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HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE

15 SEPTEMBER 2015 NAIROBI

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Localisation is the future of

humanitarian aid

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Humanitarian crises are becoming more

frequent, widespread and complex

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In 2014, only 18% of all humanitarian funding

was received directly by NGOs, and only

1.6% by local NGOs.

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It is top-down, uncoordinated and focussed on

response, orientated around a small number of

international Global North based agencies.

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The Humanitarian systems lacks enough

qualified and professional staff

Half of all humanitarian field staff work for

NGOs and 95% of INGO staff are country

nationals

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The World Humanitarian Summit consultations have

highlighted the importance of supporting and

strengthening local actors, and reorienting

the humanitarian system toward a more

localised approach that supports and facilitates

community-level relief and recovery efforts

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WE NEED TO ADDRESS:

• A lack of investment in or ad hoc unsustainable financial models for learning and development opportunities

• How as a sector we measure the quality and impact of learning to build market recognition on what works, and how as responders and organisations we can access credible learning opportunities

• The lack of knowledge and evidence about what really works, globally and nationally

• How professionalisation of the work force can be developed at all levels of the response, and scaled up to build the future generation of humanitarians at national and regional level, including recognition of skills and resources available in non-traditional partners

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Our mission is to empower people around the world to

prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries

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IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS…

• Establish ten centres reaching communities in over 40 countries. The first three

centres will be in Kenya, the Philippines and the Middle East. We will then open centres

across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe;

• Reach 100,000 people from over 50 countries with quality assured learning and

development products and services, equipping them with essential skills to respond

effectively to disasters;

• Create a digital platform with local web portals, including a marketplace of online

courses, training tools, learning materials, translation and other services for trainers, leaders

and responders;

• Create over 100 case studies of disaster programming and capacity building

initiatives that will help promote best practice in a wide variety of settings. We’ll translate

this into local languages and disseminate it via the most appropriate resources to ensure

that information is shared consistently and effectively;

• Recognise the skills of 150,000 responders, particularly those from disaster-prone

countries;

• Create partnerships with organisations around the world, to ensure a more coherent,

united and efficient system for learning within the humanitarian sector with sustainable

and accessible professional development opportunities to drive the sector towards

excellence.

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The Kenya Academy Centre

ACROSS TWO PLATFORMS

Academy on the ground (Academy

Centres and partners)

Academy Digital (including a Resource

Centre, an online marketplace for learning

and development opportunities, as well as a

space for communities of practice to

flourish)

In addition we will support relevant

innovations at national and global level,

drawing on examples of best practice

emerging from other sectors.

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ACADEMY PRODUCT EXAMPLES:

• Project management product: PMD pro-starter

• Certificate in Emergency Preparedness and Response, Kenya

• Certified Trainer Course

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ACTIVITIES Indicative Kenya

Milestones

Launch recruitment of Academy Director Mid August 2015

Initiate needs assessment : country level End August 2015

Initiate host partner selection process (expression of

interest letter) Mid August 2015

Select host partner and negotiate Hosting and Support

Agreement Mid October 2015

Needs Assessment Completed End October 2015

Advisory Group members agreed and first meeting Mid November 2015

Strategic planning Workshop - output is Strategy and

Plan Early December 2015

Launch event Mid January 2016

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WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE?

• Kenyan and East African individuals can more easily access quality learning opportunities

• Kenyan and regional organisations will have improved capacity to invest in the learning and development

• From local to global, knowledge and best practice will be easily shared, benefiting the local sector as a whole

• Through connected communities of practice, responders will be able to better connect with other practitioners in person or virtually

• A more defined career paths and recognition of non-academic skills and experience, contributing to a more professional East African workforce

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The scale of the global challenge can only be

met with collective action.

Let us be the generation of humanitarians,

from across sectors, who join together and

make localisation in Kenya, and other places

vulnerable to crisis, a reality.

Want to know more about the Academy?

Live twitter Q&A with Academy Directors on Thursday 17 September

@AcademyHum

Come to our presentation with the Kenyan Institute of Management

tomorrow

Follows us on twitter @AcademyHum

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