In this training, you will learn how to apply the IASC Guidelines on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Actions, focusing on the 4 (four) must-do actions. You will improve your knowledge of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), understand their structure, and what it means to collaborate at eye level. You will also gain knowledge on supporting participation through practical arrangements like reasonable accommodation and application of the twin-track approach. Finally, you will gain practical knowledge on implementing inclusive approaches for all individuals with different types of disabilities, including women, men, girls, and boys.

The training will follow a “blended learning” approach which includes online and in-person sessions. The training starts with a half-day online introduction and an online self-learning exercise of around 60 minutes. The two-day face-to-face workshop in Berlin, co-facilitated by Organizations of Persons with disabilities from Cameroon, will include a diverse mix of input presentations and practical case studies, group work, plenary discussions, and the option for individual advisory sessions.

The numbers of older people affected by humanitarian crises are large and growing rapidly. The proportion of the population aged 50 and over in fragile countries, where conflict and disasters are more likely to occur, is expected to rise from 12.3 per cent (219.9 million) in 2020 to 19.2 per cent (586.3 million) in 2050. From earthquakes, hurricanes and flooding to violent conflicts and health emergencies, evidence shows that older people are at particularly high risk in emergencies. Though, there is a huge gap in the humanitarian sector when it comes to the inclusion of such group members within the responses and actions. Therefore, this course provides helpful material regarding the importance of inclusion of older people and people with disability wants to identify ways to promote meaningful participation.

The course will take place online from 16 to 19 September 2024, from 12 to 3pm CET each day. It includes regular breaks.

The course aims to introduce you to the processes, skills and knowledge required to design and implement Assessment and Analysis (A&A) processes with specific focus on analysis planning, data collection and processing of primary data in humanitarian emergencies. Therefore, it relies on the broad experience of ACAPS (initially: "The Assessment Capacities Project”), using guidance from ACAPS Technical Briefs and the Humanitarian Needs Assessment – The Good Enough Guide (GEGA) – as backdrops. The pedagogical approach will follow a mixture of introductory presentations and group work, including the work on case studies.

The focus of the course lays on assessment needs of staffs of local offices or local partners in the field.  Thus, discussion will be centred around on assessment methods and approaches using data that are available locally, primary as well as secondary data.

The course is planned as an online format in English to accommodate people working on humanitarian projects in overseas, as well as staffs of local partner organisations.