(Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies)

CBHA

AN INTRODUCTION

CBHA is a consortium of 15 leading UK NGOs

MERLINWORLD VISION

TEARFUND

SAVE THE CHILDREN

PLAN

OXFAMISLAMIC RELIEF

IRCHELP AGE

CONCERN

CHRISTIAN AID

CARE

CAFOD

ACFACTION AID

CBHA

Improvements are needed in the humanitarian system

- Efficiency - the speed and quality of responses

- Coordination – information sharing amongst actors

- Leadership – skills of humanitarian workers

Recent studies and evaluations of global emergencies identify a need to improve:

CBHAs purpose

Efficiency

Coordination

Leadership

To strengthen the coordination and capacity of the ‘third pillar’ – the NGO –sector – to deliver appropriate, higher quality, more effective and quicker humanitarian responses

What CBHA are doing

……for rapid assistance to affected populations

ERF (Emergency Response Fund)

What we are doing?

Capacity Building Programme

…to improve skills & leadership of humanitarian workers

What we are doing?

…to increase availability of skilled humanitarian workers

Increasing Surge Capacity

What we are doing?

…to improve access to equipment & supplies

Improving supply chain logistics (Helios)

What we are doing?

……to continuously learn and improve

Sharing learning

Strengthening the third pillar of humanitarian response

CBHA