Local partners and SRM at Wateraid
On November 3rd 2020, Léa, Research Advisor at GISF collaborated with WaterAid as part of their Safer WaterAid Week. She presented the findings and recommendations…
4 Nov 2020 Post
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Collaborative Security Risk Management – A case for local development
The role of safety and security in most international aid agencies has evolved as approaches to security and operational contexts have changed. Security collaboration, networking,…
26 Oct 2020 Post
Partnerships and Security Risk Management: from the local partner’s perspective
This research paper complements GISF’s 2012 report Security Management and Capacity Development: International agencies working with local partners. This first analysis brought key insights into partnership dynamics, including strengths and weaknesses from the international NGO (INGO) perspective. The latest research…
15 Oct 2020 Resource
Compounding Crises, Episode 3: The ever-changing role of the NGO security risk manager
Since its inception, humanitarian security risk management has developed rapidly. In recent years, the profession has evolved from the ‘compounds and barbed wire’ activities it used to be known for, shifting to include staff safeguarding, wellbeing, digital security and more.…
28 Sep 2020 Resource
Compounding Crises, Episode 2: Digital Security in the Humanitarian Space
For some, the digitisation of the humanitarian sphere is a crisis. For others, it’s a door to a world of unforeseen opportunities. Whatever way you look at it, digitisation has the potential to present real risks to NGOs and their…
17 Aug 2020 Resource
Covid-19 and localisation: an opportunity for equitable risk-sharing
Read the original article for the Humanitarian Practice Network Covid-19 is an opportunity for change. Flaws in the way risks are managed between local and international partners have been exposed by the current crisis. Building on lessons learned from the…
30 Jul 2020 Resource
Compounding Crises, Episode 1: Partnerships in Crisis
In the first episode of Compounding Crises, the third GISF Podcast series, we speak to Léa Moutard, GISF’s Research Advisor. Since joining GISF in August 2019, Léa has been managing a new research project on Partnerships and Security Risk Management:…
15 Jul 2020 Resource
Covid-19 and localisation: an opportunity for equitable risk-sharing
GISF’s Research Advisor, Léa Moutard, recently wrote a blog for The Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN), around COVID-19 and Localisation. Covid-19 is an opportunity for…
2 Jul 2020 Post
Adopting an inclusive approach to aid worker security risk management in the COVID-19 era
While COVID-19’s reach may be practically universal, its impact is far from it. Even before considering the secondary risks associated with the pandemic, the health…
1 Jul 2020 Blog
New event recording: SRM and duty of care during COVID-19
In this webinar, organised by PHAP and ICVA, we looked at the key findings from a new briefing paper from ICVA and researchers from the…
9 Jun 2020 Post