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Needs Assessment is vital to the success of any humanitarian programme. Before relief work can take place, aid workers need to understand the present needs and the resources available in order to plan and respond effectively. Conducting accurate, effective and timely assessments is key to the preparation and planning of humanitarian projects and is often the basis for a coherent monitoring process.

This is an intensive and interactive course that utilises group exercises and focused discussion,   giving  you the opportunity to share ideas and experiences.

This course is only scheduled once a year, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Topics:
This course aims to improve the effectiveness of personnel engaged in humanitarian relief by taking you through good practice in assessment procedure, including frameworks and principles of emergency assessments.

There are four main themes:

• Organisation and management - objectives of the assessment, terms of reference, planning assessment activities, information collation, report writing.
• Data collection techniques - how they work, when to use them and the meaningfulness of the data they produce.
• Analytical frameworks that determine the focus of the assessment and the way assessment information translates into programme response and helps establish indicators for measuring progress, impact and relevance.
• Sector-specific issues - data collection methodologies and analytical frameworks that are most appropriate to each sector, links between sectors, and benchmarks, especially SPHERE.

Outcomes:

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:

• identify and describe a good approach to the carrying out of emergency assessments.
• compare and contrast commonly used assessment frameworks, tools and techniques including planning and preparation for assessment missions.
• define and apply underlying principles of emergency assessments.

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