<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hi all, <br><br></div>Some of you may have already seen this, I am fwding to our lists for the sake of archiving and for us (in the Training/Self Learning WG) to pick up from in a given series of directions : <br>
1. understand how OCHA operates so that we can better support_them and better articulate_with_them<br></div>2. gear ourselves to be better prepared undertaking field work the UN_way, well the OCHA's way.<br><br></div>
This document relates to existing ocha and DHN guide series over VTC for Classic organizations and classic Organizations for VTC see Digital Humanitarian Network > Materials [1] to which many of us Kate, Sev and I included collaborated<br>
<br></div><div>Nico<br></div><div><br></div>[1] = <a href="http://digitalhumanitarians.com/materials">http://digitalhumanitarians.com/materials</a><br><div><div><div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Andrej Verity</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrejverity@gmail.com">andrejverity@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 2:48 PM<br>Subject: [CrisisMappers] OCHA's Information Management Guidance for Sudden Onset Emergencies<br>
To: "<a href="mailto:crisismappers@googlegroups.com">crisismappers@googlegroups.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:crisismappers@googlegroups.com">crisismappers@googlegroups.com</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Dear all,<div>
<br></div><div>I wanted to share with you a guidance document drafted for OCHA Information Management Officers when they deploy to sudden onset emergencies.</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:medium none;padding:0px">
<div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">OCHA Information Management Guidance in Sudden Onset Emergencies</a></div></blockquote></div>
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Although OCHA had general, internal IM guidance in the past, there was nothing that focused exclusively on sudden onset emergencies. After going to a few major emergencies and feeling that I was having to develop the "play book" each time, I decided that we needed to document <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">guidance for our IMOs in future emergencies</a>. So, when wrapping up my time in the Philippines, I decided that rather than writing a lessons learned paper that would eventually be lost in a filing system, I would sequester myself, Kristina Mackinnon, and Yaelle Link to write the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">guidance</a>. All three of us work for the same OCHA section and were all deployed to the Philippines. </div>
<div><br></div><div>This <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">guidance</a> has been shared with the OCHA IMO Community and we are now opening it up to the public to review & comment. I really want this <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">guidance</a> to be a living document and thus it will remain in Google Docs. If someone wants a "dated" copy, they can always save a PDF version. With this always open and available for comment approach, I honestly hope that the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">guidance</a> will be regularly updated as new ideas emerge. When you look at the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">document</a>, you will already see a large number of comments and several place holder comments (where I know more content needs to be added).<br>
</div><div><br></div><div>So, <b>we welcome you to review and comment</b>. But, one disclaimer: inappropriately promoting a specific platform / technology in the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">document</a> will removed.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8VOx449lQx5VST2hzI80vgkuyNU5chBUYFiWPs7qr4/edit?usp=sharing</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr">Andrej<br>--------------<br><div><a href="http://blog.veritythink.com" target="_blank">blog.veritythink.com</a></div></div></div>
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