Resource Sheet for agencies responding to the Haiti emergency: 2010
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For up to date news and information on the humanitarian response in Haiti please visit Alertnet's website - www.alertnet.org. Listed below are relevant resources and links to support the emergency response.
Residents walk at an open camp area where they are staying after a major earthquake hit the
capital Port-au- Prince, January 14, 2010. (Image: Reuters/Jorge Silva, courtesy www.alertnet.org.)
Key French Resources (Français)
'Modele de Contrat de Travail' et 'Demande de Recrutement Pour le Personnel National'
Manuel du Personnel National
Code de Bonne Pratique
Comprendre les Ressources Humaines dans le Secteur Humanitaire
Rehausser la Qualité de la gestion des ressources humaines dans le secteur humanitaire
Motiver le Personnel et les Volontaires des ONG travaillant dans le Sud
Key HR resources (all resources are free unless indicated)
HR Manual: provides an overall framework for human resource management in field, regional and head offices. The last section also offers a comprehensive framework for a national staff handbook with workable templates, including appraisal forms and employment contracts.(£75 for People In Aid members, £150 for non members)
Managing People In Emergencies website: guidelines and checklists to plan, recruit, deploy and manage staff in an emergency (Available in French and English)
Policy Guidelines: including policy templates on Child Protection; Induction, Briefing, Handovers Guidelines; Rest and Relaxation; Safety and Security, Performance Management -
Policy Bank (FREE for People In Aid members): especially all the Health and Safety Policies includes travel policies, emergency evacuation, H&S etc -
Enhancing Staff Security
Relief Worker Burnout
Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial support in Emergency settings
Employment Reference Guidelines for the Sector
Recruitment
Managing People In Emergencies website
International Recruitment Resource Sheet
Human Resources related roles can be advertised on HHR online, email epn@dgroups.org to post your role
Case Studies
Office In A Box: Mercy Corps (MC) has developed Office in a Box (OIB) to expedite program start-up in emergency contexts and to ensure comprehensive, compliant and consistent implementation of operational procedures
Other Relevant Resources
Surge Capacity in the Humanitarian Relief and Development Sector: This report summary is also available in French : La capacité d'intervention rapide dans le secteur humanitaire et de développement
Supporting staff responding to disasters: Recruitment, briefing and on-going care. Third Edition (£7.50 for People In Aid members, £15.00 for non members)
InterHealth: travel medical clinic also offers travel medical services, psychological health and occupational health services and works with a number of UK based INGOs www.interhealth.org.uk
Approaches to Staff Care in International NGOs
Headington institute: The CARD Directory is an international online directory of professional counsellors
Useful General links
InsideNGO offer a page entitled HAITI Emergency: Staff Support & Operational Issues which includes various materials, contact names, and resource references (including local ones) submitted from many organisations and is updated on a rolling basis
AlertNet has launched an Emergency Information Service for survivors of Haiti quake
Relief Web site www.reliefweb.int gives operational coverage, and includes Situation Reports
ALNAP provide a learning and accountability portal which shares approaches, contacts, key resources and evaluation plans for agencies in Haiti as well as the report - Responding to earthquakes 2008
LINGOS: Local salary and benefits survey (Charge for participation) www.lingosurvey.com/lingo
K4Health: To help assist the thousands of aid workers responding to the Haiti earthquake, K4Health has organized the Haiti Relief Toolkit - a collection of practical and technical resources to help health workers respond more effectively to the relief efforts underway
Photos
As well as blogging her experiences (see the box in the top right of this page), below are some photos Christine has taken while working in Haiti.
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