BBR Field Perspectives

Season 2

• Engaging NGOs and local professionals in Eastern Aleppo (Arabic)

  Dr. Hariri holds a Doctorate of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, and a  Master Degree in General Surgery, faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University.

• Engaging NGOs and local professionals in Eastern Aleppo

  Dr. Hariri holds a Doctorate of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University, and a  Master Degree in General Surgery, faculty of Medicine, Aleppo University.

• Improvements Within the Humanitarian Sector

  In this episode, Ignacio León Gardia, Chief Planning and Monitoring - Programme Support Branch of the United Nations OCHA at Geneva discusses improvements within the humanitarian sector.

• Challenges with Coordination Mechanisms

  In this episode Nyi Nyi Aung, Program Director of the Local Resource Centre (Myanmar), Asnawi Nurdin, Senior Program Manager of Forum Bangun Ache (Indonesia), Dear Sinandang, Communications and Liaison of the Humanitarian Forum Indonesia, Oswald Musoni, Director of Caritas Goma (DRC), Fatima Imam, Director of Legal Affairs at the Network of Civil Society Organisations in Borno State (Nigera) all discuss the challenges of engagement with coordination mechanisms.

• The Role of National NGOs

  We spoke to humanitarians who work in a number of different contexts and asked them about what they think the role of national NGOs is in emergency response. These are the stories they shared with us about how national and local actors are usually first responders and are the organizations that are the most familiar with the needs of the affected community.

• The use of technology in emergencies

  Jeff Duricko is an Advisor for the Big Heart Foundation which works in Syria. In this episode, he discusses how technology can be a beneficial tool for humanitarian organizations when used properly. He highlights that well-planned program design and processes are critical to being able to use technology efficiently and that coordination is critical to ensure technology is used effectively.
  

• Why coordination is important for an effective response

   

  We spoke to humanitarians who work in a number of different contexts about what mechanisms their organizations use to coordinate during humanitarian responses, what challenges they face, and what benefits come from strong coordination. These were the stories they shared with us about why coordination is important.

• Impact of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle

  
  

  Ignacio León Garcia is the Chief of the Planning and Monitoring Section of the Programme Support Branch at UN OCHA in Geneva. In this episode, he discusses three elements that have changed in humanitarian operations as a result of the implementation of the Humanitarian Programme Cycle.
  

• Partnership

  
  

  We spoke to humanitarians who work in a number of different contexts and asked them about their experiences with partnership. These are the stories they shared with us about challenges their organizations face partnering with different actors, as well as the key components they think should be part of an effective partnership.
  

• Participant feedback on the Building a Better Response training

  
  

  We had the opportunity recently to speak to a number of humanitarians who work in different countries and emergency contexts. After these staff members participated in a BBR workshop, we asked them how beneficial the training had been. These are the stories they shared with us as they reflected on their own experiences and the lessons they learned during the training which they will bring home to their organizations.