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HUMANITARIAN LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE
15 SEPTEMBER 2015 NAIROBI
@ACADEMYHUM
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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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