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Book
Managing Humanitarian Relief
Published: 2008
Pages: 431
eBook: 9781780440972
Paperback: 9781853396694
Responding Effectively to humanitarian disasters is far from straightforward, and relief workers often find themselves in a world of uncoordinated , highly competitive agencies working with cross-cutting purposes. Managing Humanitarian Relief is aimed at relief workers charged with putting together a programme of action to help people in extreme crisis. It provides humanitarian relief managers with a single comprehensive reference for all the management issues they are likely to encounter in the field. The book is organized in two parts. First, it provides an outline of different relief programming sectors: food and nutrition, health, water and sanitations, and shelter. Second, it presents 20 separate management topics that are essential for overseeing programmes. It’s easy-to-use format includes checklists, tables, diagrams, sample forms, and no-nonsense tips from practitioners to help readers in emergency situations.
Prelims (Praise for the book, Contents, Tables, Figures, Boxes, Photos, Acronyms, Foreword: A brief overview of humanitarianism today, Acknowledgements, About the author, Introduction: the purpose of this book)
1. Understanding emergencies and disaster-affected populations
2. Understanding disaster-affected populations and programme sectors
3. Managing in emergencies
4. Carrying out an assessment
5. Launching in a new country or area
6. Establishing an office and accommodation
7. Preparing a proposal and negotiating with donors
8. Managing human resources
9. Planning, managing and reporting on a project
10. Dealing with stress
11. Overseeing finance and accounting
12. Setting up a logistics and procurement system
13. Handling transport and maintaining vehicles
14. Communicating using radios and satellites
15. Working with local partners and contractors
16. Building internal capacity
17. Dealing with the media
18. Managing security
19. Monitoring and evaluating a project
20. Coordinating with other organizations
21. Closing an emergency programme
Back Matter (Appendix 1 - 7, References, Useful websites, Glossary of common terms, Index)
1. Understanding emergencies and disaster-affected populations
2. Understanding disaster-affected populations and programme sectors
3. Managing in emergencies
4. Carrying out an assessment
5. Launching in a new country or area
6. Establishing an office and accommodation
7. Preparing a proposal and negotiating with donors
8. Managing human resources
9. Planning, managing and reporting on a project
10. Dealing with stress
11. Overseeing finance and accounting
12. Setting up a logistics and procurement system
13. Handling transport and maintaining vehicles
14. Communicating using radios and satellites
15. Working with local partners and contractors
16. Building internal capacity
17. Dealing with the media
18. Managing security
19. Monitoring and evaluating a project
20. Coordinating with other organizations
21. Closing an emergency programme
Back Matter (Appendix 1 - 7, References, Useful websites, Glossary of common terms, Index)
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