HAP in Pakistan

South Asian Earthquake

HAP’s presence in Pakistan began in 2005 following the South Asian Earthquake, which killed some 75,000 people and left some 400,000 others homeless. As aid agencies flooded into Pakistan or increased their existing operations, concerns were heard about the quality of community engagement and accountability in the response.

New Emergencies Policy and further on

A support visit by HAP Secretariat staff identified deteriorating acceptance of aid workers by beneficiaries, low levels of awareness amongst staff of basic humanitarian values and unaddressed power imbalances between workers and beneficiaries. In an effort to address these issues, HAP members asked the HAP Secretariat to establish a HAP operation in Pakistan.

Responding, Transforming and Growing

The success of HAP Pakistan is reflected in the continuation of the program as agencies moved from emergency relief to recovery work. HAP Pakistan is now an established presence, working with members and non-members alike to integrate accountable practices into emergency planning and response in Pakistan.

Capacity Building Calendar 2008-09

Five Day Certificate Training on HAP 2007 Standard in Accountability and Quality Management
21-25th July, 2008.
Islamabad, Pakistan

For more see: five-day-training-in-HAP-2007-Standard

Registration Form: certifcate-training-registration-form-2008

For Complete Training Calendar Details and Schedule see: training-calendar-2008-9.pdf

To Register:

Download: training-registration-form-2008.doc and send the completed form to sawan@hapinternational.org.

The Pakistan Programme offers the humanitarian & development sector of Pakistan and South Asia with specialised and agency specific capacity building with the aim:

To increase awareness and understanding of issues of quality and accountability issues
Build capacities of the humanitarian aid workers and organizations through capacity building by trainings, technical guidance and support at field operations and field support initiative.
To promote a culture of humanitarian accountability and make it core of all the programming and practices

Typology:
a) On request tailor-made for your organization (Lump-sum payment)

b) Generic- Announced trainings on HAP 2007 Standard (payment per participant)

Current activities in Pakistan:


CWS-P/A www.cwspa.org	Orientation of CWS Staff on Humanitarian Accountability and Certification Options Location: Islamabad Date: 2nd June 2008
SPHERE www.sphereproject.org/	Training of Training 2008 Presentation on “Introduction Humanitarian Accountability & Principles of Accountability” Date: 17th June 2008
Saibaan Oxfam Novib Implementing Partners www.oxfamnovib.nl	Technical Guidance and Capacity Building on developing Humanitarian Accountability Framework (HAF) for Oxfam Novib Implementing Partners Saiban & Ibn Sina) Location: Manshera District (NWFP) Dates: 18th June
Concern Worldwide www.concern-pak.org.pk	Orientation on Humanitarian Accountability of Implementing Partner Location: Hyderabad, Sindh Province Date: 2nd July 2008
Sungi Partner Assembly www.sungi.org	The Assembly is an open forum for mutual accountability and provides an opportunity for both Sungi’s and other stakeholders to examine their respective roles and responsibilities and identify areas for improvement. Participants include: partners, local communities, civil society organizations, parliamentarians, elected local representative, government officials, departments, donors, activists and experts. Date: 2-4 July,2008 Location: Abbotabad, NWFP Read more about this annual gathering: http://www.sungi.org/events.asp#apassembly2007
Humanitarian & Development Sector	Five day Certificate Training on HAP 2007 Standard in Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management The training is open to the humanitarian sector/ civil society in Pakistan and the region Location: Islamabad Date: 21-25 July (Participate by a simple process of registration - see above)
CARE International www.careinternational.org	Five day Agency Specific Training of CARE Staff on HAP 2007 Standard in Humanitarian Accountability and Quality Management Location: Islamabad Date: 25-29th August 2008

Available now:

HAP Principles of Accountability in Urdu.pdf

Coming Soon!

HAP 2007 Standard in Urdu
Humanitarian Accountability Index (for Pakistan)

Recent Milestones:

Ambassadors of Accountability download the Accountability Ambassadors Pledge
HAP-Sphere Joint Seminar on "Quality and Accountability
From Earthquake to Floods- have humanitarian interventions become more accountable and of better standard?" download the seminar report
Accountability Donut: Survey of Members in Pakistan to determine current perceptions of Accountability amongst staff. see the accountability "donut"
Ongoing Field Support: Monitoring Visits, Community Consultations and Membership Support
New Emergencies Policy: See the Post Vist Report on Cyclone Yamin

For further information and requests contact:

Capacity building and training requests	sawan@hapinternational.org
Strategic Guidance	nulhaq@hapinternational.org
Information and Questions	mkiani@hapinternational.org

Telephone: +92-51 2534421

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