Furthering the Vision for the Staff Capacity Metrics project!

I just held workshops with Human Resource managers, emergency response coordinators and others in Ethiopia and Sudan as part of the Staff Capacity Metrics Pilot Project and I couldn't have asked for more! Besides being fun and extremely gracious hosts, we "got down to business" improving the metrics database!

In Ethiopia, we had participation from 6 of the 7 IWG agencies and an active discussion on the draft database and how the indicators might help us be better prepared for emergencies. The agencies shared some of what they are currently doing in HR and emergency preparedness, made excellent suggestions for improvements to the database and, best of all, decided to meet a couple more times in the coming weeks to support one another in data collection and input, as well as continue to discuss their "vision" for the project!

In Sudan, representatives from all 7 of the ECB agencies participated in the workshop and we honed in on how the indicators might apply in an on-going emergency like Darfur. Excellent suggestions and ideas were put forth to improve the database and they also plan to meet again! It's a great collaboration with dedicated and experienced people all around!

I can't wait to see what the teams in Indonesia come up with...

Julia Devin