Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) - HelpAge International 2012

Established in 2009 the Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) is a consortium of three major international NGOs – HelpAge International Merlin and Norwegian Refugee Council – whose objective is to strengthen and support capacity within the humanitarian system to conduct improved coordinated multi-sector assessments before during or after crises. CIDA support to ACAPS will contribute to the development of innovative needs assessment methodologies and tools the training of practitioners a roster of deployable assessment experts and an improved evidence-base for decision-making during humanitarian crises.

Outputs: Improved global policies methodologies and tools for coordinated multi-sectoral assessments; a global network of assessment specialists with the capacity to promote support facilitate and use coordinated multi-sectoral assessments; and improved coordinated multi-sectoral assessments in 14 crisis contexts through the support or the deployment of assessment specialists and continuous operational learning. Outcome: Mitigated impact of natural disasters and complex emergencies through the provision of more effective humanitarian responses.