ALNAP - Improving Learning Accountability and Performance - 2019-2021

This project seeks to support ALNAP’s overall core work plan for 2019-2021 and contribute to the promotion of lessons learned and the dissemination of best practices across the humanitarian sector. This project also aims to support ALNAP’s systematic effort to monitor and hold the international humanitarian system accountable for fulfilling its mandate of saving lives alleviating suffering and maintaining human dignity. ALNAP is a global humanitarian network organization that has been the leading voice for the more rigorous application of learning and evaluation processes across the humanitarian sector. Its aim is to provide the humanitarian sector with a forum to address issues of learning and accountability; produce research on shared challenges facing the sector; and improve the performance of the international humanitarian system through evidence and research-based practices. Project activities include: (1) improving the quality and accessibility of humanitarian evidence; (2) monitoring the performance of the international humanitarian system including through the publication of the State of the Humanitarian System Report; (3) addressing key evidential and thematic gaps in humanitarian performance; and (4) supporting system-wide learning by convening workshops meetings online events and digital communication platforms.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved accountability and performance of humanitarian action; (2) strengthened humanitarian evidence base and increased quality of monitoring and evaluation activities; (3) improved understanding of key thematic issues including the dynamics of gender-sensitive humanitarian programming; and (4) strengthened learning throughout the humanitarian community including on the use of data in gender-sensitive programming. The ultimate outcome of this project is lives saved suffering alleviated and human dignity maintained in communities experiencing humanitarian crises or that are food insecure.