Web-seminar: Accountability in Action

TID: Onsdag den 5. november kl. 10.30-12.00

STED: På internettet.

TILMELDING: Senest den 1. november på dette link

Accountability in Action  – Webinar Series

In recent years, we have seen a growing debate in the development and humanitarian community at international as well as national levels about our own accountability to our constituencies and stakeholders – and first of all to the communities, we work with.

A key question has been how development and humanitarian organizations can ensure and improve accountability systematically in our organizational cultures – in our management and work processes and procedures.

Internationally and nationally, various (I)NGO networks have developed  codes of conducts and accountability schemes, some with external verification mechanisms. 

Currently, the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR) is exploring the feasibility and relevance of certification for humanitarian organisations, in order to demonstrate compliance with humanitarian principles, quality and accountability standards – a project closely related to the efforts to develop a Core Humanitarian Standard lead by the Joint Standards Initiative )Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, Sphere project and People in Aid).

In 2014, the Humanitarian Committee of the Danish NGO Forum started a capacity building project, “Accountability in Action”, to develop and strengthen our own accountability through a number of workshops on accountability. This webinar series is part of this project. 

The purpose is to complement the “Accountability in Action” workshops taking place in Copenhagen by making the topics presented in Copenhagen available through online presentations and discussions for those of our colleagues and other interested development and humanitarian workers who could not be present at the workshops.

The series will introduce the key principles in accountability to affected communities; discuss how these can be applied in different types of organizations; and provide a forum for discussion of the challenges and the potential impact of accountability to affected communities on the quality of programmes and projects.

The webinar series consist of the following 5 webinars:

03 NOV 10:30AM-12:00AM CET

BASIC ACCOUNTABILITY PRINCIPLES AND BENCHMARKS

In this webinar, we will introduce the status of the accountability debate and present the key principles of accountability to affected communities.

Presenters: 

Lisa Henry, Humanitarian Director, Dan Church Aid
Niels Bentzen, Policy Advisor, Risk and Compliance, Danish Refugee Counsil

05 NOV 10:30AM-12:00AM CET

THE ACCOUNTABILITY CHAIN WHEN WORKING IN PARTNERSHIPS AND ALLIANCES

In this webinar, we will discuss the the challenges in ensuring a high level of accountability throughout the ‘accountability chain’ in organizational settings with several layers of stakeholders, such as partner-based organisations and members of global alliances. British Red Cross will present how they work with accountability in an alliance setup and DanChurchAid will present the perspective from a partner based organization. 

Presenters: 

Fay Mahdi and Emily Rogers, British Red Cross
Annette Ringaard, HAP Focal Point, Dan Church Aid

07 NOV 10:30AM-12:00AM CET

WORKING WITH ACCOUNTABILITY DURING CONFLICT

In this webinar, we will present and discuss experiences of the specific challenges and lessons from working with accountability in conflict situations.

Presenters: Save the Children International

18 NOV 10:30AM-12:00AM CET

IMPROVING IMPACT: DO ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS DELIVER RESULTS?

In this webinar, we will discuss the impact of accountability on the quality of programmes and projects seen from the perspective of the communities we work with.

Beyond the moral responsibility to be accountable to the people we work with, is there evidence that accountable programming delivers projects that are more relevant, effective or sustainable? If so, what are the main practical elements of accountability that have an impact, and what are the factors that will reinforce or undermine the impact of accountability. 

Presenter: David Loquercio, Head of Policy and External Relations, The HAP secretariat

20 NOV 10:30AM-12:00AM CET

MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITMENTS

In this webinar, we will present tools to the integration of accountability in quality management, how organisations can apply these, monitor the implementation and continually learn and improve from the feedback received from the communities we work with and other stakeholders.

Presenter: Ester Dross, Independent accountability consultant

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

TARGET GROUP: Programme and project staff in national and international NGOs working with planning, implementation and evaluation.

LANGUAGE: English

REGISTRATION: Click “Register Now” below

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 01 NOV 2014

FACILITATOR: Natascha Linn Felix, Learning Consultant and Anti-Corruption Advisor in DanChurchAid, [email protected]

HOSTS: DanChurchAid and Save the Children Denmark

NOTE: The webinars is online real-time in Adobe Connect. The webinars are recorded and will be made available on-demand.