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What is proposal?The ingredients for a winning proposalFollow the guidelines:Start early:Write clearly and make it convincing:Engage your team:Use data and facts to support your proposal:Avoid too much technical language:Review, review and revise: Capacity building in proposal writing What is proposal? The primary purpose of a proposal is to convince a donor agency to fund your project. Effective proposals are important for any organisation and is one of the most crucial aspects of any NGO. It doesn’t matter how big or small your organisation is, you cannot get away from writing a project proposal, with the aim to secure funds. But what [...]

Table of ContentsHumanitarian Networks and Partnerships WeekKey takeawaysLocalisationNexus, humanitarian-development-peaceAnticipatory ActionAccountability to Affected PopulationsLaunch of IASC Guidelines for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week In February this year, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) held a 5 day conference for Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) which brought together over 2,300 participants from 450 organisations including representatives from the UN, governments, the military, NGOs, the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement, academia and the private sector. The event provided a forum for humanitarian networks and partnerships to meet and address [...]

Driving Systematic Change to Ensure Persons with Disabilities are included in Humanitarian Action March 10, 2020 Islamic Relief’s Protection and Inclusion Advisor on age and disability, Tom Palmer, explores how humanitarian actors can accelerate progress on inclusion following the publication of the new IASC Guidelines. Few humanitarian workers these days, whether based at an international headquarters or on the frontline of a crisis, would disagree that including persons with disabilities in their programmes is essential. The evidence is stark: Persons with disabilities represent more than 15% of the world’s crisis-affected population. In disasters they are more likely to lose their lives. And in [...]

Leave No One BehindHow do people get left behind?DiscriminationGeographyGovernance Socio-economic status Shocks and fragilityWhat does it mean to Leave No One Behind?2020: The year of action Leave No One Behind In 2015, UN member states adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pledging that “no one will be left behind” and to “endeavour to reach the furthest behind first.” This means committing to taking action to end poverty, reduce inequality, confront discrimination and address climate change by 2030. How do people get left behind? People get left behind when they lack opportunities to progress. The UNDP states there are five factors [...]