2. Basic Guide
Reliefweb
1. Gender in Emergencies
Gender in Emergencies Wiki Page
Empowering women and girls affected by crisis
The Empowering women and girls affected by crisis report explains the importance of gender in emergencies, CARE’s approach, and a check into CARE’s progress towards achieving gender equality in humanitarian programming.
1. Assessment
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP-International)
ReliefWeb
ACAPS learning platform (Needs assessments etc.)
IASC Coordinated assessments guidelines
“SPHERE for assessment” handbook
2. Strategy
Darcy, James & Hoffman, Charles-Antoine 2003. Humanitarian needs assessment and decision-making. HPG briefing no.13. London. Overseas Development Institute
IOM 2002. Emergency operations manual. International Organization for Migration
Jaspars, S & Shoham, J 1999. Targeting the vulnerable: A review of the necessity and feasibility of targeting vulnerable households. Disasters 23(4): 359-372.
Sharp, K 2001. An overview of targeting approaches for food-assisted programming. Atlanta. CARE USA.
Taylor, A & Seaman, J 2004. Targeting food aid in emergencies. Save the Children UK, Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN), No. 1, July
UNHCR 1999. Protecting refugees: A field guide for NGOs. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
UNHCR 2007. Handbook for emergencies. 3rd ed. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
UNICEF 2005. Emergency field handbook: A guide for UNICEF staff.
WFP 2002. Emergency field operations pocketbook. World Food Programme.
4. Fund Mobilisation
CARE donor guidelines and regulations
UNICEF Partnership Agreements
5. Proposal Design
CARE website for donor guidelines
6. Donor Contract Management
CARE Regulations and Compliance
8. Media
Media and Comms Toolkit - (almost) everything you need to know!
CARE International Communications Handbook
CARE International Brand Standards
CARE International COMWG Minerva section
CARE International Emergencies Minerva section
9. Safety and Security
SIMSon Incident Reporting Platform
CARE International Global Safety and Security Hub
5. PSEA
PSEA taskforce
On this site you can explore the subject of protection from sexual exploitation and abuse by personnel of the UN, NGOs and other international organisations. The site includes guidance to help you to perform your duties related PSEA as staff member, PSEA focal point or senior manager. It offers relevant tools and resdources, and it has a helpdesk link.
CHS-Alliance PSEA resources
All CHS Alliance members are required to report on the implementation and monitoring of their code of conduct and their other work on PSEA. The site offers advice and guidance on PSEA as well as capacity building and learning opportunies
IASC Task Team on Accountability to Affected Populations and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (AAP/PSEA)
The IASC TT on AAP and PSEA has collected a wide range of resources including translations of the PSEA principles in over 50 languages.
Building Safer Organisations 2007, Handbook ; Training materials on receiving and investigating allegations of abuse and exploitation by humanitarian workers. ICVA
2. Information management
The Emergency Capacity Building (ECB) Team Project, ECB4, brought together seven NGOs, including CARE, to look at how to improve information management for NGOs. The ECB final reports are located at:
2. Procurement
CARE USA database of donor guidelines and regulations
3. Finance
Tsunami Emergency Response - Good Practices Review - Sections:
About CI Members and Funding, About Programme Guidelines and Support for Field Staff, Procurement Best Practices, Staff Recommendations for Improving Emergency Finance Capabilities, A Selection of Actions Taken Considered ‘Good Human Resources Practices'
4. Administration
CARE Administrative Start-Up Manual (ASUM):
Chapter 4: Telecommunications Chapter
5: Vehicle management Chapter
7: Procurement Chapter
8: Housing Chapter
9: CARE compound management Chapter
The Tough Stuff Managing Menstruation
7. Human Resources
CHS (Core Humanitarian Standards) Alliance
3. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WELL Resource Center:
WHO—Publications on water, sanitation and health:
Water, Sanitation, Hygiene.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—Safe Water System
Global WASH Cluster
Oxfam GB Logistics Supply Catalogue
1. Cash and Voucher Assistance
3. Conflict Sensitivity
Do No Harm resources
Do No Harm was one of the ‘first generation' tools for conflict sensitivity. It is very widely used, and generally is quite easy to grasp. There are other short documents on the CDA website that also explain the tool.
The Sphere Standards
The Sphere community sets standards for humanitarian action and promotes quality and accountability.
Anderson, Mary. Do no harm: How aid can support peace-or war (1999)
Bloomfield, David, Fischer, Martina & Schmelzle, Beatrix (eds) 2005
Dialogue series no. 4: New trends in peace and conflict impact assessment (PCIA). Berghof Research Centre for Constructive Conflict Management.
Emergency Capacity Building Project (2007).
The Good Enough Guide to Impact Measurement and Accountability in Emergencies. Oxford: Oxfam Publishing.
Fisher, Simon, Ibrahim Abdi, Dekha, Ludin, Jawed, Smith, Richard, Williams, Sue & Williams, Steve 2000.
Working with conflict: Skills and strategies for action. London. Zed Books.
Kornfield, Ruth 2005.
The Impact of Food Aid on Community Power Relations and Social Networks: A Case Study on a Hillside in Burundi. CARE Burundi.
4. Participation
IASC resources for gender mainstreaming in emergencies
The listening project
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership
5. Protection
International Committee of the Red Cross
Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees-The UN Refugee Agency
6. DRR
Preventionweb contains a search engine for DRR tools (which can be selected according to the type of hazard, the level of analyses, the type of materials requested, the users, etc.):
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Worldbank Disaster Risk Management
7. Environment and Disasters
UNEP
Mainstreaming the environment into humanitarian action - Resource Centre
UNOCHA
Resources to environmental emergencies.
Green Recovery & Reconstruction Toolkit (GRRT)
A training toolkit with reference materials for humanitarian aid.
Disaster Waste Recovery (DWR)
The goal of DWR is to provide timely solid waste management and environmental protection support to communities affected by emergencies. Working with key stakeholders, this support varies from advice and training to actual implementation of projects.
World Conservation Union (IUCN)
IUCN is not a disaster relief or humanitarian assistance organisation, but can play an important role in addressing environmental impacts. In particular, IUCN can support efforts to rehabilitate affected areas.
8. Policy Framework
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP-International)
The Sphere Project
9. EPP
EPP training courses-CARE Academy. Course 1-Introduction to CARE Emergency Preparedness Planning
Course 2-Creating CARE Emergency Preparedness Plans
10. Humanitarian Space
11. Civil Military Relations
12. Humanitarian Coordination
Many resources on humanitarian reform and coordination, including clusters, can be found at:
13. HIV
HIV in Humanitarian Situations
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Guidelines for HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings (2004).
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings: Trainer's guide.
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). The need for HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings.
Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC). Workshop: HIV/AIDS interventions in emergency settings and the IASC guidelines. PowerPoint presentation.
Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium. Minimum initial service package (MISP) for reproductive health (RH) in crisis situations.
World Food Programme 2004. HIV/AIDS & emergencies: Compounding crises.
A Short Course for Humanitarian Workers
For Guidelines on Care of STIs in Conflict Settings, go to...
Women, Children and HIV: Resources for Treatment and Prevention,
Resources on Nutrition and HIV:
UNS Standing Committee on Nutrition,