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Humanitarian Profile Support Guidances

The objective of this guidance is to provide an overview of definitions, methods and good practice on how to derive overall, inter-sectoral humanitarian population figures. These include estimates of the number of people affected by a given emergency as well as in need of, targeted by and reached…

  • Coordination: Cluster Strategy, Needs Assessment, Information Management
  • HPC: Implementation & Monitoring, Needs Assessment & Analysis, Strategic Planning

Data Cleaning

This document provides guidance for data analysts to find the right data cleansing strategy when dealing with needs assessment data. The guidance is applicable to both primary and secondary data.

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment, Information Management
  • HPC: Implementation & Monitoring, Needs Assessment & Analysis

MODULE DE RÉFÉRENCE DE L’IASC POUR LA MISE EN ŒUVRE DU CYCLE DE PROGRAMME HUMANITAIRE

The IASC Reference Module for the Implementation of the Humanitarian Program Cycle defines the roles and responsibilities of international humanitarian actors and the way that they interact with each other, national and local authorities, civil society and with people affected by crises. This…

  • Coordination: Coordination, Cluster Strategy, Needs Assessment, Information Management
  • HPC: Implementation & Monitoring, Needs Assessment & Analysis, Operational Peer Review and Evaluation, Resource Mobilisation, Strategic Planning
  • Technical Areas: Accountability to Affected Populaiton

How to Approach a Dataset: Part1 - Database Design

his technical note provides guidance in how to set up a simple database suitable for storing small amounts of data as may be generated by a rapid assessment with relatively small sample sizes.It is aimed at supporting non-specialists in information management with a working knowledge of spreadsheet…

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment, Information Management
  • HPC: Implementation & Monitoring, Needs Assessment & Analysis

Compared to what: Analytical Thinking and Needs Assessment

This technical brief is based on three years of experience in analysing needs in emergency settings. It is the first of three ACAPS documents on the analysis of humanitarian needs. Readers are advised to complement this reading with the technical brief How Sure Are You?which explores how to judge…

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment, Information Management
  • HPC: Needs Assessment & Analysis

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