By Scott Chaplowe, Ann Marie Castleman and Minji Cho Summary Evaluation of humanitarian action (EHA) has evolved over the past 30 years to meet the demands for accountability and learning in...
By Margie Buchanan-Smith Summary This paper provides an overview of changes in evaluation strategy and approaches since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It draws on key informant interviews with...
The use of cash transfers in humanitarian action has implications for evaluative activity. On the one hand, the utility of some evaluations has been strengthened by the increased attention that has...
Background The OECD DAC evaluation criteria, first published in 1991, provide a normative framework for evaluation and were designed to help promote collaboration in evaluation practice, by offering...
Liberia + 2 more
Gentiane Lamoure and Hélène Juillard Introduction Despite the eradication of major infectious diseases such as smallpox in 1979, ‘epidemics [of infectious diseases] are occurring more often, and...
SUMMARY The ALNAP State of the Humanitarian System Report (SOHS) is an independent study that analyses the size and scope of humanitarian entities and activities, and assesses the overall performance...
Message from the Chair Looking back at 2019–2020, the COVID-19 Pandemic inevitably colours the view of both ALNAP’s current activities, and those that were planned and implemented before the crisis...
How should humanitarian organisations prepare and respond to COVID-19 in humanitarian settings in low- and middle-income countries? This Rapid Learning Review outlines 14 actions, insights and ideas...
'One Neighbourhood: CARE’s humanitarian response in Tripoli' is the second in a series of case studies showcasing examples of humanitarian projects operating effectively in complex urban...
If relevance means a close match between a response and what people most need, this forces us to think hard about most aspects of humanitarian action. The relevance test reaches wide and deep. It is...
El aprendizaje es fundamental para una buena acción humanitaria. Este aprendizaje puede adoptar distintas formas: puede ser formal y estructurado o puede ser sumamente personal e informal; puede...
Ethiopia + 1 more
Executive summary This study examines field-level practice related to localisation and inclusion when working across the humanitarian-development nexus in two contrasting country settings: Lebanon...
World + 6 more
Introduction Les tremblements de terre sont des catastrophes présentant des caractéristiques spécifiques. Ils détruisent les infrastructures de transports (par ex. les routes, les ponts) et peuvent...
Por Amelie Sundberg Este documento de discusión aborda las posibles maneras de mejorar la captura y la aceptación de datos cualitativos en el seguimiento de programas humanitarios. En la primera...
Introduction Mesurer les résultats de l'action humanitaire est extrêmement important. Il est essentiel de déterminer si les projets et les programmes d'un organisme humanitaire atteignent leurs...
Un document exploratoire récent d’ALNAP a constaté que l‘utilisation majeure des informations générées par les systèmes de suivi de nombreuses agences humanitaires consistait à compiler des rapports...
Introduction Un récent document d'orientation de l’ALNAP a révélé que de nombreuses organisations humanitaires ont encore du mal à appliquer des approches qualitatives en matière de suivi (Warner,...
World + 3 more
Executive Summary – Flexibility in the ‘nexus’ The importance of linking relief and longer-term development is far from a new idea – it is a pernicious challenge that the humanitarian system has...
Executive summary The ability to make good decisions, particularly under difficult circumstances, is fundamental to effective humanitarian response. Despite receiving frequent critique in...
As humanitarian needs and situations change, and as our understanding of complex problems evolves, humanitarian agencies must be able to adapt. Yet in recent years, international humanitarian...