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‘Mutual aid in times of crisis’ collection: case study Chad, March 2025

This case study was chosen because Chad is one of the most vulnerable countries and the least prepared for climate change, and is very frequently impacted by flooding. It aims to better understand the dynamics of mutual aid during the 2022 floods in N'Djamena. More specifically, based on 47 semi-structured interviews and a co-construction workshop with several stakeholders, we tried to see, by focusing more specifically on the Walia neighbourhood, how the floods had been perceived by the residents, what forms of solidarity had been seen in response to the floods – particularly between those affected – and finally how these had been coordinated with the actions of institutional aid (State, army, NGOs, Red Cross, United Nations, etc.) [...]

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Evaluation

Evaluation of the vehicle sharing initiative

After almost three years of experimentation in Lebanon, the Fleet Forum has mandated Groupe URD to evaluate its vehicle sharing initiative, its history, its functioning and [...]

Organisational support

Technical cartography assistance and database management for the AFD in Chad

Following on from its work with the ‘Chad ATI (Approche Territoriale Intégrée) Nexus group’, Groupe URD is now supporting the AFD team in Chad in its in-house efforts to [...]

Resources

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What next after the freeze of united states funding? Official development aid and the international aid community face existential questions about their future
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A fair and equitable decarbonisation target for an international NGO, 2024
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Tools

Guide "Agile or adaptive management", 2020

This document gathers together existing good practice in terms of agility. It provides a complete, coherent approach to managing an aid programme in a complex situation. It aims to answer the following questions: what is ‘agile or adaptive [...]

COMPASS handbook, 2018

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The COMPASS is a quality and accountability management method for humanitarian and development projects. This methodological guide includes recommendations and tools to implement the quality and accountability commitments of the Core [...]

The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), 2014

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The Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS) sets out Nine Commitments that organisations and individuals involved in humanitarian response can use to improve the quality and effectiveness of the assistance they provide. It [...]

Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers, 2009

The Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers contains detailed practical advice on the participation of affected people in humanitarian action. It has three sections: Developing a participatory approach (main issues, key factors, [...]

Guide "Agile or adaptive management", 2020

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COMPASS handbook, 2018

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The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS), 2014

Participation Handbook for humanitarian field workers, 2009

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Groupe URD, a think-tank for humanitarian action

Founded in 1993, Groupe URD is an independent think tank that specialises in analysing practices and developing policies for the humanitarian sector. Our multi-disciplinary expertise, based on continual field visits to crisis and post-crisis contexts, provides us with insight into the functioning of the sector as a whole. We believe in sharing knowledge and collective learning, and we help aid actors to improve the quality of their programmes.