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Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Coordination – Toolkit – Section 2 – Engaging in Humanitarian Coordination
Introduction
This toolkit aims to provide you with the tools and guidance needed to establish and run a Disability Working Group within a Humanitarian Coordination Mechanism. It also give you the tools and guidance required to ensure the working group can engage meaningfully with different cluster/levels across the coordination structure.
The toolkit has three parts:
In Section 1: Setting up a working group you will find guidance and tools to establish a working group, develop ToRs, establish a theory of chance for the working group, develop actions plans, complete assessments on the inclusivity of clusters/HNRPs, and promote meaningful participation
In Section 2: Engaging in Humanitarian Coordination you will find guidance to ensure the working group has the capacity to support actors in disability inclusive proposal development, project design, and programming; collect disability disaggregated data; review HNRPs from a disability inclusive lens; and strengthen awareness on disability inclusion in humanitarian action amongst humanitarian actors.
In Section 3: Useful studies and reports you will find case studies, comparative case studies, examples of disability inclusion in coordination, along with examples of the types of outputs generated by disability working groups in different contexts.
Acknowledgement:
The development of the toolkit was supported by the ‘From Guidelines to Action’ and ‘Phase 4 – Leave no one behind!’ projects.
The From Guidelines to Action project was implemented by Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and co-funded by ECHO and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy.
The Phase 4 – Leave no one behind! project is jointly implemented by Handicap International e.V. / Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission e.V. (CBM), in cooperation with the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the African Disability Forum (ADF). It is funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Section 2 – Engaging in Humanitarian Coordination
Here you can find tools and guidance designed to help your working group effectively engage in the humanitarian coordination mechanism.
1.Strengthening Disability Inclusion in Country Based Pool Funds (CBPF)
This guidance will support CBPF managers and teams to operationalize the provisions of the CBPF in accordance with global guidelines pertaining to disability inclusion. It provides an overview of minimum standards and other desirable good practice around disability and contributes to the roll-out of global guidelines for a more harmonized approach across CBPFs.
Example of checklist for developing and reviewing CBPF proposals.
This example of a guidance from Afghanistan provides considerations and quality criteria for humanitarian actions – including disability working groups – for developing and reviewing proposals.
2. E:Learning: Collecting Data for the Inclusion of Persons with Disability in Humanitarian Action – The Application of the WGQs
This two-hour course has been designed to support humanitarian program staff to understand, plan for, and use the Washington Group Questions (WGQs) in order to identify persons with disabilities in humanitarian action. With case studies, practical examples, and a wealth of supporting resources, this e-learning is an essential entry-point for all humanitarian staff. It is available in several languages and is free of cost.
3. Adapting tools from other clusters / sectors
These tools can be used ensure Food Security and Protection data collection tools are disability inclusive.
4. UNICEF Guidance on Strengthening Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Response Plans
This guidance document outlines how disability should be taken into consideration in the Humanitarian Program Cycle (HPC). The below resources can give you ideas of what should be considered in HNRPs.
5. Learning Package : Introduction to Disability-Inclusive Humanitarian Programming – DRG Modules
Disability working groups can encourage the use of the above DRG Modules to improve knowledge and awareness of disability inclusive humanitarian programming. It is available on the DRG website.
This guideline on how to implement RAAL Labs provides information on how to compliment and combine training sessions on disability inclusive programming with interactive learning sessions to adapt programming, tools, processes in accordance with the IASC guidelines.