Developing a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework and baseline for international humanitarian law training
Client
Australian Red Cross
Duration
May 2022 - August 2022
Our project team
Victoria Bannon
Kylie Harrington (HAG)
Jess Lees (HAG)
Type of work
Research and analysis
Reports and editing
Key themes
Assessment of baseline knowledge of international humanitarian law (IHL) among humanitarian and development stakeholders
Impact and effectiveness of IHL training for humanitarian and development stakeholders
Impact and knowledge management
Training and capacity development
Monitoring, evaluation and learning
About this project
As a member of the International Red Cross Red Crescent Movement, Australian Red Cross (ARC) has a mandate to disseminate international humanitarian law (IHL) throughout Australia to contribute to ensuring the laws of war are understood and upheld by all.
Through this project, ARC wanted to get a better understanding of how to improve IHL training across the Australian humanitarian and development sector to better support communities affected by armed conflict. Insights from this initiative are being used by ARC to ensure that IHL training is delivered more effectively and is filling any critical knowledge gaps.
The project sought to deliver two core outputs:
1) A Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework for setting the desired level of IHL knowledge required across key roles in the humanitarian and development sector, and;
2) A Baseline Assessment survey to benchmark the current knowledge levels against the framework.
Key informant interviews were conducted with stakeholders from across the Australian humanitarian and development sector, including the Secretariat and membership of ACFID (Australian Council for International Development). Input was sought from a range of different profiles (management, operational, support services) on the appropriate type/level of IHL knowledge for different types of positions.
The framework development also involved a review of key documents such as training reports, feedback surveys, any available performance analysis on IHL training, as well as other data relevant to Framework indicators. A presentation and discussion groups were held as part of a wider workshop on IHL to obtain feedback from stakeholders on the draft framework. An online baseline survey was the developed to capture the current status of IHL knowledge across the sector.
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