Since 2012 ActionAid has been working on a Pilot Project on Value for Money as part of the Programme Partnership Agreement (PPA) with DFID. This paper summarizes some of the key learning on VfM and on the approach that was developed. While VfM practices have proven to be difficult for INGOs to use, the VfM …
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The aim of this paper is to provide a review of current literature as a foundation for informing practice and policy of humanitarian actors. Given the emerging nature of this topic, there is also a focus on identifying gaps in documentation and sector knowledge for further research. The research questions this paper seeks to address …
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This document provides materials for the planning and delivery of a workshop to engage with stakeholders and, using systems thinking, to begin an urban assessment. The overall goal is that this will be one of the first steps to developing integrated programming at the community level to build overall urban resilience. Stakeholder engagement is a …
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Between late 2013 and early 2014 the IFRC supported several African National Societies to conduct Vulnerability and Capacity Assessments (VCA) in urban communities: Yaounde VI Subdivision, Yaounde, Cameroon Arada Sub-city (Woreda 4 and Woreda 5), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tomber Mort and Akekoi, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Lunga Lunga Informal Settlements, Nairobi, Kenya Commune de Guinaw Rails Nord, …
Analysis of VCAs for eight urban communities in Africa Read More »
The Feinstein International Center has been developing and adapting participatory approaches to measure the impact of livelihoods based interventions since the early nineties. Originally released in 2009, this updated version of our PIA guide takes account of the continuing need to include local people in defining and measuring impact, while also using a systematic approach …
This video focuses on a case study of how the residents of ‘Territorio de Bem’ in Brazil used community-led strategic planning to solve their waste disposal problem, promote environmental education, and gain new space for recreation. The initiative ultimately gained the attention of the President and UNDP. One in a series of video case studies …
This video focuses on a case study of how the Sucre municipality in Venezuela has supported communities in designing and managing their own projects through a participatory budgeting initiative called “Rumobo Propio” and the provision of proposal design and project management training to community groups. This effort has culminated in the inclusion in the municipal …
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An assessment of the perceived flood vulnerability of community members in two southern districts of Nepal. Flood Vulnerability through the Eyes of Vulnerable People in Mid-Western Terai of Nepal http://www.omicsonline.org/2157-7617/pdfdownload.php?download=2157-7617-4-132.pdf