organisations, donors and government are adapting their activities to meet the changing needs of the population.   ✅Localisation and its effectiveness: Uncover the challenges and successes of implementing localised aid and development initiatives. Discover what our speakers have learned and how to improve localisation efforts in Iraq to empower communities and drive sustainable change.  ✅The future of humanitarian coordination in Iraq and Kurdistan: Gain valuable insights into the specific areas that demand urgent attention and the future pressing challenges of humanitarian coordination in the region. Speakers Include:  - Sherri Kraham Talabany, President and Executive Director, SEED Foundation  - Samar Abboud, Country Director Iraq, International Rescue Committee  - Garik Hayrapetyan, Deputy Representative Iraq, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)  - Dr. Kanar Hidayat, Director General, Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Planning  - Rolinde Roijers, Policy Officer Stabilization and Security, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken)   #AidEx #AidEx2024 #humanitarianaid #localisation #humanitarian

Are you interested in humanitarian response and information management challenges and solutions? Are you looking for like-minded professionals who set up processes and IM systems for their organization using ActivityInfo? Then, join our session on Thursday, July 11, at 15:00 CEST! We are happy to welcome Tetyana Nikitina, Diana Maria Pirga, Gabriela Hondru and Marius Chiricuță from UNICEF Romania. During the session, the organization will discuss: - What was the context? UNICEF Romania’s response to refugee crisis - What challenges did we face? - How did we manage? - What have we learnt? Tips and best practices - Questions and answers You can register for the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/e5QBRC8t #Humanitarian #RefugeeCrises #MonitoringAndEvaluation #InformationManagement

Great Emma Beals blog for Conflict Sensitivity Facility (CSF) Sudan on lessons for navigating access challenges from Myanmar and Syria. https://lnkd.in/eiX6fnCh 'In Sudan, there’s a strong focus on access approval from certain government authorities , even in areas where they have no control or visibility. When approval is denied, this is escalated to a political level because of bureaucratic and operational preferences rather than necessity. Increased cross-border activity, meaningful localisation efforts that include remote programming, and cash transfer solutions for small organisations and beneficiaries alike, could be explored to meet humanitarian needs where they exist, even in the face of complex access challenges.' Which chimes with what we've been hearing in Humanitarian Outcomes interviews for a forthcoming report.

In partnership with SEED Foundation, AidEx would like to invite you to today’s webinar (17th of January - 11:00 GMT / 14:00 AST) examining Iraq's current state of aid and development. Register for free here: https://lnkd.in/d6jj9uFP Our webinar aims to shed light on the following key aspects:  ✅The State of Aid and Development: Discover the current status of aid and development initiatives in Iraq and Kurdistan, and gain valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities.  ✅Donor Funding: Understand the shifting priorities of donor funding and how it impacts aid and development efforts in the region.  ✅Transitioning from aid to development: Explore how organisations, donors and government are adapting their activities to meet the changing needs of the population.   ✅Localisation and its effectiveness: Uncover the challenges and successes of implementing localised aid and development initiatives. Discover what our speakers have learned and how to improve localisation efforts in Iraq to empower communities and drive sustainable change.  ✅The future of humanitarian coordination in Iraq and Kurdistan: Gain valuable insights into the specific areas that demand urgent attention and the future pressing challenges of humanitarian coordination in the region. Speakers Include:  - Sherri Kraham Talabany, President and Executive Director, SEED Foundation  - Samar Abboud, Country Director Iraq, International Rescue Committee - Garik Hayrapetyan, Deputy Representative Iraq, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)  - Dr. Kanar Hidayat, Director General, Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Planning  - Rolinde Roijers, Policy Officer Stabilization and Security, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken)   #AidEx #AidEx2024 #humanitarianaid #localisation #humanitarian

#Ukraine | New quarterly update on #humanitarian access: this report aims to compare access challenges across different oblasts to inform humanitarian responders and support their decision-making. ➡The continued indiscriminate targeting of humanitarian responders and infrastructure, including many unreported close calls, complicates the last-mile delivery of in-kind assistance ➡Access severity scores increased in most oblasts as a result of severe winter weather in November–December. ➡Several administrative constraints continue to hamper humanitarian organisations’ ability to reach people in need.    📋 https://lnkd.in/dDyfQbUT

#HNPW2024 HYBRID SESSION TODAY: Join @ALNAP & the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)'s #IAHE What can the humanitarian system learn from past experiences of scaling up responses in complex humanitarian crisis? How can collective humanitarian responses be improved to better meet the needs of affected populations? The session will draw on results from a recent IASC learning paper on system-wide scale up as well as from the Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluations (IAHEs) of the collective responses in Afghanistan and Ethiopia. Panellists will discuss the successes and challenges of scaling up a response in complex crises including the limitations the system faces. The session will first offer a presentation of lessons on scaling up humanitarian responses from the IASC learning paper, as well as key lessons from recent IAHEs on Afghanistan and Ethiopia. Then a panel of specialists from different agencies will share their learning and perspectives on key issues related to scale-up and prioritisation. Useful for humanitarian policy makers & practitioners who are interested in issues related to system-wide scale-up and humanitarian aid in complex crises 🗓 Today 🕚 11:00-12:30PM CET 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g-8iayGZ