Together We Stand

[ 13 ] Inclusive approaches — humanitarian programming that leaves no one behind Beth Milburn, EU-CORD; Judith Baart, Light for the World; David Gál, Hungarian Baptist Aid; Agnes Kroese, Red een Kind; Joohi Haleem, Mission East; and We’am Daibas, Medair S ituations of protracted crisis impact the lives of all members of society. Humanitarian and resilience programming should therefore include all members of the affected societies, to ensure that no one gets left behind when disaster strikes. Programming must take into account the needs of the most vulnerable, such as persons with disabilities, young people, women, ethnic minorities or pregnant mothers. EU-CORD member organizations have included these groups in their resilience programming. In situations of protracted crises such groups might otherwise have been marginalized and become increasingly vulnerable. EU-CORD is an interdenominational network of European Christian relief and development non-governmental organi- zations comprising 22 member organizations that work alongside over 1,000 implementing partners worldwide. We are inspired by our Christian values to ensure that all indi- viduals are treated with respect and dignity. In the following examples, EU CORD members share their experiences of working to ensure that vulnerable and excluded groups gain access to humanitarian services. This can be done through two approaches: by ensuring that they are included in human- itarian programming, or by working specifically with them so that they can ensure access to the services they need. One thematic area of emphasis for EU-CORD is the inclu- sion of persons with disabilities. In the aftermath of the open conflict in South Sudan in 2014, Light for the World carried out an informal random appraisal in the Mahad and Gunbo internally displaced persons (IDP) camps, documenting the accessibility of services provided by various humanitar- ian agencies. The appraisal confirmed that the knowledge, competencies, vulnerability and needs of persons with disa- bilities were being ignored. Since then, Light for the World has worked with camp management teams and humanitarian agencies to provide an inclusive humanitarian response. This began by ensuring that persons with disabilities were included as a category in the United Nations High Participant Ja Seng Pu (right) with trainer Dr Béla Szilágyi, vice president of Hungarian Baptist Aid in Yangon, Myanmar Majabin, a war widow, now has access to an income through participating in the training offered by Mission East, Afghanistan Image: Isti Madarász, (c) 2015 Hungarian Baptist Aid Image: Mission East Afghanistan Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Lessons Learnt Unit T ogether W e S tand