NGOs and Humanitarian Reform Project

Since the beginning of the UN-led humanitarian reform process, there have been several suggestions about the need to better involve NGOs – particularly national and local NGOs – in the various aspects of reform. A three-year project started in September 2008 (currently funded by DfID) to increase the effective engagement of international, national, and local NGOs in humanitarian reform (clusters, humanitarian financing, and Humanitarian Coordinator strengthening).

The project places a particular emphasis on catalyzing NGO engagement in humanitarian reform processes. The focus will be on clusters; innovation and lesson-learning related to NGO engagement in humanitarian coordination and financing mechanisms; and promoting effective means to represent the views of crisis-affected populations through evidence-based advocacy, a focus on downwards accountability, and improving the impact of humanitarian action.

The project is being run by a consortium of seven NGOs: ActionAid (as lead agency), CARE International UK, CAFOD, International Rescue Committee, ICVA, Oxfam, and Save the Children UK.

Ditchley Conference 13 October 2009
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	Ditchley Conference 2009 Report - "Strengthening Partnership for Humanitarian Response" [PDF] (posted: 18 January 2010) International Rescue Committee: Ditchley Conference Report 2009
	Presentation - The Weak Link: Strengthening Partnership for Better Humanitarian Response, Ditchley Conference, 13 October 2009 [Word] (posted: 24 November 2009) Presentation by Ms Janet Lim, United Nations Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees

Project Output
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	Understanding and Experiences of Humanitarian Reform Process in Zimbabwe - A Short Analysis [PDF] (posted: 16 March 2010)
	Good Practices in Humanitarian Assistance: Zimbabwe [PDF] (posted: 12 March 2010) Good Practice Paper Series
	Good Practices in Humanitarian Financing: Afghanistan's CERF Underfunded Allocation 2010 [PDF] (posted: 12 March 2010) Good Practice Paper Series
	Good Practices in Humanitarian Assistance: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [PDF] (posted: 12 March 2010) Good Practice Paper Series
	Good Practices in Humanitarian Financing: Ethiopia's Humanitarian Response Fund [PDF] (posted: 20 January 2010) Good Practice Paper Series
	Assessment on the Afghanistan Kabul-based Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms June-September 2009 [Word] (posted: 3 December 2009) By Lydia Geirsdottir, Humanitarian Reform Officer, Afghanistan
	Executive Summary of Synthesis Report: Review of the engagement of NGOs with the humanitarian reform process, October 2009 [PDF] (posted: 27 October 2009) Stand-alone Executive Summary of Synthesis Report; English FILE SIZE 0.7 MB, French FILE SIZE 1.6MB—also available: Français: [PDF]
	Synthesis Report: Review of the engagement of NGOs with the humanitarian reform process, October 2009 [PDF] (posted: 7 October 2009) Commissioned by the NGOs and Humanitarian Reform Project; FILE SIZE 0.9 MB
	Mapping Study: Sudan Report - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform [PDF] (posted: 14 September 2009) FILE SIZE: 1.5 MB
	Mapping Study: Ethiopia Report - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform [PDF] (posted: 4 September 2009)
	Mapping Study: Zimbabwe Report - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform [PDF] (posted: 3 September 2009)
	Mapping Study: Afghanistan Report - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform [PDF] (posted: 3 September 2009)
	Mapping Study: Democratic Republic of Congo Report - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform [PDF] (posted: 17 June 2009)

Project Documents
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	The NGOs and Humanitarian Reform Project - Final Project Leaflet [PDF] (posted: 13 January 2010) January 2010
	NGOs and Humanitarian Reform Project: Key Messages on Humanitarian Reform and Funding - Montreux Good Humanitarian Donorship Retreat, March 2009 [Word] (posted: 26 June 2009)
	Short Bios of Humanitarian Reform Officers - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform Project [Word] (posted: 17 June 2009) Updated 8 January 2010
	Mapping Studies Inception report [PDF] (posted: 18 February 2009)
	PowerPoint Presentation - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform: A Multi-Agency Project [Powerpoint] (posted: 21 October 2008)
	Summary NGOs and Humanitarian Reform Overview - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform Project [Word] (posted: 21 October 2008)
	NGOs and Humanitarian Reform: An Opportunity to Influence the Future of Humanitarian Reform [Word] (posted: 21 October 2008) Project Description

Background Documents
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	Logical Framework Matrix - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform Project [Word] (posted: 21 October 2008)
	Budget - NGOs and Humanitarian Reform Project [Zip Archive] (posted: 21 October 2008)