Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Key Resources
- Examples of PIN's Interventions
- Humanitarian Principles and Global Standards
- Quality Humanitarian Project Management & Implementation
- Emergency Preparedness & Early Action
- Beneficiary Selection
- Distributions
- Humanitarian Donors & Rapid Funding
- Partnerships & Coordination
- Cash and Vouchers Assistance in Emergencies
- Markets in Emergencies
- Food Security & Livelihoods in Emergencies
- Nutrition in Emergencies
- WASH in Emergencies
- Shelter, NFIs & Settlements in Emergencies
- Education in Emergencies
- Environment in Emergencies
- Key Resources
- Examples of PIN's Interventions
- Market Assessments
- Labour Market Assessments and Employment
- Facilitation Approaches
- Private Sector Engagement and Partnerships
- Value Chain Development
- Monitoring and Evaluation of MSD
- Women's Economic Empowerment
- Markets in Emergency / Recovery Contexts
- Green Market Approaches
- Key Resources
- Examples of PIN's Interventions
- Education in Emergencies (EiE) - Standards and Guidance
- PIN Education in Emergencies (EiE) Tools
- Child Protection and Well-Being
- Inclusion and gender
- Environment and Climate Change
- Teacher Professional Development and Wellbeing
- Learning Outcomes
- Labour market assessment and employment
- Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
- One World in Schools (OWIS)
- Key Resources
- Examples of PIN's Interventions
- Introduction to Nutrition
- Nutrition Security Assessments
- Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) (incl. mHealth and Positive Deviance)
- Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture
- Nutrition and WASH
- Nutrition and Gender
- Nutrition Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Programming
- Nutrition in Emergencies
- Key Resources
- MEAL Planning at the Proposal Stage
- MEAL Planning during the Project Implementation
- Assessments
- Quantitative Data Collection
- Qualitative Data Collection
- Data Analysis
- Evaluation
- Data Use and Learning
- Feedback and Response Mechanisms
- Data protection & management
- MEAL in Education and Skills
- Other Sector-specific and Donor-specific MEAL
This site offers the most useful technical resources that can help you increase the quality and impact of your emergency programming. If you feel that an important resource is missing, let us know please.
Key Resources
When can it be useful?
This resource explains PIN's commitments and priorities in terms of humanitarian aid for the strategic period 2017-2021, including key priorities, expected results, required investments and actions, and relevant responsibilities.
![PIN (2018) Global strategy for emergency preparedness and response 2017-2021 - overview](/documents/194-previw-194.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
This resource lists the 10 fundamental humanitarian principles that PIN as well as other humanitarian actors adhere to. They give guidance on how humanitarian aid should be provided and what impacts should be sought for the affected population.
![ICRC (2010) Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief - overview](/documents/230-previw-230.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
This resource explains the minimum technical humanitarian standards used in four main programming areas, including WASH, food security and nutrition, shelter and NFIs, and health. It also includes the Humanitarian charter, Protection principles and Common Humanitarian Standard brief.
![SPHERE (2018) SPHERE Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response - overview](/documents/195-previw-195.png?display=image)
Examples of PIN's Interventions
When can it be useful?
![PIN (2023) : Food Security Outcome Monitoring: a comparative analysis, Syria - overview](/documents/1192-previw-1192.png?display=image)
Humanitarian Principles and Global Standards
When can it be useful?
This resource explains the minimum technical humanitarian standards used in four main programming areas, including WASH, food security and nutrition, shelter and NFIs, and health. It also includes the Humanitarian charter, Protection principles and Common Humanitarian Standard brief.
![SPHERE (2018) SPHERE Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response - overview](/documents/195-previw-195.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
This resource lists the 10 fundamental humanitarian principles that PIN as well as other humanitarian actors adhere to. They give guidance on how humanitarian aid should be provided and what impacts should be sought for the affected population.
![ICRC (2010) Code of Conduct for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief - overview](/documents/230-previw-230.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
This resource explains the nine commitments that humanitarian actors can use to improve the quality and effectiveness of their assistance. PIN strives to meet these commitments. The versions in 25 other languages can be downloaded from https://corehumanitarianstandard.org/the-standard/language-versions
![CHS Alliance (2014) Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability - overview](/documents/530-previw-530.png?display=image)
Emergency Preparedness & Early Action
When can it be useful?
This resource explains PIN's commitments and priorities in terms of humanitarian aid for the strategic period 2017-2021, including key priorities, expected results, required investments and actions, and relevant responsibilities.
![PIN (2018) Global strategy for emergency preparedness and response 2017-2021 - overview](/documents/194-previw-194.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
This resource provides lessons learned from the development of the Early Warning System in Cambodia by PIN.
![PIN (2021) Early Warning System in Cambodia - overview](/documents/963-previw-963.png?display=image)
Distributions
When can it be useful?
This resource is aimed at Shelter/NFI team members working in distribution assessments, planning, implementation and post distribution monitoring of distributions of Shelter materials, NFIs and cash. It highlights ways in which distributions can reduce some of the risks of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), and avoid doing harm. Simply put, this booklet is about good distributions.
![IOM, Care (2018) Distribution: Shelter materials, NFI & Cash - Guidance to Reduce the Risk of GBV - overview](/documents/879-previw-879.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
This resource provide an introductory guide on how to design, implement and utilize the data of PDM for Shelter and NFI distributions, with a rich section of annexes where operative guides and tools are collected.
![IOM (2021) Post Distribution Monitoring for Shelter and NFI Programming - overview](/documents/888-previw-888.png?display=image)
Humanitarian Donors & Rapid Funding
When can it be useful?
This is the detailed guide on accessing the Start Fund.
![Start Network (2020) Start Fund Handbook - overview](/documents/985-previw-985.png?display=image)
Cash and Vouchers Assistance in Emergencies
When can it be useful?
This link will take you to all the relevant documents at this site dedicated to Cash and Voucher Assistance.
![Resources on Cash and Voucher Assistance - overview](/documents/393-previw-393.png?display=image)
Markets in Emergencies
When can it be useful?
This link will take you to all the relevant documents at this site dedicated to Market and Private Sector related section.
![Resources on Markets / Private Sector in Emergencies - overview](/documents/397-previw-397.png?display=image)
Food Security & Livelihoods in Emergencies
When can it be useful?
![Resources on Food Security and Livelihoods in Emergenceis - overview](/documents/1029-previw-1029.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
![PIN (2023) : Food Security Outcome Monitoring: a comparative analysis, Syria - overview](/documents/1192-previw-1192.png?display=image)
Nutrition in Emergencies
When can it be useful?
This link will take you to the KLC section dedicated to nutrition security.
![Resources on Nutrition Security Assessments - overview](/documents/544-previw-544.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
This link will take you to all the relevant documents at this site dedicated to nutrition in humanitarian programs.
![Resources on Nutrition in Emergencies - overview](/documents/546-previw-546.png?display=image)
WASH in Emergencies
When can it be useful?
This link will take you to all the relevant documents at this site dedicated to WASH.
![Resources on WASH in Emergencies - overview](/documents/395-previw-395.png?display=image)
Shelter, NFIs & Settlements in Emergencies
Also available in: Arabic
When can it be useful?
These practical guidelines provide a comprehensive technical standard operating procedure for shelter repair and rehabilitation programmes in Syria. It contains practical tips and guidance for all phases of project cycle. It was developed specifically for Syria but if adapted to local context, could be a good inspiration and useful resource for other countries and shelter repair projects.
![Shelter Cluster (2018) Shelter Repair and Rehabilitation Guidelines for Syria - overview](/documents/882-previw-882.png?display=image)
Also available in: Arabic, French
When can it be useful?
This resource provides a comprehensive guide on how to design disability-inclusive emergency response and shelter program.
![IFRC (2015) All Under One Roof – Disability-inclusive shelter and settlements in emergencies - overview](/documents/890-previw-890.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
This resource can help you to introduce HLP to field staff.
![Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation (2021) Housing, Land and Property in Shelter Programs Mobile Guide - overview](/documents/883-previw-883.png?display=image)
Education in Emergencies
When can it be useful?
This link will take you to all the relevant documents at this site dedicated to Education.
![Resources on Education in Emergencies - overview](/documents/396-previw-396.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
This resource provides a set of materials and related guidance that can be used in designing, planning and operating Child Friendly Spaces in emergencies.
![ICRC and WVI (2018) Operational Guidance for Child Friendly Spaces in Humanitarian Settings - overview](/documents/1095-previw-1095.png?display=image)
Environment in Emergencies
When can it be useful?
Guidance on DG ECHO's environmental principles, sector specific and cross-cutting overview.
![EU(2022)Guidance on the environmental requirements for EU funded humanitarian aid operations .. - overview](/documents/1109-previw-1109.png?display=image)
When can it be useful?
Sphere unpacked guide on nature-based solutions for climate resilience in humanitarian
![SPHERE (2023) Nature-based Solutions for Climate Resilience in Humanitarian Action - overview](/documents/1225-previw-1225.png?display=image)