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Humanitarian coordination and the cluster approach: a quick guide for local and national organizations

Summary Guide to Developing Education Cluster Strategies

This Summary Guide shows the six steps to developing an Education Cluster Strategy. It is a companion to the full Guide, providing an overview and identifying quick entry points for the guidance; for each step in the process you will find detailed, practical tips and guidance in the full Guide.…

Operational Guidance Note: the use of schools, educational facilities and temporary learning centres as shelter

Ideally School buildings and education facilities should not be used as shelter by families who have been displaced due to conflict. Using school buildings as shelter denies displaced and host community children access to safe learning environments.However, in a case of mass displacement where no…

Guide to Education in Emergencies Needs Assessments

The purpose of the Guide and Needs Assessment Packages to provide practical, relevant guidance and resources to education in emergencies (EiE) coordination staff conducting, coordinating and participating in secondary data reviews and joint, harmonized and/or multi-sector needs assessments.

Guide to Developing Education Cluster Strategies

The purpose of this Guide and accompanying Strategy Package is to provide practical, relevant guidance and resources to education in emergencies (EiE) coordination staff on how to develop and update an Education Cluster Strategy.

People-Centred Approaches in Humanitarian Coordination: Reviewing and Improving Cluster Performance

This matrix and accompanying presentation and facilitation notes can be used to help national clusters to review and assess their performance and prioritise actions to ensure people are at the centre of the cluster's work. The matrix uses the Core Cluster Performance Management (CCPM) survey as the…

Partner Project Peer Review Template

This document provides short guidance and a template for the peer review of Cluster partner project sheets which usually takes place as part of Humanitarian Response Plan or Flash Appeal processes. This is a key part of the harmonization process and will help ensure a quality and coordinated…

Localisation in Coordination

"The World Humanitarian Summit recognised that increased localisation is fundamental to the delivery of a dignified and effective humanitarian response, concluding that humanitarian action should be “as local as possible, as international as necessary.” The associated Grand Bargain emphasized the…

Education Cluster Strategy Template Instructions

This document contains walkthrough instructions for how to compile and style your Education Cluster Strategy and is intended to be used alongside Education Cluster Strategy Template

Inter-Sector Integration Tip Sheet

Clusters/Working Groups should have direct conversations with each of the different sector’Technical Advisors to ensure that activities are planned in an integrated fashion wherever possible. Identify activities that are complementary to each other, discuss them with the team at large during team…