Do No HarmA Brief Overview

Santosh SharmaCARE Nepal

What is Do No Harm Framework?

Strengthening Local

capacities for peace

DNH is a analytical framework

Provide a tool for mapping the interaction of aid and conflict

Can be used to plan, monitor and evaluate both humanitarian and development programs

Organize categories of information important for understanding how

aid affects conflicts

Organize information to highlight their

actual and potential relationships, and

Predict the impacts of different

programming decisions.

The framework is not prescriptive rather it is a descriptive tool

that help us to

In Do No HarmConflict – refer to negative, destructive and often violent group or intergroup interaction. It doesn't refer to the variety of inter-group disagreement and other form of constructive struggle by which social change occurs.

Aid – refer to the various forms of humanitarian or development assistance provided by local, national and international NGOs, including governmental organizations.

DNH -- is not a peace building tool and does not expect development organizations to add a peace building mandate.

DNH -- intends to help development organizations improve doing what they are mandated to do.

Do No Harm (DNH) FrameworkThe Framework for understanding how aid and conflict interact

• Resource Transfer• Implicit Ethical Message

Understanding the context of conflict

Analyzing dividers

Analyzing connectors

Analyzing the Aid Program

Analyzing program's impact on C/LCP and

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Considering or choosing

programming options

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Do No Harm Framework

Context of Conflict-1

Tensions/Dividers/Capacities for War-2

Connectors/Local Capacities for

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Systems and Institutions

Attitudes and Actions

(Different) Values and Interests

(different) Experiences

Symbols and Occasions

Systems and Institutions

Attitudes and Actions

(Shared) Values and Interests

(Common) Experiences

Symbols and Occasions

Why?

Where?

What?

When?

With whom?

By whom?

How?

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PEACE, JUSTICE, DIGNIFIED HUMAN

LIFE

SOCIAL INJUSTICEPOVERTY

DISCRIMINATIONPOWERLESSNESS

ADDRESSING UNDERLYING

CAUSES FOR LASTING SOLUTIONS

MINIMIZE THE DIVIDERS/

CAPACITIES FOR WAR

INCREASE THE ROLE OF CONNECTORS/

LOCAL CAPACITIES FOR PEACE (DNH)

CONFLICT

Discuss the impact of aid programs on conflict by identifying the mechanism of RT and IEM that comes from aid program

Identify factors to be considered while un-packing aid program and its importance

Define and identify dividers and connectors

Understand the context of conflict

Develop road map/action plan

Review on going sectors from DNH lens

Discuss on programming options

• Analysis• Design based on dividers and

Connectors• Sensitivity around working with

Government• Staff identify as connectors• Staff consider own behaviour

Application in the personal and profession field

• Environmenal Focus• Change in time timetable in PECs• Better organisation of campaigns

and rallies• Careful management of

distribution effects• End blame culture

Application in the personal and profession field

• Discussion with stakeholders on reducing tensions

• Peaceful budget negotiations• Peaceful wage negotiations• Combatting social exclusion

More Examples

• Discussion with stakeholders on reducing tensions

• Peaceful budget negotiations• Peaceful wage negotiations• Combatting social exclusion

More Examples