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With the conference now well under way (9 June 2011) in Nairobi, Kenya, we are happy to share videos of the Opening Address on How to Effectively Build Staff Capacity in the Humanitarian Sector.
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The HHR Madrid conference has now finished and all the participants are travelling back to their various NGOs and organisations around the world. Taking a quick glance at the feedback forms from the event, it was encouraging to see on top of the pile: "Very interesting, interactive, relevant and a good reflection". I was also glad to see the word "energizing" mentioned more than once.
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Inspiring example of online mentoring from the Horsesmouth (www.horsesmouth.co.uk) at today's HHR Madrid conference.
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The statement posed to HHR Madrid participants at the end of yesterday's sessions was:
The HR function is well placed to lead on capacity building in an organisation. The results this morning have surprised many in the room and generated some lively discussion:
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The day at HHR Europe 2011 has finished and has seen many practical tools, ideas and stories of innovative approaches to capacity building shared. A lot of the discussion within peer groups and breakout workshops centred around the way in which we can measure the impact that capacity building projects have and how this can be used to inspire further funding for these initiatives.
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Today at HHR Madrid 2011 has been the breakout workshop day, with the focus being more on the practical aspects of increasing capacity rather than the theoretical.
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The day at HHR Madrid has finished with an exciting discussion around the way in which we as a sector measure the impact of up-skilling staff and how loyalty can be instilled. A number of key questions were raised, including whether the competency frameworks were really contextually adaptable.
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Both case study presentations in the first day of the HHR Madrid conference have succeeded in generating much debate and discussion amongst participants.
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Jaime Bará Viñas, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department, Spanish Red Cross, has just finished the keynote speech on 'Strengthening Capacity in a Challenging World: The Red Cross View'.
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I have arrived in Madrid, Spain, in preparation for the 3-day Humanitarian HR (HHR) Europe conference, which starts this afternoon (18 May 2011), themed around Strengthening Local Humanitarian Capacity. Over the next few days I will blog as the conference progresses, the aim being to share the information being discussed and presented, and the lessons learnt with the wider humanitarian and development sector.
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