TFM-ICCO-ACT Alliance

Rehabilitation Project
January 2014

IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF
HUMANITARIAN
RESPONSE

by NGOs and other

agencies engaged in
disaster/conflict
intervention.

First--Those affected
by disaster/conflict
have the RIGHT TO
LIFE WITH
DIGNITY and
therefore, the right to
ASSISTANCE.

SecondAll possible
steps should be taken
to alleviate human
suffering due to
disaster/conflict,
therefore AFFECTED
PEOPLE HAVE THE
RIGHT TO
PROTECTION AND
SECURITY.

DO NO HARM-Avoid exposing
people TO FURTHER
HARM AS A
RESULT OF OUR
ACTION.

ENSURE PEOPLES
ACCESS TO
IMPARTIAL
ASSISTANCE IN
PROPORTION TO
THEIR NEED AND
WITHOUT
DISCRIMINATION.

Ensure the Highest

Quality humanitarian
response;

And to Ensure
Accountability of
Humanitarian
Agencies to the
Affected People and
to their Donors

Pregnant &
Lactating Women
Women with
Infants
Person with
Disabilities

Sick Persons
Elderly Persons
Person Living with
HIV

WASHWater
Supply, Sanitation
and Hygiene
Food Security and
Nutrition

Shelter, Settlements,
and Non-Food Items
Health Action

Hygiene Basic Items

bath soap 250g per
person/month;
laundry soap 200g per
person per month;
100g toothpaste per
person/month;
Minimum amount of
water per person/day
is 15 liters;

Maximum distance of
water source from any
household is 500
meters;
Waiting time for
fetching water is no
more than 30 minutes;
Maximum of 20
persons per toilet.

Top priority is given to

pregnant and lactating
mothers, and children
below 24 months old
with regards to food
distribution.
Minimum of 2100 kilo
calories per person per
day.
Food package must
include source of
protein (10%), fat
(17%), and micronutrients.

Inclusion of iodized
salt in the food package
Access cards or ration
cards with a list of food
to be distributed
Exclusion of any milk
products in the food
package
Priority is given to
restoring primary
production or source of
income.

Livelihood is desired
as a means to ensure
food security and not
as a development
intervention
Livelihood should
consider
sustainability of the
environment

Cash-for-work must
not be lower than the
prevailing local
industry rate
Community
participation in
planning livelihood
activities

Shelter should provide

protection, comfort,
and privacy.
Minimum covered
space per person is 3.5
square meters.
Debris clearing should
be done before repair
& reconstruction.
Safety in
reconstruction & repair
must be ensured, e.g.
no children around
construction site.

No child labor
Construction sites must
be far from danger
zones (flooding,
landslides, trees, etc.)
Use of locally available
shelter materials is
preferred.
The use of shelter
materials should not
contribute to further
environmental
degradation; e.g.
deforestation

Department of
Health or its local
equivalent should be
the lead agency in
providing health
services
Accept donated
medicines only if
they conform with
the established WHO
protocol and
standards.

At least 1 community
health worker per
1000 residents
At least 1
midwife/nurse per 10
thousand residents
Medicines for
common illness
should always be
available at the
health centers.

International Federation of
the Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC),
Action by Churches
Together (ACT Alliance),
CARE International,
CARITAS Internationalis,
International Council of
Voluntary Agencies (ICVA),
Agency Coordinating Body
for Afghan Relief (ACBAR)
Aktion Deutchland Hilft
(ADH)
Sphere India

International Rescue
Committee (IRC)
InterAction
Intermon Oxfam
The Lutheran World
Federation (LWF)
Policy Action Group on
Emergency Response
(PAGER)
Plan International
Save the Children Alliance
The Salvation Army
World Vision International

Is the process participatory and nondiscriminatory?

Is there a Master list of Beneficiaries that can
easily be verified?
Are the beneficiaries classified according to
vulnerabilities? (Pregnant women, the
elderly, the sick, PWD, HIV infected, etc.)
Are the beneficiaries well informed of the
activity(s)?

Is the procurement process transparent and

the most beneficial and advantageous to the
beneficiaries?
Is there sufficient time to conduct the
procurement process?
Are there sufficient personnel/volunteers to
conduct procurement?

Is the packing/repacking materials used strong

enough to withstand handling, transporting and
distribution?
Is there visibility material in the packing material
or container of food packages?
Are there enough personnel/volunteer for
packing/repacking, handling, transporting and
distribution of food packages?
Are there reserved food packages (recommended
5%) in order to cover for unexpected
contingencies, e.g. damage to food package
during transporting or handling, increase in
number of beneficiaries?

Are access card prepared and distributed to

beneficiaries prior to distribution? What are
the contents of the access cards?

Is the distribution centre accessible to all

beneficiaries?
Is the entrance and exit to the distribution
centre well defined?
Is the process of distribution clear to the
beneficiaries?

Are banners prepared and properly displayed

in the distribution centre?