A commodity distribution is an event aimed at delivering goods to the intended recipients of humanitarian aid. Distribution must be fair, and commodities handed over according to specified rations, selection criteria and priorities. The most common distribution systems are distribution through ...
In a humanitarian context, grants are non-repayable funds disbursed by government departments, corporations, foundations or trusts, to a recipient, often (but not always) a nonprofit entity. In order to receive a grant, a proposal or application is usually required. Most grants are made to fund a ...
The term livelihood refers to the activities and strategies through which people earn an income and provide for themselves and for their families. Livelihood programs target vulnerable rural and urban populations and attempt at increasing their resilience.
Non-food items (NFIs) literally means items other than food and is an expression used to identify commodities distributed during humanitarian emergencies. NFIs typically include soap, blankets, cooking items, plastic sheets and buckets.
A nutritional assessment is a process aimed at establishing the extent of malnutrition in recipients of humanitarian aid. It should be conducted by expert nutritionists and should include anthropometric surveys as well as food security information. The extent of malnutrition has important ...
OCHA (office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs) is part of the United Nations Secretariat. Its mission is to ensure a coherent response to humanitarian emergencies by coordinating humanitarian actors.
An operational partner, usually a national non-for-profit organization, who signs an agreement and receives funds to realize a project or some of its components.
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) are those who have left their residence by reasons of real or imagined danger but, unlike refugees, have not crossed any international borders.
