bridget steffen's presentation

1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT Assessment, Analysis & Planning in emergencies Bridget Steffen DHA 2009

3. Project Cycle Approach Emergency Implementation Planning Monitoring & evaluation Assessment & Analysis

5. Assessment

10. Statistical analysis using graphs

11. Gap Analysis: 3Ws Who is doing What Where Oxfam WVI MSF Health X Protection Nutrition x X Watsan x x Camp A Camp B Host Shelter UNHCR UNHCR Government Health MSF MSF MSF NFIs Save the Children Save the Children

13. Actual needs Needs assessed by ‘experts’ Demands expresed Responses possible

14. The problem of bias: e.g. speciality or mandate bias InterWorks/UNHCR “ When you’ve a hammer in your hand, all problems look like nails that need hammering”. Broader context What other types of bias can you think of? Mandate or speciality of the organisation Humanitarian needs Resources available A PRIORI

16. Red Cross / Red Crescent Protection Framework (adapted from ‘do no harm’ framework 1. Analyse the historical and current context Threats Vulnerable Groups Source of Protection Your Organization Your Programmes Your Relationships the environment the vulnerable population others 2. Describe your activities 3. What are your effects on… Are there any harmful effects, protection gaps or missed opportunities? 4. How can you improve? Your Organization Your Programmes Your Relationships

18. Stakeholder Analysis High Importance Low Importance High Influence Low Influence

19. Flooding of inhabited areas Severe floods Living on floodplain Poor dam operation Tropical storms Deforestation Global Warming? Loss of wetlands Popn. Pressure Poverty Low yields Lack of good land Disease Disempowerment No alternative employment Food-stocks destroyed Crops destroyed Livestock killed People displaced Homes destroyed Possessions swept away Transport infrastructure destroyed Social infrastructure destroyed Immediate Hunger Further Death Deaths of family members Loss of livelihoods Disease No access to markets Food insecurity Fisheries ruined Lack of warning Lack of shelter Problem tree

20. Problem / objective analysis High risk of spread of watsan-related diseases Problem People consume unsafe water People fetch water from unprotected sources Objective Low risk of spread of watsan-related diseases People have access to clean water People fetch water from protected water points

22. Logical framework analysis Inputs/Resources/budget Narrative summary of objectives Objectively verifiable INDICATORS Means of verification Key assumptions Goal Objective (2 or 3) Outputs/Results Activities Preconditions

27. Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation

29. Proposal Format

31. Tools can be the blessing or the bane of our work