Emergency
assessments gather vital data regarding the disaster context
and needs and resources of affected people which are essential
to providing appropriate, timely and efficient humanitarian
assistance. Assessments, when effectively carried out,
inform emergency, rehabilitation and reconstruction program
planning and contribute to successful recovery.
InterWorks partners have many years of experience in developing
and implementing assessments and training practitioners
in emergency assessment skills. The partners’ expertise
includes emergency education, nutrition, health, water
and sanitation, shelter, protection, gender and use of
Sphere standards.
InterWorks offers practical approaches to assessment training
and assessment tool development.
Representative
Projects
United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), 2002-present:
InterWorks designed, organized and facilitated
the training for USAID Office of U.S. Foreign
Disaster Assistance’s Introduction to Assessment
course. The assessment course includes sessions
on methodology and assessment techniques for OFDA’s
six priority sectors. The course features simulation
exercises.
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP),
Emergency Food Security Assessment, 2004–present:
InterWorks partner designed, developed and continues
to deliver Emergency Food Security Assessment
learning programme for WFP & partner agency
staff. He also conducted regional workshops conducted
in Cairo, Kampala, Rome, Dakar, Nairobi.
World Food Programme (WFP) and United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),
2005:
InterWorks designed and facilitated Joint Assessment
Mission Workshops.
CARE International, Rapid Environmental
Impact Assessment in Disasters (REA) project,
2001-2006:
InterWorks developed a training curriculum based
on the REA Guidelines that support undertaking
rapid environmental assessments in disasters.
We have conducted more than 12 workshops, most
of which are 5-day events with a 2-day Training
of Trainer component. The workshops include implementing
an actual assessment in an actual field situation. |
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