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On 2nd May 2013 the CDAC Network hosted a seminar on humanitarian financing mechanisms. The aim of the seminar was to introduce CDAC Network Members to the different humanitarian funding streams managed by OCHA, with an emphasis on how these might be used to support information and communication activities at field-level. This ‘101’ seminar was the first in a new initiative by the CDAC-N of practical, half-day workshops and seminars that leverage different Members’ expertise for the benefit not only of Network Members but also the wider humanitarian community.

Robert Smith, Chief of the Common Humanitarian Action Planning section at OCHA, led this first 30-strong seminar with representatives from over a dozen humanitarian agencies. This document provides some of the key points and information presented during the workshop. The objective of the seminar was to introduce in more detail the mechanisms of pooled funds (CERF, CHF and ERF) and how NGOs can access them, including through the CAP system.