Humanitarian emergency fund: independent review
Independent review of the HEF to assess impacts and possible improvements.
Appendix 7: Summary information relevant for country models
| Country |
Notes on model, relevance, etc. |
Further info, contacts |
|---|---|---|
| UK - DFID |
Rapid Response Fund - panel of INGOs for fast turnaround. RRF reporting requirements seen as model in early HEF discussions. RRF partners are: Action Against Hunger, ActionAid, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International, Christian Aid, Concern, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Deutsche Welthungerhilfe, Doctors of the World UK, GOAL, Habitat for Humanity, HALO, Handicap International, HelpAge International, International Health Partners, International Medical Corps, International Rescue Committee, Islamic Relief Worldwide, MapAction, Mercy Corps Scotland, Mine Advisory Group, Mission Aviation Fellowship International, MuslimAid, Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam GB, Plan UK, Premiere Urgence Internationale, Relief International, Save the Children UK, Solidarites, Tearfund, World Vision, BBC Media Action, Internews Europe. The RRF will most likely be activated in a large rapid onset crisis, predominantly a disaster setting, where the UK Government anticipates spending more than £5 million ODA as part of its bilateral response. It is likely DFID will only activate the RRF when there is a DFID team on the ground or a CHASE team has been deployed. |
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| UK - Start Fund |
The Start Fund provides rapid financing to underfunded small to medium scale crises, spikes in chronic humanitarian crises, and to act in anticipation of impending crises, filling a critical gap in humanitarian financing. It is collectively owned and managed by Start Network's INGO members, and supported by the British, Irish, Dutch and Belgian governments and the European Commission. 2018 annual report: activations in 32 countries, 3.2m individuals reached, £11.7m disbursed. |
https://reliefweb.int/report/world/ngos-look-new-humanitarian-funding-model |
| Canada |
The Emergency Disaster Assistance Fund (EDAF) is a draw-down fund administered by the Canadian Red Cross Society that allows for immediate Canadian support to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) emergency operations in response to sudden-onset small- and medium-scale humanitarian situations, including natural disasters, non-recurrent health epidemics, and conflicts The Canadian Humanitarian Assistance Fund (CHAF) responds to smaller-scale, rapid-onset crises where there are unmet humanitarian needs. The fund enables Humanitarian Coalition members to respond quickly to provide assistance In September 2015, Global Affairs Canada made a three-year, $9.5 million commitment to the CHAF. Project funding allocated through the CHAF for any single project ranges from $100,000 to $350,000, and project implementation periods are typically 4-6 months. In 2019, GAC launched the Cyclone Idai matching fund. Donations from individuals to Humanitarian Coalition members in a one month period would be matched, up to $2m. Lots of publicity on day of launch, but unclear how successful it was. |
https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2019/03/cyclone-idai-matching-fund.html |
| Jersey |
Jersey Overseas Aid is an independent international aid agency, funded by the States of Jersey, which was established in 1968 to respond to humanitarian crises and work to reduce poverty through supporting projects overseas. Jersey Overseas Aid supports a variety of initiatives by partnering with select international organisations, by supporting local charities which work overseas, and by offering opportunities to Jersey residents to learn more about, and become involved in, international development. |
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| Denmark |
Danish funding structures outlined in internal Scottish Government briefing paper, Small State Humanitarian Assistance: What Scotland Can Learn, prepared by Jessica Field in 2013. Key contact identified if further follow up or consultation required: Thomas Thomson, Senior Policy Adviser / Head of Humanitarian Team, Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. |
Contact via: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-thomsen-3291915/?originalSubdomain=dk |
| Netherlands |
Dutch funding structures outlined in internal Scottish Government briefing paper, Small State Humanitarian Assistance: What Scotland Can Learn, prepared by Jessica Field in 2013. Key team identified if further follow up or consultation required: Department for Stabilisation and Humanitarian Aid, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
Contact email is: <dsh@minbuza.nl> |
| Faroe Islands |
Annual allocation to development assistance each year, managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade through grants to organizations working to improve conditions in developing countries, prioritizing 'least developed' countries (OECD). The main goal is sustainable development and to improve conditions and secure livelihoods beyond the duration of the individual projects. Strengthening Faroese development assistance is also a priority, and is done by funding projects that allow for active involvement by Faroese organizations, or other partners, that can provide professional or technical expertise or assistance. Priorities are set in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on self-sufficiency. The Faroese are experts in sustainable fisheries and projects that utilize this expertise are also given priority. In 2016 new commitments were made to quadruple funding for humanitarian aid from 2017 onwards, and further increases are anticipated. The Faroese involvement in humanitarian action around the world is carried out in close cooperation with Faroese and foreign NGO's endorsing the key principles of good humanitarian donorship. In 2015 the aid was given to a refugee camp largely populated by displaced Syrians, in Libya and in cooperation with the World Food Programme and the Danish Refugee Council. In 2016 the focus remained on the humanitarian crisis in Syria and supported the Faroese branch of the Red Cross working with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent. |
https://www.government.fo/en/foreign-relations/developmental-cooperation/ https://www.faroeislands.fo/the-big-picture/news/faroe-islands-to-raise-humanitarian-funding/ |
| Finland |
Finnish aid is directed to countries that have made The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland channels its funds for humanitarian aid through UN bodies, the international Red Cross movement and Finnish aid organisations. In the first round of distribution of funding in 2019, Finland granted a total of EUR 68.35 million to UN agencies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Finnish civil society organisations. Key contact identified if further follow up or consultation required: Tiina Kukkamah-Bah, shortly to be appointed Sub-Saharan Africa Programme Manager, Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. |
https://um.fi/humanitarian-aid Contact via: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiinakukkamaa/ |
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