Information management, needs assessment, mapping

Information management, needs assessment, mapping

WHY WAS REACH CREATED? REACH WAS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO TWO CRITICAL GAPS IN THE HUMANITARIAN SYSTEM 1 2 GAPS BETWEEN THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND OF HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION IN EMERGENCIES LIMITED UNDERSTANDING OF CRISIS-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES AND THEIR SETTLEMENTS In conflict and natural disaster contexts, aid actors face serious challenges in collecting data in a systematic and comprehensive way, often resulting in significant gaps in the information required for designing, planning and evaluating aid. REACH was created to fill these gaps in order to promote evidence-based humanitarian action. Humanitarian action is typically structured around the linear relationship between household needs and sectorspecific response. Conversely, crisis affected populations have multiple needs and often turn first to community support networks in their settlement. REACH promotes a better understanding of crisis-affected communities within their settlements. 2

WHAT IS REACH? REACH is a joint initiative of IMPACT, its sister-organisation ACTED, and the United Nations Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT). REACH was created in 2010 to facilitate the development of information tools and products that enhance the humanitarian community s decisionmaking and planning capacity. All REACH activities are conducted in support of and within the framework of interagency coordination mechanisms. OUR VISION Humanitarian actors effectively respond to the needs of crisis-affected communities OUR MISSION To strengthen evidence based decision making by humanitarian actors through efficient data collection, management and analysis in contexts of crisis. 3

REACH STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK All REACH activities are grounded in a Strategic Framework and organised around three pillars: 1 2 3 Planning in Emergencies: Access to information is critical for effective aid delivery in situations of conflict or natural disaster. REACH supports the timely and systematic provision of information to facilitate better planning and coordination among humanitarian actors. Displacement: Characterized by fluid population movement over wide affected areas, displacement contexts pose specific challenges for humanitarian response. REACH supports humanitarian planning in camp and non-camp settings, and informs planning around return and durable solutions. Building Community Resilience: An understanding of community dynamics enables more effective humanitarian planning and response, and facilitates the transition towards reconstruction and long term recovery. REACH supports humanitarian actors to build community resilience. 4

STRATEGIC PILLAR 2 DISPLACEMENT Displacement in camps Out of camp displacement Returns and durable solutions STRATEGIC PILLAR 1 PLANNING IN EMERGENCIES Rapid Needs and Vulnerability Assessments Situation Monitoring in Protracted Crisis Response Monitoring and Evaluation Support to Decentralised Humanitarian Hubs PILLAR 1 PILLAR 2 PLANNING EMERGENCIES DISPLACEMENT PILLAR 3 COMMUNITY RESILIENCE STRATEGIC PILLAR 3 BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE Community Dynamics Mapping Access to Social Services Economic and Market Analysis Hazard and vulnerability mapping 5

WHAT WE DO REACH combines modern information technology with tailored assessment methodologies, tools and processes, which are adapted to each emergency context INFORMATION PREPAREDNESS STATIC and to the requirements of aid actors and coordination mechanisms. MAP REPORTS MANAGEMENT DATA ANALYSIS DATA ANALYSIS INTER AGENCY ASSESMENT IMPLEMENTATION & MONITORING EMPLOYEE EVALUATION INTER AGENCY ASSESMENT IMPLEMENTATION & MONITORING EMPLOYEE EVALUATION COORDINATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Data collection INTER-AGENCY ASSESSMENTS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEPLOYMENT DATA ANALYSIS INTER AGENCY ASSESMENT REMOTE SENSING 6 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NEEDS ASSESMENTS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NEEDS ASSESMENTS REACH conducts and facilitates field based assessments through dedicated teams of data collectors, encoders RESEARCH and & REPORTS NEEDS ASSESMENTS SECONDARY DATA REVIEW analysers. SECONDARY DATA REVIEW RESEARCH & REPORTS COORDINATION WEB MAP WEB MAP REMOTE SENSING REACH uses remote-sensing and satellite imagery analysis as complementary tools foremployee rapid primary data collection. EVALUATION COORDINATION AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION INTER ASSESMENT1 IMPLEMENTATION & MONITORING REMOTE SENSING MAP - ANALYSIS & MONITORING 2 - DATA BASE REACH reviews secondary data in MAP NETWORK NETWORK DEPLOYMENT SECONDARY DATA REVIEWS DEPLOYMENT LOCATION order to inform primary data collection methodologies and context analyses. SECONDARY DATA REVIEW RESEARCH & REPORTS WEB MAP OPERATIONAL REVIEW INTER AGENCY & EVALUATION LOCATION ASSESMENT

Data analysis & dissemination REPORTS REACH teams analyse and disseminate information to aid actors through a range of tailor-made products such as reports, profiles, situation overviews and factsheets. MAPS REACH produces and disseminates static maps to display information in a userfriendly format. Where relevant, REACH sets up field-based mapping centres to facilitate access to spatial data by a wide range of actors. WEB-MAPS & ONLINE DASHBOARDS REACH develops interactive web-maps and online dashboards to allow aid actors to access and manipulate key information themselves. Open and transparent, the information can be used by all actors to support their programs. REACH maintains a Resource Centre as a platform for publishing and sharing REACH maps, reports and tools. The Resource Centre can be accessed at www.reachresourcecentre.info REACH Resource Centre 7

OUR TEAM The REACH global team is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and includes specialists in data collection, data management and analysis. The REACH global team also provides backstopping and guidance to the REACH field teams at country level. Geneva ONGOING FIELD PRESENCE PREVIOUS OPERATIONS 8 REACH maintains a continuous presence of assessment and information management specialists in protracted emergencies. Upon request from global partners, REACH teams are also deployed to other emergencies to conduct rapid field support missions.

REACH CONSORTIUM Manages REACH Global & Country Teams and oversees global strategy & programming Hosts and facilitates REACH field operations Provides remote sensing expertise & technical support The REACH consortium comprises IMPACT, its sister organisation ACTED, and UNOSAT. REACH brings together and builds upon the complementary expertise and capacities of the three consortium partners at the global and country level. 9

OUR PARTNERS REACH promotes a collaborative approach among aid actors and supports established inter-agency coordination mechanisms at the global and country levels. REACH is an active member of the global humanitarian system, notably through its participation in several bodies of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, as well as through its active engagement in global clusters. GLOBAL CLUSTERS Protection Cluster UN AGENCIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS GLOBAL FUNDING AGENCIES 10

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Assessments Somalia Information Management WASH Partnership Mobile Data Collection Analysis Jordan Databases Maps Niger Emergency response Iraq Remote Sensing Food Security Satellite Imagery Philippines Recovery Shelter Clusters Preparedness Mali Web-mapping Lebanon Resilience Humanitarian Program Cycle South Sudan www.reach-initiative.org CONTACT US www.reach-initative.org +41 22 566 29 63 @REACH_info geneva@reach-initative.org Geneva, Switzerland