ATHA Specialized Training on
Child Protection in Emergencies
16 -19 November 2009
Sida Partnership Forum
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Former Sida Civil Society Center
October 2008 – June 2009
New; Structure, mandate and target group
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Methods and tools for partner-driven
cooperation
Arena for dialogue
Capacity building
Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
www.sida.se
“Main Document”: Sweden’s Policy for Global Development, PGU
“Swedish development cooperation has a single goal – to contribute to creating the
conditions necessary for poor people to improve their living condition”
Sida: Target and Areas of Work
Guiding principles and Perspectives:
“Perspective of the poor”, Rights based perspective
The Principles of the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
Amount 2009:
33 Billion SEK/ca 0.5 Billion USD, 1% GNI, 50% distributed by Sida
50 % Bilateral, 50% Multilateral
Political Priorities:
Equality and Women’s Role in Development , Democracy and Human Rights,
Environment and Climate
A renewed Sida: Strategic Choices
Long-term cooperation,
Reform cooperation in Europe
Cooperation with partners/Selective and/or Partner Driven Cooperation
Conflict and post-conflict cooperation
Sida’s Humanitarian Support
“Swedish humanitarian assistance policy is guided by the humanitarian principles of humanity,
impartiality, neutrality and independence. The needs of the affected person are decisive to whether
interventions are implemented.”
Around 13% of Swedish total Development Assistance, 50% distributed through Sida
(2,6 billion SEK/ca 365 million USD) Main Documents: The Government's Humanitarian Aid Policy, Sida Strategy for
Humanitarian Assistance 2008-2010
Program on Humanitarian Action and Conflict Management
TARGET GROUP:
Nordic NGOs and their partners; staff from other International organizations; regional organizations international NGOs;
governmental institutions; academia; military.
Professional affiliation with an organization or institution in the field of humanitarian action is a requisite for participation in the course.
PARTNERS:
ATHA Primary Partnership: HPCR – International Course sponsors/partners: Thematic expertise (e.g.: Save the Children, NRC)
COURSES:
ATHA, Introduction to Humanitarian Action (IHA) Conflict Impact Analysis – Do no Harm, Peace Building, Gender and Conflict
”The three Pillars of ATHA”
• Program Activities; Core Training and Specialized Trainings
• The ATHA-portal: www.atha.se
• Policy support and analysis
The Advanced Training Program on Humanitarian Action
Objectives:
Fields of Study:
Foundation:
Partners:
Information:
”…to enhance the knowledge of NGOs and other relevant actors operating in the
humanitarian field […] to help build a foundation of insightful and continuous dialogue on
humanitarian issues among relevant stakeholders”
Legal, operational and policy aspects of humanitarian action
The legal framework of International Humanitarian Law / HPCR - International
The Harvard Program on Humanitarian Policy and conflict Research
www.atha.se
ATHA Specialized Training on Child Protection in Emergencies (CHP 091)
OBJECTIVE: ”To enhance the knowledge about the rights of the child in armed
conflicts and natural disasters and child protection so that participants can
contribute to a more child focused effort in humanitarian actions and to give them
a better possibility to perform child protection in their field work.”
Practical issues
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Binder and Material
Evaluation and Certificate
Agenda
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Key Cards and Alarm!
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Check out
Staff
Computers and Internet access
Telephones
Recreation
Maja Edfast: +46 (0) 8 698 40 71, [email protected]