Coordinated Assessmentand Information Management

(CAIM) Training

30 July 2015

Training Objectives

• Strengthen the pool of deployees available to facilitate & support coordinated assessments

• Integrate assessments with Information Management (IM)

• Learn from innovative field practices with latest policy and guidance

• Mutual learning through practical exercise and experience sharing

Frequency and Location• Twice an year• History:

– Coordinated Assessment Trainings in 2012:• Bangkok• Cairo• South Sudan• Iran• Sudan• Tajikistan• Indonesia

– CAIM 2013:• April 2013: Estonia• June 2013: Armenia

– CAIM 2014: • May 2014: Berlin• November 2014: MENA region: Amman (joint UNICEF / OCHA)

– CAIM 2015:• May 2015: Berlin• October 2015: MENA region: Cairo / or Beirut

Participant groups

• Geared towards technical IM staff and HAOs as coordinators;– OCHA field staff (Regional and COs);– OCHA surge mechanisms or affiliates (i.e. SBPP,

ASP, ERR, UNDAC);– UN Agency staff – NGO and other humanitarian organizations

Training Approach

• Participatory approach using facilitated discussions;

• Group work;• Desktop exercises;• Simulations;• Presentations in plenary;• Outdoor exercise.

Content of training• HPC Reference Module • IASC Guidance on Coordinated Assessments in Humanitarian Crises• MIRA framework and process • Secondary and primary data collection• KoBo toolbox• Data analysis • Needs Assessment methodologies • Humanitarian caseload• IM tools and processes • Facilitating multi-sector joint data analysis • Assessment outputs (Situation Analysis, MIRA Reports & HNO

documents)• The training also highlights integration of coordinated assessment

outputs into decision making and strategic planning processes.

Key Statistics

CAIM Berlin

2015

CAIM Berlin

2014

CAIM M

ENA 2014

CAIM Esto

nia 2013

CAIM Arm

enia 2013

2024

30

24 25

5 6

12

6

1518

5

18

13

25

# of ParticipantsIMOsHAOsPO/M&EGovt. Officials

• Total: 123 participants since 2013– 29 IMOs/KMOs

Overall Training Evaluation

90.5%

9.5%

CAIM Berlin, May 2014

ExcellentGoodAdequatePoorUnacceptable

Overall Training Evaluation

45.5%

50.0%

4.5%

CAIM MENA Region , Nov 2014

ExcellentGoodAdequatePoorUnacceptable

Overall Training Evaluation

57.9%

36.8%

5.3%

CAIM Berlin, May 2015

ExcellentGoodAdequatePoorUnacceptable

THANK YOU

Focal point for CAIM in CASS, PSB, OCHA Geneva: Syed Fawad Hussain Tel: +41 22 9171553 E-Mail: fawadhussain@un.org