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Self Report 2017

The self-report on WHS Commitments below is organized according to the 24 transformations of the Agenda for Humanity. It is based on commitments pledged at the time of report submission. Click on the 'Expand' symbol to expand each section and read the reporting inputs by transformation.

1C
Remain engaged and invest in stability

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    This commitment was related to Cordaids objective to strengthen leadership of communities .

  • Achievements at a glance

    Cordaid is currently working in seven fragile conflict affected countries with a combination of humanitarian, resilience and development programming. In all these countries we work with communities and in five countries we build health systems that are sustainable and respond to community needs.

  • How is your organization assessing progress

    We are progressing in our work with communities in 7 countries and in five of these also with health RBF programming that strengthens health systems and are progressing in combination with emergency preparedness and response.

  • Challenges faced in implementation

    It is challenging to continue to build resilience and leadership and to strengthen systems in conflict environments. In CAR as well as South Sudan new unexpected conflicts slowed down achievements.

    As a multi- mandate organisation we also face challenges in synergizing our humanitarian and development programs not in the least because donor flexibility is still limited.

  • Next step to advance implementation in 2017

    Cordaid has developed an action plan to develop and learn flexible programming that synergizes or moves between humanitarian, resilience and development approaches that we feel are in needed in chronic conflict environments while adhering to the humanitarian principles.

  • If you had one message for the annual report on what is most needed to advance the transformation 'Remain engaged and invest in stability', what would it be

    There is a real need for more flexibility in programming and funding.

  • Cross cutting issues

    People-centred approach

  • Specific initiatives

    Commitment to Action: Transcending the humanitarian - development divide

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    1C - Remain engaged and invest in stability

1D
Develop solutions with and for people

Individual Commitment

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    Caritas network member

  • Achievements at a glance

    The outcome of this session was not very specific. Cordaid followed up internally and with other NGOs in the Netherlands but the discussion gradually dried up.

  • How is your organization assessing progress

    Not much

  • Next step to advance implementation in 2017

    In case the network takes it up we can consider but for the moment nothing specific.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Religious engagement

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    1D - Develop solutions with and for people

2B
Ensure full access to and protection of the humanitarian and medical missions

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    As a multi mandate organisation sometimes working with different programs and/or with local partners and which brings a need to discuss and often explain /debate the importance of the principles and operationalization in practice.

  • Achievements at a glance

    We informed other units and partners on the CHS, and our Dutch consortium supported translation of the CHS in Kurdish.

  • How is your organization assessing progress

    Sufficient.

  • Challenges faced in implementation

    There are constraints in country programs especially when it comes to choices in local system strengthening and creating parallel systems for deliver aid.

  • Next step to advance implementation in 2017

    - We planned a CHS training with Dutch cooperating aid agencies.
    - We include humanitarian principles in our emergency preparedness trainings.

  • Cross cutting issues

    Humanitarian principles

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    2B - Ensure full access to and protection of the humanitarian and medical missions 4A - Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems

3D
Empower and protect women and girls

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    The high risks for women and girls in conflict context. Cordaid has a track record on women's leadership and sexual and reproductive health in our development departments but we observed we did not (yet) use that capacity for humanitarian aid.

  • Achievements at a glance

    Jeune S3 is ongoing. We are exploring how to cooperate and use capacity in our other programs to improve humanitarian aid. We have explored use of the minimum initial service package (MISP) for reproductive health in crisis situations.


  • How is your organization assessing progress

    Sufficient

  • Next step to advance implementation in 2017

    The use of MISP will be tested in humanitarian programs in 2017. Cordaid will support a workshop on sexual and reproductive health in crisis setting with the Dutch relief alliance.

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    3D - Empower and protect women and girls

4A
Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    Our mission is building flourishing communities; we are very much a community focused organisation that wants to be accountable.

  • Achievements at a glance

    Cordaid:
    - prepared CHS self assessments
    - committed research into linking humanitarian and development programming with two case studies - CAR and South Sudan.
    - started to explore new tools for feedback of communities.

  • How is your organization assessing progress

    Sufficient

  • Challenges faced in implementation

    Time: a lot of these issues take time and staff are overwhelmed.

    Our own funding is limited. We currently can not find sufficient funding to do capacity building in emergency preparedness and response in all the countries where we work.

  • Next step to advance implementation in 2017

    - Self assessment CHS will take place in 2017
    - Research report will become available at the end of March 2017.
    - Cordaid has an action plan on linking relief and development.

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4A - Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems

4B
Anticipate, do not wait, for crises

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • Achievements at a glance

    Programs are ongoing in 8 mentioned countries. Resilient recovery is ongoing in Nepal. Cordaid has a specific budget approved for resilience and emergency preparedness.

  • Next step to advance implementation in 2017

    - Develop emergency preparedness vision and approach within the Dutch relief alliance.
    - Cordaid will adapt our approach to resilient recovery for conflict contexts.

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4B - Anticipate, do not wait, for crises

4C
Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    Membership of the Alliance.

  • Achievements at a glance

    Development ongoing in cooperation between resilience and humanitarian unit.

  • How is your organization assessing progress

    Behind due to staff illness.

  • Next step to advance implementation in 2017

    Cordaid will participate in Urban Crisis Alliance meetings.

  • Specific initiatives

    Global Alliance for Urban Crises

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4C - Deliver collective outcomes: transcend humanitarian-development divides

5A
Invest in local capacities

Individual Commitment

Core Commitment

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    Cordaid has always done capacity building of local partners. The Charter for Change (C4C) fit within our organizational objectives and culture.

  • Achievements at a glance

    - Participation in C4C workshop in London and offered specific support to C4C on IATI as a reporting tool (Cordaid has experience with IATI)
    - An Intern worked on adaptation of systems and tools to report and contribute better to localisation
    - Participation in localization working group of Dutch Relief Alliance
    - One Cordaid staff became a Caritas network toolkit trainer, contributing to strengthening capacity of national / local Caritas agencies

  • How is your organization assessing progress

    Good.

  • Next step to advance implementation in 2017

    Reporting on C4C and continuing to adapt our organisation to comply.

  • Specific initiatives

    Charter for Change

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    4A - Reinforce, do not replace, national and local systems 5A - Invest in local capacities

5E
Diversify the resource base and increase cost-efficiency

Individual Commitment

  • What led your organization to make the commitment?

    Our commitment to transparency. The Dutch government leads the Grand Bargain agenda on transparency.

  • Achievements at a glance

    We comply with IATI.

  • How is your organization assessing progress

    Good

  • Specific initiatives

    Grand Bargain

  • Other related Agenda for Humanity transformations

    5E - Diversify the resource base and increase cost-efficiency