Launch event for 50th edition of HE magazine: Humanitarian Partnerships

Wednesday 22nd June 2011 14:00 – 16:00 BST (GMT+1:00)
Venue: Public event, Overseas Development Institute, London (directions) and screened live online

How can humanitarian organisations best work together to achieve optimum humanitarian outcomes? The principles of partnership promote pooling resources, taking collective action and working together to alleviate suffering. But do these principles work in practice and can viable partnerships be established in response to large-scale, rapid onset crises like the Haiti earthquake or the floods in Pakistan? And if partnerships take time to establish can these principles apply when time is of the essence in taking effective action?

This event launches the 50th edition of Humanitarian Exchange, the theme of which is humanitarian partnerships. The articles in this issue explore diverse partnership arrangements – clusters, consortia and networks, involving NGOs, the UN, the private sector, academic researchers, ‘southern’ or local organisations and host governments.

Drawing on their experience, speakers will assess the challenges and opportunities associated with humanitarian partnerships and how effective partnerships can contribute to improving humanitarian results.

Speakers:
Rachel Houghton – Global Coordinator for the Communicating with Disaster Affected Communities Network and co-editor of ‘Humanitarian Partnerships’ and author of ‘Getting better results from partnership working’.

Christine Knudson – Chief of the Inter-Agency and Humanitarian Partnership, Office of Emergency Programmes, UNICEF and author of ‘Partnership in principle, partnership in practice’.

Discussants:
Ros Tennyson – Senior Partnership Advisor & Director, Partnership Brokering Project,
International Business Leaders Forum.

Mike Wisheart – Associate Director, Collaboration and Partnering, World Vision International.

Chair:
Wendy Fenton – Coordinator, Humanitarian Practice Network.

Refreshments will be available between 15:30 and 16:00

To register to attend this event in person or watch the live video stream, please visit the ODI website on the link below.