Reflections on GISF’s ‘At What Cost?’ Campaign
NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance
Following the end of GISF's 'At What Cost?' campaign, this blog gives an account of the campaign's impact so far.
5 Aug 2019
Blog
With regular contributions from the GISF Secretariat and guest experts, the GISF Blog explores a range of topical, contextual and theoretical developments affecting the practice of humanitarian SRM.
Community Mistrust: why the DRC’s Ebola epidemic is so distinctly complex
Acceptance, Context Analysis, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management
As the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo nears its one-year anniversary, this long-read blog by Aisling Sweeney explores some of the factors behind the hostilities that humanitarians operating in the country are facing. The piece was developed through desk research and discussion with organisations responding to the outbreak.
9 Jul 2019
Aid Worker Wellbeing and Security Risk Management
NGO Security Management
This GISF blog by Hélène Cardona-Welstead, GISF’s outgoing Projects and Membership Officer, explores employee wellbeing from a security risk management perspective.
14 Jun 2019
Being right is not good enough: adaptive analysis in fragile contexts
Context Analysis
This GISF blog by Johan Eldebo and Sarah Pickwick from World Vision International explores some key principles for creating effective, adaptive analysis in fragile contexts.
28 May 2019
Key Learnings from the 2019 GISF Forum in Eschborn
Acceptance, Context Analysis, Gender, Human Rights, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management
This GISF blog by Research Trainee Aisling Sweeney offers an insight into some of the key discussions from the March 2019 GISF Members Forum in Germany.
17 Apr 2019
The Question of Access in Yemen
Context Analysis, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, NGO Security Management
This blog by GISF Trainee Aisling Sweeney explores some of the barriers to access that humanitarian organisations face in Yemen, as well as possible responses to these challenges.
26 Feb 2019
Venezuela: An Overview
Context Analysis, NGO Security Management
This op-ed by Harry Chenevix-Trench gives an overview of the current situation in Venezuela.
10 Jan 2019
ISO 31000: The Next Step in the Evolution of Humanitarian Security Risk Management?
Context Analysis, NGO Security Management
For those unfamiliar with the ISO 31000 terminology and process, this op-ed aims to serve as a summary of the key benefits of adapting them to the NGO space.
13 Dec 2018
Developing Strategic Leadership for Humanitarian Security
NGO Security Management
In this blog Lisa Reilly, GISF Executive Director, shares her experience of attending the Strategic Leadership for Humanitarian Security: Business Management Skills for Humanitarian NGO Security professionals course at the IE Business School in Madrid.
28 Nov 2018
Responding to a crisis: leadership, command or management?
NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance
In this blog, Tom Huntley discusses different approaches that senior managers can take to respond to crises.
2 Nov 2018