To gain an understanding of how security coordination is currently working in a region or country, and to determine strengths, emerging gaps, areas of risk, and opportunities to strengthen coordination functions, GISF offers a health check survey. This is a simple survey that NGO platform members complete to examine coordination performance across seven key areas:
- Convening
- Information sharing
- Capacity strengthening
- Strategic planning
- Incident management and response
- Liaison and representation
- Advocacy and influence
The resulting data allows forums to identify context-specific recommendations that could improve security risk management and security coordination. GISF can then support with implementation – as and where appropriate.
Note – GISF can provide coordination support where existing mechanisms, service providers, or in-country capacities are absent, weak, inaccessible, unable or insufficient to meet assessed needs.
However, GISF does not seek to replace or duplicate existing coordination functions. GISF does not take on permanent coordination roles, make or enforce security decisions for NGOs, provide operational security services, or act as a regulatory or compliance body. Its role is to enable, strengthen, and catalyse coordination through advisory support, facilitation, and capacity strengthening, leveraging its relationships, membership, and collective expertise rather than assuming permanent in-country roles.If you’re interested in finding out more about the survey, please fill out the form below. We will be in contact to discuss further.