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Improving the international humanitarian system:
the potential for corporate-humanitarian partnerships
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Global demand for humanitarian assistance, which is already considerable, is likely to grow in the coming decade, and to
see a major increase in our lifetimes.
Indeed, we are beginning to feel the effects… what we are witnessing is not an aberration, but rather a ‘curtain raiser’
on the future… These events are not abnormal; they’re what I call the ‘new normal’…
…In [this] era… collaboration is not an option, it is a necessity…
ERC John Holmes
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Agenda
Overview of the humanitarian system
For-profit engagement in humanitarian aid
The future potential
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Formal International Humanitarian System: main actors The formal system is made up of
The providers: donor governments, foundations and individual givers
The implementers: Red Cross/Crescent Movement, INGOs; UN agencies and IOM; national and regional civil society
The recipients: affected populations
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There are a number of other key actors who often seen to be outside the formal system, and a number of informal systems which are also of importance
Central but often neglected actorsAffected governmentsThe militaryBusinesses
Informal systems Global remittancesZakat systemFront-line, local humanitarian systems
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International Humanitarian Footprint: Staffing
Total estimated humanitarian field staff 210,800UN agencies and IOM 49,500Red Cross/Crescent 48,400INGOs 112, 900
Aid worker population has increased by 6% each year over last 10 years
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International Humanitarian Footprint: Funding
Total international humanitarian resources vary depending on the source$18 billion 2008 according to donors$6.6 billion 2008 according to UN FTS$7 billion 2008 according to provider expenditures
Humanitarian aid rising faster than official development assistance (ODA)
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RESOURCES
INFORMATION
The system is made up of multiple actors, relationships, resource and information flows
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Over the last 10-15 years, aid agencies have attempted numerous strategies to improve humanitarian work
Three broad, overlapping approaches can be discerned... Focusing on performance and results
Developing codes, standards and principles
Improving participation of affected communities and local ownership
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Many different kinds of change and reform initiatives to help improve the sector
QUALITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, LEARNING, ADVOCACY Sphere, HAP ICVA, Voice ALNAP, PiA URD, Coord Sud
THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT Rights & Empowerment HIV-Aids, Gender LRRD Protection Participatory Approaches
STRUCTURE Clusters Internationalisation / Decentralisation
JOINT ACTION AND PARTNERSHIPS Joint Ventures e.g. ECB,
Good Humanitarian Donorship Capacity Building Programmes Partnership Building e.g. WEF PPPs
BUSINESS PRACTICES Finance & Funds e.g. CERF Leadership e.g. HCs Communications & Media
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“...Agencies need to pay as much attention to how they do things, as to what they
actually do...”
As the TEC identified....
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The tendency has been to work within existing mental models and paradigms of aid
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse” (H. Ford)
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The humanitarian sector, like society at large, tends to undergo radical change after major catastrophes –
usually when it is too late to do anything...
“catastrophe-first” model of lesson learning
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Agenda
Overview of the humanitarian system
For-profit engagement in humanitarian aid
The future potential
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For-Profit Footprint: what and who?
61 humanitarian – corporate initiatives identified in GPPI research (2007)
3 forms of engagement: Single company engagement: e.g, The IBM World Wide Crisis
Response Team Partnerships e.g, Motorola with CARE (most common form) Meta-initiatives e.g, Disaster Resource Network (DRN)
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For-Profit Footprint: where and how? Main focus on natural disasters
Tendency to focus on filling gaps or enhancing existing capacities Logistics e.g. Crown agents for DFIDProcurement e.g. Global Hand IT e.g. MicrosoftTelecommunications e.g. EricssonOrganisational management e.g. Accenture Development Partnerships,
Price Waterhouse Coopers Corporate Responsibility Brokers e.g. Corporates for Crisis
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For-Profit Footprint: funds
Average size of for-profit initiatives analysed was $2 million
Largest is TNT-WFP ‘Moving the World’ $10 million Funding generated is very small compared with
overall humanitarian budgets Companies tend to prefer in-kind assistance to cash aid
Budget data very hard to come by
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For-profit footprint: tsunami focus
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For-Profit Footprint: Why? Strategic branding Reputational benefits / publicity Corporate social responsibility /
Enhanced goodwill Staff motivation & morale Knowledge and experience, enhancing
performance CEO vision Desire to put something back
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“...attempts to pursue partnerships with corporate agencies have often been frustrated as agencies are unclear about the intended outcomes for the partnership, or view it as a way of developing a long-term funding arrangement...”
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Corporate engagement may be more significant outside of these initiatives Commercial contracting relationships - outsourcing by aid agencies of
parts of the ‘business’
Contracting of commercial operators by donors to deliver frontline services are commonplace
Some of it has been controversial, the idea that there is competition with traditional humanitarians is overstated
Recruitment of private sector into senior roles
Lack of data
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Current contribution of corporate engagement to improving the humanitarian system? On the whole corporates are currently engaged in the
system within the existing norms and principles “helping us to get a faster horse”tends to be after major emergencies: “catastrophe-first
model of collaboration”
Corporate contribution is just one element in the overall system, and at the present time, not a particularly distinctive one
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“...Interviewees from both private and humanitarian agencies with experience of partnerships emphasised the positive impact of non-commercial business engagement on the sector as a whole. However, while individual initiatives and companies make notable contributions to humanitarian relief, overall private sector engagement in humanitarian relief remains a niche phenomenon...”
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Agenda
Overview of humanitarian accountability
For-profit engagement in humanitarian aid – some recent evidence and preliminary thoughts
The future potential
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Corporations have made an important and vital contribution to
innovations in humanitarian action
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Case Studies: Community-based feeding therapy
Utilising corporate products, business models and participatory approaches to transform malnutrition treatment
Cutting rates of malnutrition deaths and increasing the numbers of treated children
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Case Study: Cash-based programming Cash distribution techniques
adapted from private banks, in some places in working partnership
The importance of local private sector and marketsPrivate sector is not just about Nokia
and TNT’s of the worldPractical Action and Oxfam’s work on
market analysis in emergencies
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Case Studies: Use of mobiles in emergencies
Partnerships with leading technology and mobile operators
Cash and food distributionsSafaricom, KenyaSouthern Africa, Canada Tel
Collaborative R&D in operational settings
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Some key lessons...
A two-way open and honest dialogue between the private sector and the humanitarian, to ensure greater understanding of each others competencies and further possibilities for learning and collaboration
Identify enduring problems and areas of common interest
Establish partnerships and engagement prior to emergencies, not just when an emergency occurs
Assess and work with other linkages the private sector partner may have, especially in the field of operations – e.g. supplying military forces
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There is scope for much more systemic and strategic engagement around enduring challenges faced by humanitarians Radical and creative solutions tend not to come from
inside the formal sector but at its margins
There is a wealth of parallel and analogous corporate products and processes in development and in place which could be very useful and potentially game-changing ($532bn global R&D spend in 2008)
Cannot simply transfer from one sector to another, but needs active brokering, mutual learning and strategic vision
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Humanitarian agencies must engage strategically with the private sector so as to harness both the relevant skills, and the desire to use them, in ways that will
benefit the delivery of humanitarian relief to those affected by disasters and
crises
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Work is underway to develop a Humanitarian Innovation Fund Pooled resources and technical support for humanitarian
innovation processes
Partnership brokering, based on better understanding of enduring problems, core competencies and common interests (private sector and academics)
Principles of mutual learning, risk sharing and evidence-based practice Watch this space!
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Agenda
Overview of humanitarian accountability
For-profit engagement in humanitarian aid – some recent evidence and preliminary thoughts
The future potential: strategic partnerships for humanitarian innovation
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Summary The humanitarian caseload is increasing, the system is stretched, the new normal means that
collaboration is not an option but a necessity
We tend to learn and collaborate in the same way – within existing paradigms, and “catastrophe-first”
Corporate engagement grew after the tsunami and is clearly more than just buzz, but need more strategic clarity around how to engage and why to engage
If effectively positioned, resourced and managed, we believe humanitarian innovations can be the ideal entry point for enhanced, focused corporate-humanitarian strategic partnerships
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Final point: we need to transform our learning and our collaboration
“Catastrophe first”
“Vulnerability first”
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Thank you for listening!
Please keep in touch
Ben Ramalingam [email protected]
Find out more about ALNAP at www.alnap.org