Case studies

1.  Zimbabwe case studies 

6 personalised accounts of ways in which the All In Diary is being used in Zimbabwe:

  1. Improving dialogue between local government and NGOs
  2. Helping specialists' awareness of the wider issues
  3. Improving planning and reporting in organisations
  4. Supporting staff induction and training
  5. Improving access to information
  6. Training community volunteers and increasing personal development

 

2.  Responding to current emergencies

To support local efforts to respond to sudden onset emergencies, All In Diary has been raising awareness of our on-line resources,  by emailing international and national NGOs, government departments etc. with details of the All In Diary website, and encouraging access to the freely available information.

This has had a significant, and ongoing response.

For example, visits from Pakistan have significantly increased over the past year.  And visits from Haiti, Indonesia,  Palestine and Myanmar in particular continue.

  

3. Capacity building and training

There are many examples of organisations using All In Diary information pages to support local capacity building and staff training. Do send us your examples!

  1. Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies (CBHA)  are including materials from the All In Diary as background reading and references for CBHA Capacity Building training programme.
  2. RedR UK continue to include the All In Diary weblink as a reference tool within training courses and materials, and give a copy to all new members.
  3. UNHCR  are providing copies of the All In Diary to support induction for their interns.
  4. Danish Refugee Council  have used the All In Diary information pages in training with local staff and  partners in Yemen (see picture), and have included it as a key resource in their Programme Staff Handbook.
  5. The Global WASH Cluster  incorporated pages from the All In Diary within both its Hygiene Promotion materials, and WASH Cluster Coordination training programme.
  6. American Red Cross  advocated for reproduction of All In Diary pages as promotional leaflets or posters to raise awareness of the Code of Conduct, Sphere Project Minimum Standards, or other quality and accountability concerns (see quote). 
  7. Save the Children UK  adapted and translated the information pages to produce a Self-Development Workbook in Myanmar for capacity building with local partners.
  8. TNT  Moving the World  have incorporated their own organisational policies and  procedures into the All In Diary personal organiser, to provide staff with a comprehensive, user-friendly guidance tool.
  9. Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE  and a range of other humanitarian organisations have incorporated the All In Diary as a key reference in publications, web sites e.g. Camp Management Toolkit, CARE Emergency Toolkit, Relief Web

 

 

 

 

“All in all I can say this is one of the best projects I have come across. Continue the good work" , Humanitarian Worker, Zimbabwe NGO

 

Local NGO values information in the All In Diary for guiding standards in Palestine:  

"These are great efforts to make life easier. I worked in many countries where people are not aware of many basic standards needed. Please find a way to let more people know about this website."  Nader Abu Amsha, The East Jerusalem YMCA, 18 January 2009 
 

 

International aid worker using the All In Diary in training with local partners: 

Chris Petch, Danish Refugee Council, Yemen

 "The informational pages throughout the diary are JUST FANTASTIC. Could I get a copy of soft versions, so that I could print them out into posters or something and put them on the walls in our conference room or on bulletin boards?"

Christie Getman, American Red Cross