This paper examines the dynamics at play in ongoing efforts to cultivate negotiation capacity among professionals working in the humanitarian sector. Based on extensive interviews conducted with humanitarian practitioners, this paper addresses three overarching issues. The first is humanitarian professionals’ current understanding of humanitarian negotiation as a concept. On this issue, the paper examines the …
Target population: Households Building blocks of H2P2: Volunteers The goal : promotion of Households Disaster Preparedness Index (HDPI) by changing their hazard behaviors from 9.3% to 30% up to the end of 2021 through training and educating Iranian households door to door Household Disaster Preparedness Index (HDPI): -The index includes 15 components. To any positive response …
H2P2: Household Hazard Preparedness Plan (KHADEM) Read More »
Abstract The safety of lives and property at minimum costs is essential across all human endeavours, and this is the goal of governments and individuals. Environmental risks such as hydrological hazards (e.g. flooding) on the other hand threaten the safety of lives and property most times at monumental costs to those affected irrespective of their …
Effectiveness of Social (New) Media in the communication of climate risks Read More »
During emergencies, coordinated, clear and credible communication aids in minimizing resulting health, social and economic costs. However, the uncertainty that characterizes emergencies typically fuels fear and panic among communities, and spreads misconceptions and rumors that affect people’s ability to appropriately respond to the emergency. Communication is crucial to addressing the behavioral and social aspects of …
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This report published by IRC provides a Systematic Review of the Drivers of Violence against Displaced Populations in Urban Crisis and Post-crisis Settings. Most urban refugees and those internally displaced are relocated to already fragile communities characterised by over-crowding, scarce employment opportunities, and limited access to services and resources. This has important implications for the social and economic vulnerability of new …
The Peru Red Cross piloted Mi Funda de Almohada in 2014 in 4 provinces at risk for and recently affected by disasters. After modifying the American Red Cross curriculum to fit the Peruvian context, the Peru Red Cross trained volunteers to deliver presentations in schools throughout these provinces. As of December 2014, the Peru Red …
The Pillowcase Project International Pilot: Peru Video Case Study Read More »
Red Cross 143 is a local organiziang campaing sponsored by the Philippine Red Cross to increase community engagement at the barangay (smallest district) level in the Philippines. Red Cross 143 encourages each brangagy to establish a group of community volunteers where 1 serves as a leader and a minimum of 43 members are trained in …
Public campaigns that aim to mobilise people to take action are a powerful tool used by the Red Cross Red Crescent and a variety of other social organizations in their efforts to prevent and alleviate human suffering. Campaigns are employed towards diverse objectives: from community resilience, health, disaster recovery, to social inclusion and beyond. This set of publications offers guidance …
Messaging Campaigns: A Companion to Changing Behaviour Read More »
سلسلة مجلات التعايش مع الأزمات هي سلسلة إصدارات تقوم على تقديم الدعم النفسي للمتضررين من كل انواع الكوارث الطبيعية والغير طبيعة. تحتوي كل مجلة على عدد من المواضيع المهمة وتلسط الضوء على القضايا الموجودة في الساحه ومناقشة الدعم النفسي والاجتماعي. التعايش مع الأزمات تصدر عن المركز النفسي الإجتماعي بالاتحاد الدولي للصليب الأحمر
This Strategy has been prepared by the IFRC to provide specific strategic directions to National Societies and their federation to support the strategic aims and enabling actions of the IFRC Strategy 2020, as each one of them relates to violence prevention, mitigation and response. The current document observes the following structure:– Part 1 is an introduction …
IFRC Strategy on Violence Prevention, Mitigation and Response 2011-2020 Read More »