This resource was produced by CartONG and benefited from the methodological advice and in-depth review of Groupe URD, as part of its support to CartONG in the framework of the current project. In the last year or so, the COVID-19 crisis has impacted the aid sector in multiple ways and on various topics. Humanitarian data […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading throughout the world, access to the field became difficult. Hence feedback from the supported communities were harder to get. The RESILAC project (Inclusive Economic and Social Recovery of Lake Chad) rolled out a mechanism which allows for regular feedback: the “Feedback Day” Method. Halfway between Outcome Harvesting and real-time […]

In the context of a sudden crisis, such as the COVID-19 crisis, there are often a lot of surveys and hence databases that are created and launched in a hurry to assess the populations’ needs and address them quickly in the field. This means that there will be many Excel files being sent around, with […]

During the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) in Bangladesh suspended all non-essential humanitarian activities in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar on March 25th, 2020. All regular primary data collection, in particular face-to-face data collection, stopped. However, for the response to make evidence-based decisions and meet the needs of […]

The health crisis has prompted many organizations to adapt their data collection practices. These changes included using new tools, or being forced to scale up tools that they had only previously used only on a smaller scale. For instance, some organizations began collecting sensitive data such as Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) alerts using […]

The compilation of this resource was led by Groupe URD, as part of its support to CartONG in the framework of the current project. Accountability is “the process of using power responsibly, taking account of, and being held accountable by, different stakeholders, and primarily those who are affected by the exercise of such power” (CHS, […]