Ensuring that people affected by crisis have a say in humanitarian action, from individual projects to global humanitarian reform.
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📢 Feedback mechanisms offer people affected by crises a way to participate in aid provision and improve its quality. But do they actually?
Read our latest brief, “We might need to calm down about reactive feedback mechanisms.”
🔗tinyurl.com/2jjanspt
We gathered some innovators at #HNPW and asked how to break the cycle of 'Participationwashing?' and really ensure communities are driving decisions.
📺Watch it here if you missed it ➡️youtube.com/watch?v=N7NE6qsx…
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Amid #Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis, involving women's grass-roots organizations is key to reach women in need.
Read our brief authored by @GroundTruthSol & Salma Consulting: unwo.men/PvSU50RCuLG
Today, GTS will discuss 'participationwashing' - why community prioritisation is critical in the age of the poly-crisis? Join @megsattler and guest speakers @ 11 AM CEST. To connect virtually follow this link 🔗 tinyurl.com/mupaf9v5 @LEP_HNPW
How do people in #Ukraine experience different types of #cash assistance? How do humanitarian organisations complement social protection schemes? Watch the story of Daryna🎥 and to read more stories like hers, read about 'cash user journeys' 🔗 tinyurl.com/4vy9a98f
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GTS at #HNPW2024! Here's a snapshot of different sessions GTS will be hosting and participating in, make sure you don’t miss us! Check the program and register here: tinyurl.com/5b6z8jsr
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💡Les voix des communautés guident nos actions✨ Suite aux enquêtes de perception des communautés menées par l'UNICEF et @GroundTruthSol, des ateliers sectoriels ont été organisés pour traduire les recommandations communautaires en plans d'actions stratégiques les 3 prochains ans
Time to act on community feedback! We are spending time with partners in the Central African Republic this week. Today we have been working with @UNICEF and Humanitarian Data Support on how to improve water, sanitation and hygiene projects based on community input.
People with disabilities in #Afghanistan are at a higher risk of using negative coping mechanisms such as marrying daughters off earlier than planned and sending sons to neighbouring countries to work to meet their family's needs. Read our bulletin ➡ tinyurl.com/4s3vdfkf
Women with lower literacy levels in #Afghanistan find it harder to access aid than men in the same category. They reported physical distances, lack of clear information, and the absence of women aid workers as the top three major barriers. Read more here➡️ tinyurl.com/3zd67h3m
GTS and Salma Consulting, supported by @unwomenafghan spoke to women and men across #Afghanistan to better understand their view of the humanitarian response and how to ensure women are better served. Read our latest brief ➡️ tinyurl.com/3kfkeasf
Illustration: @UN_Women
📢 En clôturant les projets en #RDC & au #Tchad, nous les connectons aux débats sur les principes #humanitaires :
🤔 L’équité est-elle plus utile que l'impartialité ?
🤔 L'aide standardisée affaiblit-elle le principe de l'humanité ?
Notre dernier article tinyurl.com/yv6ud848
Wrapping up our projects in #DRCongo & #Chad, connecting them with debates on #humanitarian principles.
🔊 Is fairness more helpful than impartiality?
🔊 Does standardised aid weaken community ties and the principle of humanity?
Our latest article tinyurl.com/229ae29m
The success of the Loss and Damage fund will rely heavily on meaningful community engagement. Read our opinion piece by GTS founder @nvanp here 🔗lnkd.in/dSXV9bYu
Rejoignez-nous demain, Mardi 27 février,⏰14h Kinshasa, N'Djamena, Vienne/ 15h heure de Goma, afin de discuter des préoccupations et des priorités des communautés au Tchad et en RDC.
Confirmez votre présence en vous inscrivant ici : 🔗lnkd.in/daKPh2tC
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🔎 In conflict and crisis, is truth the first casualty?
🎟️ Register now to join us for this insightful session at #HumanitarianXchange with @FollowupYemen, @annieslem, @marwasf & @megsattler 👇
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ALT Is truth the first casualty? Exploring the accelerated role of communication in crisis. CDAC Network at Humanitarian Xchange 2024. 20 February, 13:00 GMT, London & online. The speakers are: Ahmed Al Khameri (Team Leader, Chemonics International). Annie Slemrod (Middle East Editor, The New Humanitarian). Marwa Fatafta (MENA Policy and Advocacy Director, Access Now). Meg Sattler (CEO, Ground Truth Solutions). Liz Hendry (Moderator, CDAC Programme Lead).
What are the humanitarian priorities of people in #Gaza? How are they coping with ongoing attacks and supporting each other?
Find out & sign up for our #webinar tomorrow!
🗓️ Wednesday, February 7, at 3 PM Palestine time / 2 PM CET
Be sure to register🔗tinyurl.com/4wkv5zvk
In #Afghanistan, families in need continue to resort to negative coping mechanisms such as early marriage and child labour when they have exhausted other options. Read more in our new report 🔗 tinyurl.com/dhnzyxvb
Our last newsletter for the year came out yesterday: "Let’s throw out our jargon and find our humanity" tinyurl.com/4shdws4b
with Meg's end-of-the-year reflection & reports from #DRC and #Chad. Don't miss our quarterly updates - join our mailing list 👉tinyurl.com/4hhkx959