Somalia
WFP Operation Evaluation in Somalia EVAL
For over two decades Somalia has suffered from prolonged conflict, protracted crisis and insecurity causing massive damage to human livelihoods and the provision of social services such as health, education, water, sanitation, food and nutrition. In addition [...] Read more...
WFP Operation Evaluation in Somalia
Evaluation of WFP’s food and nutrition support and strengthening resilience in Somalia. DARA conducted an Operation Evaluation for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia. For over two decades Somalia has suffered from prolonged conflict, protracted [...] Read more...
IASC Evaluation of humanitarian interventions in South and Central Somalia from 2005-2010 EVAL
This ex-post evaluation has been managed by the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) supported by Danish Refugee Council on behalf of the IASC and funded by Danida, DFID, SDC, and SIDA. The Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) [...] Read more...
Podcast: Riccardo Polastro on the IASC Evaluation of Somalia 
Listen to a podcast interview with Riccardo Polastro on the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) evaluation of the humanitarian response in South Central Somalia 2005-2010. The evaluation has been described as one of the most comprehensive evaluations of [...] Read more...
New Report: Evaluation of Humanitarian Response in South Central Somalia
DARA publishes the report of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Evaluation of the Humanitarian Response in South Central Somalia 2005-2010. Read more...
The Economist: Ross Mountain on the systematic international failure to anticipate and respond to the crisis in the Horn of Africa
Source: The Economist We received this interesting insight on the famine in the Horn of Africa from the head of DARA, an organisation that evaluates humanitarian aid operations: SIR – Your article on the situation in the Horn of Africa is sadly correct: [...] Read more...
Somalia HRI
A predictable crisis In a country where decisions are perceived to be unduly influenced by political issues, and not driven by humanitarian needs, how did donors respond to one of the worst famines in decades? The team interviewed humanitarian organisations [...] Read more...
Assessment of the international community’s funding of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in response to the Tsunami EVAL
In evaluating the International Community’s funding of the tsunami relief and recovery operation, assessing the funds channelled by the Red Cross Red Crescent movement was key. Coming from both private and governmental sources, these represent close to a third [...] Read more...
DARA is evaluating humanitarian interventions in South and Central Somalia
DARA is undertaking an evaluation of the collective response in South and Central Somalia, commissioned by The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) for Somalia. Somalia is one of the most critical humanitarian situations in the world. Access and security [...] Read more...
Somalia and Kenya HRI 2011 Field Missions
After completing a mission in Chad, the Humanitarian Response Index 2011 continues in a joint mission to collect information on the Somalia and Kenya crises. The mission will run from 21st to 26th February. Read more...