Do No Harm (2 Days)
General Background of the course
The Do No Harm (DNH) concepts are widely used in the humanitarian and development Communities and it is one of the best known tools for Peace and Conflict Impact Analysis.
Through the Do No Harm Framework for Analyzing the Impacts of Assistance on Conflict you could learn more about how assistance that is given in conflict settings interacts with the conflicts. We knew that assistance is often used and misused by people in conflicts to pursue political and military advantage. We wanted to understand how this occurs in order to be able to prevent it.
It is the experience of DNH that, when assistance workers understand the patterns by which assistance can have harmful effects, and the opportunities by which it can also have additional positive effects on overcoming conflict, they can accomplish their mandated assistance goals, avoid doing the harm that has sometimes been done in the past, and add the weight of their presence and assistance to the forces within societies that rebind and re-connect people rather than divide them.
Conflicts are never simple. It is axiomatic that war settings are complicated, multi-faceted, and unique (each having its own special characteristics, personalities, histories, etc.). DNH does not, and cannot, make things simpler. Rather, DNH helps us to understand more clearly the complexity of the conflict environments where we work.
It helps us see how decisions we make affect intergroup relationships and to anticipate the likely interactions of assistance with a context. It helps us think of different ways of doing things to have better effects. The aim of DNH is to help assistance workers deal with the real complexities of providing assistance in conflicts with less frustration and more clarity and, it is hoped, with better outcomes for the societies where assistance is provided.
Numeric Code: TBC
Date:
10 - 11 Aug 2010
Length: 2 days
Location: Pakistan
Residential/Non-Residential: Residential
Suitable for:
The course is aimed at junior to mid level staff members of community based organisations, local government, local and national NGOs, INGOs who are managing, coordinating and monitoring relief, rehabilitation and development work.
Course covers:
This workshop aims to build the capacity of the aid workers to apply basic ‘Do No Harm’ principles in their humanitarian work by gaining an introductory knowledge on the ‘Do No Harm’ framework. The framework is an effective tool for relief and development organisations working in conflict environments.
Course outcomes:
The course will enable participants to reflect on the potential contribution that the framework can make within their context and improve the quality of relief and development programmes.
Cost:
The cost of the course is USD 50/participant/day for International NGOs and USD 25/participant/day for National NGOs (per the standard, subsidised rates).
Training method
Group discussion, simulation, video, review sessions, presentations & self assessment exercise.
When and where?
The course will take place at the RedR UK Pakistan Office, House no. 18, Street 1, F-6/3, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan on the following dates:
· 10 – 11 August 2010
How do I apply?
Please send your application forms or ask for further details by:
· Emailing the Pakistan office: pakistan@redr.org.uk
· Calling on: +92 (0) 51 835 7974-75.
· Fax: +92 (0) 51 227 2719.
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