Practitioner Community

Communication As Aid

DiDRR guidelines: early warning and accessible broadcasting

This guideline is designed to address the lack of appropriate information and practices on inclusive policies and practices on disaster preparedness, accessible early warnings, accessible transportation, and life safety and evacuation of persons with disabilities. It focuses on inclusive disaster risk reduction strategies, from working with the community of persons with disabilities, to the design […]

DiDRR guidelines: early warning and accessible broadcasting Read More »

Guidelines for the use of new media by public and private organisations before, during and after crises

This report provides guidelines for public and private organisations regarding the use of social media in crisis situations. The aim of these guidelines are to advance social media usage by both citizens and organisations during crises in order to improve crisis management activities and, to also enhance the safety and security of citizens. Within this document, a distinction

Guidelines for the use of new media by public and private organisations before, during and after crises Read More »

Beneficiary Communication Infographic

This infographic from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) introduces the concept of beneficiary communication and its role in effective humanitarian programming. Built around the principle “Listen. Act. Now,” it presents beneficiary communication as a two-way process encompassing baseline consultation on communication channels, information dissemination, dialogue with communities, and data

Beneficiary Communication Infographic Read More »

Building capacities: Community and branch development

Building Capacities: Best Practices in Asia Pacific (4/5) Red Cross and Red Crescent societies mobilize people at community level to improve the lives of the vulnerable. They achieve this by involving them in planning services that meet their own identified needs and building their long-term strengths to manage themselves.  This film contains many examples of

Building capacities: Community and branch development Read More »

Communication is Aid

From Infoasaid: In any emergency, be it natural disaster or man-made, people’s lives are turned upside down. Knowing what’s happening, where to go for assistance and who to call for help is crucial to their survival and recovery. The goal of the ‘infoasaid’ project is to help humanitarian organisations integrate two way communication into their

Communication is Aid Read More »

Technology and the future of humanitarian action

The responsible use of technology offers concrete ways to make humanitarian assistance more effective, efficient and accountable and can, in turn, directly reduce vulnerability and strengthen resilience. Finding ways for advances in technology to serve the most vulnerable is a moral imperative; a responsibility, not a choice. This year’s World Disasters Report is a focus

Technology and the future of humanitarian action Read More »

Start typing and press enter to search

Scroll to Top