International Federationof Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Information Management Update

1. Shelter Cluster Coordination Handbook

2. Accountability to Beneficiaries Project

3. IM Updates

1. Training

2. InfoAsAid Messaging

3. Assessment Project

4. Website

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1 Shelter Cluster Coordination Handbook

Objectives Succinct, Short (i.e. less than 100 pages) Relevance to all SCT members Senior decision makers outside the cluster system Guidance on all major coordination activities

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2 Accountability to Beneficiaries

How can clusters be more accountable to affected populations?

Understanding what we are accountable for Improving

Systems Technical competencies Integration into clusters

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3 IM Update - Training

Roster of approx 65 individuals 2011-12 to focus on Distance Learning Pilot 2 – 21 November to 3 Feb

6 modules 8 weeks Mentored Distance Learning Shelter – 5 Seats shared

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3 IM Update – InfoAsAid Messaging

Initiative to increase 2 – way communicaiton with beneficiaries BBC and others Cataloguing of messaging

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3 IM Update – Assessments

Inter-agency assessment partnership, ECHO funded IFRC Acted UNOSAT JRC

Rapid and Comprehensive assessment methodologies

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3 IM Update – ShelterCluster.org

Replacement for GoogleSites and GoogleGroups (examples: www.shelterhaiti.org or www.shelterpakistan.org )

Uses SharePoint CMS and centralizes all content to a single point of entry

Support to all levels of the cluster – Global to Response Multiple language support (localization)

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3 IM Update – ShelterCluster.org

Objectives “pull” content “push” content Subscriptions to newsletters/updates Simple Navigations Simple User rights Cross-referencing of documents Support Field Level and Global Level needs Basic interactive mapping

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3 IM Update – ShelterCluster.org

DEMO

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3 IM Update – ShelterCluster.org

Document Classification Cluster Management InterCluster IM A, M & E Shelter Planning Shelter Specifications Shelter Programming NFI Guidance Cross Cutting Media

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3 IM Update – ShelterCluster.org

Future Possibilities Communities of Practice Rosters Training Social Networking Operational Data Collection