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INDEX

SHORT PROFILE OF CISP

A TOOL FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF CAPABILITY DEPRIVATION IN EMERGENCY PROJECTS

WHERE WE WORK

THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL RULES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE

ONE YEAR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLES

NEW SOLUTIONS AND TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

BRIDGES INSTEAD OF WALLS... IS WHAT WE ARE BUILDING HERE

ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED POPULATIONS IN NIGER THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FLEXIBLE, DURABLE, AND REUSABLE EMERGENCY SHELTER MODEL

RAHO’S LIFE CHANGING MOMENT

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PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSE

The International Committee for the Development of Peoples (Comitato Internazionale per lo Svi-

luppo dei Popoli - CISP) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 1983, which has its

headquarters in Rome. The principles and aims of the organization are summarized in the Declaration

of Intent and in the Code of Conduct for Cooperation Programmes, available on the website of CISP

(www.developmentsofpeoples.org). The Declaration of Intent “For Human Rights and Against Poverty”:

approaches and operational priorities of CISP", formulated with the contribution of all the operators

of the headquarters in Rome and of all the offices in third countries, defines the organization’s priorities

built around the main objectives of combating poverty and social exclusion.

MAIN ACTIVITIES AND PRIORITY AREAS OF ACTION

In co-operation with its various public, private and local partners, CISP has developed and implements

projects in the areas of humanitarian assistance, rehabilitation, and development in more than 30 countries

in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Asia, and Eastern Europe, whereas in the countries of the European

Union CISP carries on cultural activities, promotes international solidarity, and supports initiatives aiming at

enhancing the role of Diasporas in the development of their countries of origin.

The Declaration of Intent identifies the organization's priority areas of action as follows:

CISP projects are not only intended to respond to priority needs and to solve real problems in the countries

and areas of action, but also as means to identify, formulate or strengthen specific’ sectorial and/or national

and regional policies. These are two interdependent functions, because the possibility that a project may

inspire or strengthen a policy orientation depends on its impact, on its effectiveness, and on the credibility

of the implementing party. In 1997 CISP established the Cooperation and Development Network (CDN) of

Pavia, in association with the University of Pavia, the Institute for Advanced Studies of Pavia (IUSS) and two

other NGOs.

SHORT PROFILE OF CISP

The righT To social and economic securiTy iNcOmE gENERATiON OPPORTUNiTiEs, migRATiON ANd dEvELOPmENT, ANd fOOd sEcURiTy

The righT To healThAccEss TO wATER ANd sANiTATiON

The righT To a fuTure iN TERms Of chiLdREN’s, AdOLEscENTs’, ANd yOUNg PEOPLE’s RighTs, ThE PROTEcTiON Of ThE ENviRONmENT ANd Of NATURAL REsOURcEs

The righT To humaniTarian assisTanceThAT is TO EmERgENcy RELiEf ANd fiRsT REcONsTRUcTiON Aid

supporT To public policies PROmOTiNg sOciAL cOhEsiON ANd civiL sOciETy iN gENERAL

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In addition to its headquarters in Rome, CISP operates through several regional offices in Italy, and field

offices located in the countries wherein it operates, headed by Country Representatives.

The organizational and administrative structure is governed by a Management System including three

pillars: the Administrative Manual, the Code of Behaviour, and the Verification System. Financial statements

are subject to annual revision by an independent auditor. CISP enjoys a legal personality recognized by

the Italian State, and it takes the necessary measures to be legally recognized in the countries where in it

operates in accordance with their national laws.

PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND IN-DEPTH STUDIES

CISP produces a variety of publications, audio-visual materials and promotes opportunities for meetings and

information exchange to disseminate knowledge and inform the public about its most significant experiences

in the domain of international cooperation. Furthermore, within the framework of its programmes, CISP

organizes events, seminars, conferences to exchange experiences as well as to promote innovation and

public policies that are relevant for the countries where it works.

COOPERATION AND AFFILIATIONS

To enhance the effectiveness of its actions CISP cooperates with other organizations and participates in various

thematic and geographical associations and networks. Among these are: Link 2007 (in its turn a member of the

Third Sector Permanent Forum) and the European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development (Concord).

FUNDING AND RESOURCES

CISP’s projects are carried out with financial support received from individuals, associations, foundations,

enterprises, Italian and international public institutions such as the European Union, the Italian Ministry

of Foreign Affairs, Italian local entities, UN agencies, governmental entities of countries belonging to the

OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), and the national governments and

local administrations of the countries wherein CISP operates.

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CISP, in cooperation with a group of researchers of the ISFOL (Institute for the Development of Vocational Education for

Workers), designed a pilot project in Colombia aimed at the application to humanitarian emergency contexts related to

eradication processes and forced migrations, of a model formulated in Italy for the Multidimensional Analysis of Capability

Deprivation - MACaD, to be applied to the context of socio-assistential services with a view to improve the evaluative

framework for evaluation of interventions and the decision-making process, both technical and political.

More specifically, this analysis model, inspired by the theoretical framework of the “Capability Approach,” combines status

indicators (individual and collective resources) and functioning indicators, thus opening a space hinged on two axes:

a. the axis registering the level of actuation and acquisition of functioning (the values of functioning

indicators are placed on this axis) ranging from a positive polarity, which can be labelled as "acquired functioning",

to a negative polarity, which can be labelled as “non-acquired functioning;”

b. the axis registering the condition of an individual with reference to the availability of material and

intangible resources, and of environmental contexts that may contribute to the transformation of such

material and intangible resources into “functioning” (the values defined by “status” indicators are placed

on this axis,) ranging from a positive polarity, which can be labelled as “availability of material and intangible

resources” to a negative polarity, which can be labelled as “unavailability of material and intangible resources.”

The space opened by these two axes is defined as space of capabilities and it allows for the recognition of four

interpretative quadrants: (a) condition of proximity to stable social inclusion, (b) dynamic condition with pro-inclusive

value, (c) static condition with social exclusion value, and (d) condition of unstable inclusion in danger of worsening.

Furthermore, through the application of an Acquisition-Weighted Factor (AWF) the MACaD makes it possible to analyse the

relation between functioning and status variables concerning individuals observed in the space of capabilities, and to examine

the way individuals manage to “exploit” available resources as regards the acquisition of some “functionings.”

The application of the MACaD in the Colombian context entailed a review of methodological and data collection

models originally used, and it has allowed for the definition of a new questionnaire to map out the situation of every

single beneficiary by taking into consideration the following dimensions:

1. housing condition and housekeeping capacity;

2. quality of social relations in the living context;

3. income-generating possibility;

4. emotional dimension;

5. health and physical integrity;

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A TOOL FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF CAPABILITY DEPRIVATION

IN EMERGENCY PROJECTS

1 This approach was first presented by A. Sen in 1980 and it is included in his essay “Equality of What?”. Sen also provides the appropriate definitions of “functionings” and “capability”: “functionings represent parts of the state of a person – in particular the various things that he or she manages to do or be in leading a life; the capability of a person reflects the alternative combinations of functionings the person can achieve, and from which he or she can choose one collection.”

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Concerning the emotional dimension, the original structure of the analysis model was enriched and modified by

integrating into the questionnaire a set of internationally acknowledged evaluative scales, which were validated in the

Colombian context through the technical assistance that CISP provided to the Department for Social Prosperity of

Colombia within the framework of the implementation of the EUROsociAL II Programme. Therefore, this dimension

was divided into the following sub-dimensions:

a. self-effectiveness in handling positive emotions;

b. self-effectiveness in handling negative emotions;

c. empathic self-effectiveness;

d. optimism;

e. quality of family relationships;

f. psychological well-being;

g. social relations;

h. coping;

i. ego-resilience.

This applied research work will eventually lead to the publication of results, which will be disseminated both within

CISP and in some sectorial magazines, with the objective to set out a sort of “expert system” allowing for data

collection in the field, for remote data analysis, and for the attainment of feedback in the field in a short time so

as to redirect and/or perfect strategies and efficient assistance to beneficiaries, at the same time increasing their

effectiveness and efficiency.

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THE ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL RULES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCESomalia - CISP partners with experts and academia to pilot innovative evidence based interventions aimed at

preventing GBV through changing norms and addressing key drivers of violence.

Increased international attention has been accorded to the global problem of sexual and gender based violence

(GBV or SGBV) in conflict over the last fifteen years; however, ethical, security and logistic challenges have hampered

a comprehensive and comparable study and intervention in Somalia up to date. While programming to address all

forms of GBV1 (especially sexual violence against women and girls) has grown in humanitarian settings, the majority

of standardized tools, resources and methods have focused on response to violence after it occurs. The knowledge

base for primary prevention of sexual violence and GBV in general in humanitarian and post conflict settings has

been more limited. Recognizing this, Security Council Resolutions (in particular, SCR 1325, 1820, 1888 and 1960)

have called for a widespread improvements in all efforts to scale-up prevention.

Since 2009 CISP has contributed to this effort and incorporated innovative components in its multi- year program

to address prevention of GBV in Somalia, with focus on the urban areas of Mogadishu. The program entails two

different components, funded respectively by UK AID and UNICEF Global.

The 10 main innovative components at global, national or organizational program level are:

1. Shifting to a Rights Up Front Approach; Centrality of Human Rights in Humanitarian Contexts.

At global level the awareness that natural or conflict related crises are only part of complex drivers of individual and

social vulnerabilities, that malnutrition rates and lack of access to water, for instance, can be only partially explained

by droughts or human driven conflicts, has reached a consensus. It is key to focus on the system of norms in which

a person is framed to define how far his/her life is from a dignifying existence. For instance, providing clinical

management of rape to a survivor without questioning 'what she thinks is right for her, what others think is right for

her and what she thinks others think is right for her' (quotes from our questionnaire) will not save her and others in

her condition from future violence.

2. Building Strategic Partnerships to Enhance Knowledge on GBV with a Scientific Approach.

CISP partnered with internationally recognized experts on gender, GBV and conflict transformation like the UK

based organization International Alert (IA) and the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) with UNICEF Global to integrate

high quality research and capacity building in the program. Within the framework of the partnerships, CISP has

been participating in every phase of the action while leading the implementation on the field, IA and JHU have

been leading in developing research tools, analysing the findings and training key actors. Furthermore during the

project a tool kit for community based care is piloted and its impact to change harmful norms monitored (UNICEF

Global and JHU).

3. Focusing on Identification and Change of Social Norms for GBV Prevention.

Recognizing that specific causes and drivers of GBV include pre-existing social norms, CISP’s approach looks at the

following steps: a) improving knowledge on social norms that lead to GBV or protect women and girls from it; b)

building dialogues with communities in order to promote culturally and conflict sensitive, community driven norm

and behaviour changes.


1 According to the IASC guideline on GBV there are 6 form of GBV: rape, denial of resources, sexual assault, physical assault, harmful traditional practices, psychological/emotional abuse.

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4. Using Technology for Reliable Data Collection. Last generation Ipads are used by the field staff to feed a

centralized database guaranteeing the observance of key values for a research: confidentiality, integrity of the data

(the enumerators can’t change them), safety and security (for both enumerator and informant).

5. Evidence Based and Community Led Behaviour Change Communication.

Based on research findings, community dialogues are designed with key communities (IA), dialogues are conducted

using the toolkit developed by UNICEF Global and actors are selected/ trained as champions for change. The

developed community action plans for behaviour change are thus the output of dialogues and represent community

led public commitments to address GBV.

6. Mainstreaming Involvement of Men and Addressing Harmful Masculinity Norms to prevent GBV.

Recognizing the patriarchal context, the spread culture of violence against women and the existing power dynamics

between male and female leads to a change of mindset in GBV programs: from care for women as victims/survivors

to working on building positive gender relations and the commitment of men as agents of change to end GBV.

7. Mainstreaming Conflict Sensitivity in the Program. CISP’s partner International Alert is focusing on surveying the

linkages between conflict and GBV to support CISP and Somali implementing partners’ to adopt conflict sensitive

approaches in the service provision, in the engagement with the community and in the research. Focusing in a

structured manner on how to implement these components without generating new conflicts is an added value of

the partnership with Alert.

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8. Enhancing Impact Monitoring of GBV Prevention. Responding to the concern about the verifiable impact of

protection programs, pre and post Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) and University led baseline, mid and end

line surveys with community actors. The data collected by CISP and analyzed by JHU will allow UNICEF HQ to

monitor the impact of the toolkit and to undertake the needed adjustments before launching it as a global tool for

community based care. The analysis will compare responses of informants in intervention, semi control and control

districts in Mogadishu.

9. Analyzing Value for Money. Johns Hopkins University was mandated by UNICEF HQ to provide a comprehensive

analysis of the costs of the intervention against the achievement of the indicators.

10. Including Advocacy and Participation in the International Debate. CISP and partners put increased emphasis

on participating in the global debate on Gender and GBV in order to disseminate findings and experiences, to

network and contribute to the visibility of the program in Somalia (CISP and partners participated for example in

New York at the Commission on the Status of Women in 2015 and in the Global Summit to End Violence against

Women in Conflict in London in 2014). The goal is to integrate international inputs in the Somalia national debate

and vice versa.

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In 2014, CISP pursued its work and commitment to support and assist the efforts made by communities

and families to improve their living conditions in 32 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the

Middle East. This year, too, the actions and activities of CISP were focused on promoting, supporting and

strengthening the fight against poverty and social exclusion, with special attention to the protection of the

rights of individuals and vulnerable groups.

CISP’s programmes across Africa have been mainly implemented in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya in Eastern

Africa; Malawi and Mozambique in Southern Africa; the Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger in Central

and Western Africa. Moreover, other specific activities, either within the framework of multi-country programs

or as feasibility tasks, were carried out in other countries such as Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and South Sudan.

The main themes of CISP’s actions in Africa during 2014 were : health, access to water and basic sanitation,

education, food security, social and economic development, protection and prevention of violations against

women’s and children’s rights, promotion of environmental and cultural resources. Over the year various

interventions were launched and/or enhanced concerning the themes of gender violence in Somalia,

educational activities in pastoral areas and projects aiming at resilience-building for the most vulnerable

communities in Ethiopia; economic empowerment projects in Malawi through the model of the Village Savings

and Loans Associations, and support to small-scale rice producers (Rice Value Chain Development Project)

to improve production and to widen access to markets; activities in support of Congolese migrants expelled

from Angola; support to small-scale farmers in Mozambique, valorization of cultural and artistic sector in Niger.

It is worthwhile mentioning the approval of new, interesting projects in Ethiopia, where an important and very

promising cooperation with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is envisaged.

In Latin American and Caribbean countries CISP continued its work in Guatemala, Honduras, and El

Salvador in Central America; in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti in the Caribbean Region, and in

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela in South America. The main sectors of

intervention remained: education and early childhood assistance policies, integrated assistance to displaced

persons, eradicated from their own territories as a result of armed conflicts, assistance to refugee populations,

rehabilitation of the productive fabric, disaster prevention, boosting of small businesses, protection of the

rights of indigenous populations, and the fight against extreme poverty. Furthermore, the commitment

and the support to local economic development processes and to reform social protection policies were

considerably strengthened. In many of the countries where it operates, CISP collaborates with the relevant

national authorities for actions aimed at reviewing public policies in the domains of social protection and

labour, other than for education and awareness-raising activities meant to build a “culture of rights”. This was

the case in Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru, where CISP has been supporting social

cohesion policies through the EuroSocial Programme. In Colombia, the awareness-raising campaign “¡Abre

tus ojos Colombia!” (“Open your eyes, Colombia!”) has been carried on. It was originally launched jointly with

the Colombian Presidential Agency for International Cooperation (APC) to inform and keep the focus on

prevention and protection of children and adolescents against sexual exploitation.

As concerns the Asian and Eastern European Area, during 2014 CISP consolidated its presence in Myanmar

and Armenia, while carrying on its promotional activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Armenia the main

intervention sectors were: migration and development, economic development, education and children’s

rights. The promotional activity was oriented to strengthen ongoing interventions and towards a stronger

commitment in the sector of human rights and of the consolidation of the Armenian civil society.

ONE YEAR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLES

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Important activities and studies were implemented within the scope of the migration and development themes;

these have enabled us to enlarge our partnerships in the country with important organizations of the sector

such as the ICMPD (International Center for Migration Policy Development) and the OECD (Organisation

for Economic Co-operation and Development). Through its participation in the Eastern Partnership Civil

Society Forum (EaP CSF 6th edition) “EU Integration and Common Security: Making it Happen” (Batumi,

Georgia, November 20-21, 2014), CISP has now become an integral part of the network of NGOs operating

in the countries of the Eastern European area, and it will actively participate in the working groups provided

for by the Eastern Partnership. Moreover, CISP is now (since December, 2014) a member of the EaP CSF

Armenian National Platform. In Myanmar CISP strengthened its presence in two areas of the country among

the most affected by the tornado Nargis in 2008, and in the domain of women’s economic empowerment

through the technical assistance it provided to the cooperation sector. The promotional activity was mainly

oriented to the widening of partnerships in the field, in Italy, and in Europe, with entities that may contribute

to strengthen as well as to expand ongoing activities. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, CISP has continued its

action in favour of the most vulnerable groups of the population, by participating in national networks active

in various fields including environment and education, and by supporting associations and local authorities

in their commitments undertaken in the sectors wherein CISP personnel has the most experience such as

youth policies, social inclusion, youth and labour, and human rights.

In the Mediterranean and in the Middle East, CISP is active in Algeria, Lebanon, and Palestine. Interventions

have been carried out in Algeria in the sectors of human rights and of the consolidation of the civil society, by

diversifying activities and by aiming at extending the cooperation to new Algerian and international actors, so as

to strengthen actions as well. Besides, an important project has been actuated in association with the Region

of Sardinia, the AGRIS Institute of Cagliari (Italy), and the Algerian Ministry of Agriculture. The project, entitled

“Développement de la filière laitière et fromagère en Algérie” (“Development of the Dairy Industry in Algeria”), may

contribute to position CISP in new intervention sectors in the country. CISP has been carrying on its actions in

favour of the Sahrawi refugees, in the camps located in the area of Tindouf in Southern Algeria. The main sectors

of intervention were: education, health, distribution of food and non-food items. Furthermore, the cooperation

with the main UN agencies active in the Sahrawi camps (UNICEF, WFP e UNHCR) has been consolidated. With

the WFP, CISP successfully implements school feeding programmes in all sectors, and it has actuated a sub-

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section dedicated to school gardening and the growing of the Moringa tree, in association with the Experimental

and Agricultural Training Station. In cooperation with UNICEF, CISP rehabilitated numerous school buildings, and

it has implemented information campaigns on hygiene, health, and nutrition. Finally, in collaboration with the

UNHCR, CISP has singled out actions to be implemented in the sector of children’s psychosocial support and

in the domain of waste disposal. In the Middle East the commitment of CISP is mainly concentrated in Lebanon

and Palestine. In Lebanon, due to the persisting Syrian crisis and the consequent devastating repercussions

on the Syrian people and the neighbouring countries, CISP has continued its humanitarian aid interventions in

support of the Syrian refugees within the framework of the humanitarian operations carried out by international

agencies, and it has actuated new rehabilitation projects funded by the EU. CISP has undertaken a variety of

interventions to assist the Syrian refugees and the Lebanese host communities, to improve health and hygienic

conditions, water supply capacity, to improve the housing conditions of refugees, and to guarantee children’s

access to education. CISP also continued carrying out its long-term program for the improvement of the

national emergency health management and first aid system run by the Lebanese Red Cross in cooperation

with specialized Italian entities. In Palestine, CISP completed its activities in the fields of food security and drought

contingency in support of the Bedouin communities in the area of Jericho (Jordan Valley) and in Jerusalem (e.g.:

strengthening of farmers’ cooperatives, opening of a veterinary clinic, drinking water distribution). Furthermore,

socioeconomic development interventions have been identified, mainly in favour of youths in Eastern Jerusalem

and in neighbouring areas, which will start in 2015.

In Italy, with the signature for the third year of a Framework Agreement with the University “Roma Tre”, CISP

consolidated its project focused on actuating and managing a labour orientation service for students and

graduates with disabilities. A school programme for education to global citizenship was started in Italy, and a

European Union co-funded project has been conducted, aimed at the integration of global citizenship into

the school curricula of 6 European countries, especially focussing on history, geography, economics and

civics, and a project on gender education has recently been actuated. In Emilia Romagna, global citizenship

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education projects have been implemented through exchange and educational activities with the Sahrawi

schools. In Sardinia, CISP was among the promoters of the project “Creative School” and of the Festival

“Approdi - Festa d’arte e comunità” held in Cagliari. Within this scope, global citizenship education activities

have been carried in schools, as well as awareness-raising meetings on the issue of migrations and of the

rights concerning citizenship. In Sicily, in the neighbourhood Zen of Palermo, CISP has been carrying on its

actions to support social and recreational activities.

Since 1997 CISP has been paying special attention to training and to the strengthening of competences

in the domain of international cooperation for operators, young graduates, and experts, through the

implementation of higher education programmes, within the framework of a multi-institutional partnership

with universities, NGOs, international organizations, foundations, and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The CDN (Cooperation and Development Network), founded by CISP jointly with UNIPV (University of Pavia),

IUSS (the Institute for Advanced Study of Pavia), and two other NGOs, has started the following master

courses: in Pavia, Italy, the Master in Cooperation and Development (Master CD), with IUSS (the Institute

for Advanced Study of Pavia) and UNIPV; in Palestine, the Master Programme in International Cooperation

and Development (MICAD) in Bethlehem was actuated in cooperation with the University of Bethlehem; in

Colombia, two structures have been established: the Latin American School of International Cooperation for

Development (ELACID), in association with the University of San Buenaventura in Cartagena des Indias, and

the UNINORTE in Barranquilla; in Kenya, the Master of Economics Cooperation and Human Development

(MECOHD) since 2013 in partnership with the Kenyatta University, the Tangaza College, and the UNDP;

in Nepal, the Master in International Cooperation and Development in Kathmandu (MICD) started up in

2013 with the collaboration of the Mid-Western University. In 2014 a special emphasis has been placed

on the need to strengthen the theme of research in development, even in the perspective of the EXPO

2015. Therefore, CISP was invited to join a reflection group called LABEXPO, organized by the Giangiacomo

Feltrinelli Foundation and with the coordination of the UNIPV. Moreover, other higher education activities on

a European basis and concerning emergency issues have been implemented by CISP within the scope of the

NOHA network, which the UNIPV has become a member of in 2014.

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CISP is engaged in ECHO projects targeting the populations affected by a conflict ongoing since 2005 in the District

of Arauca, Colombia. Special importance has been given to the water and basic sanitation sector, so as to improve

access to water and its quality, as well as the sanitary conditions of diplaced families, both in urban and in rural areas.

Indigenous communities live in territories where access to water is quite difficult: women and children have to search

for water, and they get it from pipes or rivers, often walking for long stretches to reach them. On the other hand, we

have discovered that farming families, who live in similar conditions in terms of difficulties in accessing water, use the

unsophisticated method of the puntillo to draw it up from their land. Thus we identified an alternative method to get

permanent access to water for displaced families: the installation of handmade puntillos. This is a rather unrefined

system to extract underground waters, by drilling layers of soil until the waters are reached and drawn up through a hand

pump. In consideration of the results yielded by the analyses of the waters drawn up through this method, it has become

necessary to improve their physical-chemical and biologic conditions, especially because of a high presence of iron in it.

The use of puntillos within the framework of different projects has attracted the attention of the Comunidad Humanitaria

of Colombia. This, on the basis of the experiences carried out, has implemented a process for the improvement of

the system with the contribution of some ECHO experts, who visited the installations already implemented by CISP

providing their precious and relevant recommendations.

During the study and analysis stage, in order to integrate such recommendations into the process, 3 perfected models

of traditional puntillos have been implemented.

For soils with a high iron content, the ventilation towers have been incorporated with 5 polymerized sheets (pall ring),

2 or 1 filter beds and a reservoir for water storage. See figure

NEW SOLUTIONS AND TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES

FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE


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For soils with a lesser concentration of minerals, a structure with 2 filter beds and 1 reservoir for water storage is

implemented. See figure.

For soils with a scant concentration of minerals, it is enough to pump the water up directly to 1 filter bed, from which it then flows

on towards the storage reservoir. See figure.

In all previously used systems, the process was finished through the delivery of “home-made” filters, containing a ceramic

grid covered by a film of silver nitrate, thanks to which biologic impurities can be eliminated.

More than 1,500 families living in the districts of Arauca, Casanare, and Vichada are now enjoying the benefits coming from

access to safe water, which also impacts the quality of their lives. “All communities that, like our own, have experimented

difficulties in getting drinkable water for their households should get some of these puntillos” (a community leader of

the Municipality of Arauquita.)

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We opened the first page of our story in Armenia 5 years ago in collaboration with a local NGO, Orran. As the right

to education and schooling are among our priorities worldwide, the first action we undertook was the support of

teachers of public schools and their pupils in the northern region of Armenia, Lori. One of the first things you see when

approaching the region is the gorge of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains and what was left there after the collapse of

Soviet Union: huge abandoned factory plants, sometimes random herds of sheep, and people waiting for the local

inter-village transportation, marshutka.

It is what we generally admire after the long drive that takes us from Yerevan, the vibrant capital of Armenia, to one

of the quietest corners of the country, the Region of Lori, where a natural border between Georgia and Armenia

runs through the mountain range.One of the first things you hear when you reach the schools in Vanadzor, the third

largest city in Armenia and the capital of the region of Lori, is the voices of children - everywhere. As soon as you arrive

you are captured by the colorful drawings on the wall with sentences written in English, “Welcome” - in Armenian “

” (bari galust) - and you realize the way in which the community of the young Armenian generation

– the future of this country – is greeting you, warmly hosting you. We clearly remember the walls of the school n.12

and the Director, Mrs. Marine Hovakimyan, giving us a book about Armenia, at the closing phase of the 4-years project

“Improving the quality of life and future of children and youth in northern Armenia” implemented by us with the support

of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy.

In regions, far from Yerevan, the conditions of schools and leisure-time centres are poor. The shortage of learning

materials and facilities, the outdated school curricula and teaching methodologies and the very low salary of teachers

have a tremendous impact upon quality of the education of the younger generations and their right to a future. According

to Serob Khachatryan, one of the best known Armenian pedagogues, and trainer of the activities undertaken under our

first project implemented in more than 20 schools in Lori, the situation of education in Armenia is the following: there

are “18th century schools buildings, 19th century curricula, 20th century teachers, 21st century children”. Contributing

to the formation of socially active, aware and responsible citizens living consciously and ethically in their 21st century

is one of our cornerstones.

The inadequate quality of education and the lack of trust in the Armenian educational system, unemployment, limited

opportunities and unreliability of prospection in Armenia on the one hand, higher salaries, new possibilities, career

development and new everyday life opportunities abroad on the other hand instigate many young Armenians to leave

their country. At the end of the project 805 teachers have been trained and 431 children have experienced new

educational paths. Daily 79 children (62-63 families) benefit from ORRAN’s comprehensive services of the day centre

we contributed to open. Irrespective of the fields of intervention, our actions in Armenia mostly center on the right to

education to be further promoted, while economic support activities are being currently implemented for women's

economic empowerment and in the area of Migration for Development.

The villages in Lori mainly benefit from the seasonal migration. The labour migrants send money, their families are

able to pay debts in the village shops and credits in banks and to pay taxes. Due to that the local governments can

provide the villages with night-time lighting, to maintain kindergarten, schools, and infrastructures. Lori is indeed one

of the regions of Armenia with higher unemployment and emigration rates. It is vital to enable people who have left

their region and acquired professional skills to contribute to the development of their own homeland by creating

opportunities to utilise (physically or virtually) the knowledge they have acquired abroad. Our main project “Maximising

the social and economic impact of Migration for a better future in Armenia” intends to shed light on the potential of

the human and social capital of migrants and Diaspora groups: a crucial issue is their involvement in the development

processes of Armenia.

BRIDGES INSTEAD OF WALLS... IS WHAT WE ARE BUILDING HERE

Focus

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Many of the Armenians living abroad have already expressed interest in contributing or donating to development

projects in Armenia. They are interested to support development projects in their “homeland”, contributing by skills

transfer and in the implementation of joint Armenia-Diaspora educational projects.

An effective collaboration and real partnerships between the organizations working in Diaspora and Armenia is possible

and has to be strengthened on the local level. Though, such initiatives are not fully recognized yet and the local

authorities and organizations do not have appropriate mechanisms for the establishment of such schemes.

We intend to identify, implement and evaluate opportunities for carrying out development and cooperation projects

further on in the country. Responding to the needs and aspiration of all Armenian generations.

pag. 18

In recent years, the recurring conflicts and natural disasters that affected Niger have forced tens of thousands people to

become displaced or refugees. Faced with such phenomena, CISP has developed a shelter model which is an alternative

to the intervention mode based on the distribution of tents, that is a flexible, durable, and reusable emergency shelter

prototype. Due to its features this model may be integrated into a long-term planning taking into account the frequency

of crises, and based on the lessons learned from the emergencies occurred in the country in the past few years.

The model is based on 4 basic concepts:

Quality, durability, and adaptability of emergency shelters.

These shelters are built starting from tubular steel structures. The model extends over a surface of 64 square metres, and it

was designed in accordance with the standard measures of the tubular steel commonly sold in Niger, so as to minimize losses

of raw material during implementation. The housing contains a maximum of four internal compartments. Such modules are

built on the basis of simple standard kits easily obtainable locally, which can be assembled together so as to ensure a greater

adaptability to different uses. The intervention complies with the appropriate techniques, hygienic and sanitary regulations, and

it is consistent with the standards for sheltering interventions. Every structure is associated to an improved SANPLAT latrine.

Reusability of the structures.

The tubular steel structures are both durable and reusable. In this way it becomes simple to produce stocks of kits to be

used and reused at different times. A further possibility is that the beneficiary family may reuse the structure in the event

of its dislodgment.

Rapid response to crises.

The kits are easily transportable and their assembling is very quick, which allows for an acceleration and a better planning of the

response to the crisis by local institutions and the other actors involved.

Cost reduction.

Intervention costs are significantly reduced, while the resilience capability and the participation of the population are enhanced.

The emergency shelter model is also designed to evolve, where this is possible, towards more durable solutions, by integrating

it with the techniques for the building of stable dwellings. For example, in Niger the development of buildings made of unfired

earth, starting from the steel structure, was tested using traditional building techniques. Thus it is possible to ensure less unstable

structures for the population, with a reduced cost and using already acquired capacities and techniques.

Beneficiary families are involved in the construction work and the intervention provides for the strengthening of their capabilities,

even with a view to consolidate the participation and the leading role of the beneficiaries of the humanitarian action.

ASSISTANCE TO DISPLACED POPULATIONS IN NIGER THROUGH

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FLEXIBLE, DURABLE, AND REUSABLE

EMERGENCY SHELTER MODEL


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RAHO’S LIFE CHANGING MOMENT

Lady fortune literary knocked on my door one sunny day, when several people came by my home in Yaqshiid, they identified themselves as CISP staff and asked if I would be interested in joining a vocational training program that they were offering. I agreed.

Later I received a call that I had been selected and I would be joining 20 other women in receiving the training. This was an intense training; I was picked up in the morning and dropped off at home in the evening. I was taught how to make sanitary kits, in Somalia they are commonly known as “Always.”

Production of the kits was a great opportunity for me, it became a source of income; CISP was a ready market, I sold the finished products to them. On average I would get between $ 80 and $100 as wage, which really improved our lives and it came at a time I extremely needed it.

On the next level of training, I received training on Business Management skills and a course on tailoring. At the end of the training the other 20 women and I received new sewing machines to enable us start our own businesses.I am excited at the fact that I can start up a clothes repairing business. I will find space in the village market and set-up my sewing machine there to repair people’s torn clothes. I will also apply the business skills I learnt to run my small business. The little I earn will help me; it will ease my struggle to support my children. (Raho, mother of 9 who lives in an IDP camp in Mogadishu).

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