Emergency Needs Assessment Datastat Research Center
Price: AED 2,938
  • Location: Nairobi
  • Duration: 5 Days

    Course details

    INTRODUCTION
    This training introduces basic concepts and approaches related to disaster situation and emergency needs assessments and presents post-disaster assistance needs typically associated with various types of natural hazards. In addition, the training presents a disaster assessment reporting format that National Societies can use for reporting purposes. This training is appropriate for staff and personnel with little experience in conducting disaster needs assessments or completing international appeals forms following a disaster, but who have responsibility for these functions.
    DURATION
    5 days.
    WHO SHOULD ATTEND
    Disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery professionals, emergency planners, NGO staff, staff in emergency response agencies
    COURSE OBJECTIVES
    By the end of the training the learner should be in a position to:
    Understand the purpose of disaster needs assessment
    Identify the link between disaster needs assessments and emergency response decision making
    Familiar basic methods and tools for collecting assessment information and ways to minimize assessment bias
    Understand the typical adverse effects and post-disaster needs commonly arising from specific hazard types
    Understand disaster needs assessment reporting format
    Identify priorities in emergency response and needs assessment
    COURSE CONTENT
    •         Overview of disaster needs assessment
    •         Role of national societies in disaster response
    •         Purpose of disaster needs assessments
    •         Emergency response priorities
    •         Types of damage and needs assessment
    •         Emergency response based on emergency assessments
    •         Disaster needs assessment reporting
    •         Forecasting and early warning
    •         Assessment sources and methods
    •  Minimizing assessment bias-triangulation, team and joint assessments
    •         Assessment tools
    •         Finding recurrent patterns in emergencies
    REQUIREMENTS
    Proficiency in use of English language
    Meet admission criteria
    METHODOLOGY
    Teaching methodology will include introductory and participatory presentations, discussions of practical experiences and case studies, group discussions, role plays and simulations and short video clips.
     
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    START DATE: 05/07/2018
    END DATE: 05/11/2018
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    START DATE: 05/21/2018
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      Updated on 09 April, 2018

    Eligibility / Requirements

    REQUIREMENTS
    Proficiency in use of English language
    Meet admission criteria

    About Datastat Research Center

    Datastat Consultancy ltd is a capacity building institute, social research company specializing in Project management, Organizational development and Business Development. Datastat has a proven record for creating, developing, and inventing innovative and creative results tailored to unique, evolving industry-specific requirements.

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    Vision
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    Mission
    To empower our clients with relevant knowledge and skills, an attitude with embraced relationship

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