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From research papers to training packs, find the resources you need, all in one place. For GISF members, please log in to access member-only resources. For hard copies of any GISF resources, please contact research@gisf.ngo. If you would like to share a resource with GISF, please contact tolani@gisf.ngo.


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      GISF Information Leaflet

      NGO Security Management

      The GISF is a member-led network of NGO security focal points, committed to improving the security of humanitarian staff and operations for sustainable access. This leaflet provides information on what the GISF is, what it does, and the resources it…

      Other 2016 English GISF publication

      Holistic Security: A Strategy Manual for Human Rights Defenders

      Equipment, NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance, Safety

      The Holistic Security manual adopts an explicitly ‘holistic’ approach to security and protection strategies for human rights defenders by integrating and highlighting the interrelatedness of digital security, psycho-social well-being and organisational security processes. The manual (2016) is designed to guide…

      Guides 2016 English

      From face-to-face to face-to-screen: remote management, effectiveness and accountability of humanitarian action in insecure environments

      Acceptance, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Safety

      This article by Antonio Donini and Daniel Maxwell (2014) provides a first attempt at analysing the complex set of issues around remote management practices in insecure environments and their increased use. It looks at definitions and reviews existing published and…

      Academic Resource 2016 English

      Report: Inclusion and Security Of LGBTI Aid Workers, Workshop 22/01/2016

      Gender, Humanitarian Programmatic Issues, Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Policy Guidance, Safety

      RedR UK and GISF hosted a workshop on Friday 22nd January 2016, exploring current practices and issues that international development and humanitarian organisations encounter when approaching the inclusion and security of both international and national LGBTI aid workers. The need…

      Report 2016 English

      Media monitoring, information scanning and Intelligence for Human Rights NGOs

      Context Analysis, NGO Security Management, Safety

      This manual offers advice on information gathering by using search engines, Web alerts, newsletters, RSS feeds, and text mining. It follows the path drawn by the information cycle including: Assessing one’s environment, information assets and needs; scanning packages with relevant…

      Tool 2016 English

      INGO Kidnap – A New Challenging Dynamic

      Legal Obligations, NGO Security Management, Safety

      International non-governmental organisations (INGOs) are increasingly being a target for kidnap. Abducted from their humanitarian work, many hostages are held over varying periods of time, sometimes released through ransom payments or high-risk rescue. The provision of pre-deployment preparation, in field…

      Report 2016 English

      Security Guideline for People with Albinism

      NGO Security Management, Safety

      The Security Guideline for People with Albinism (2016) provides concrete and specific advice to people with albinism as well as those working with them, to remain safe within the context of where they live. It also provides easy to implement…

      Guidance Material 2016 English

      Aid Security Monthly News Brief – June 2016

      Context Analysis, NGO Security Management, Safety

      This monthly digest documents threats and incidents of violence affecting the delivery of humanitarian assistance. It is prepared by Insecurity Insight from information available in open sources. It complements resources that already exist, such as the Aid Worker Security Database,…

      Report 2016 English