Thursday, December 3, 2009 – London, UK
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Help advance the field of economic recovery and risk reduction programming
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About the Economic Recovery Standards
The Minimum Standards for Economic Recovery after Crisis, developed by practitioners from over 20 development and humanitarian agencies, seek to achieve consensus on minimum industry standards for programming. The first edition includes sections on financial services; enterprise development; employment creation and asset transfers, as well as operations and assessments. The Standards aim to improve the capabilities and accountability of humanitarian and economic practitioners, and to ensure lasting positive impact for affected households and markets, to reduce the risk of sliding back into conflict.
The Standards handbook is based upon the format of the Sphere Handbook for minimum response in humanitarian interventions. SEEP will submit the Economic Recovery Standards to Sphere for companion status in 2010. This workshop is one of a series of consultations and field tests to launch the Standards globally and to invite input from stakeholders.
Join us for a one-day event to learn about the Economic Recovery Standards and share your insights.
Who should attend? Local and international NGO staff, donor and UN agency representatives, and others involved in humanitarian response or post-crisis economic recovery should attend. Space is limited.
Where? IRC London headquarters, 11 Gower Street, London, WC1E 6HB
For more information or to RSVP, contact Tracy Gerstle at tgerstle@care.org. Please RSVP by Nov. 23.
To learn more about the Standards, please visit http://communities.seepnetwork.org/econrecovery .
Participants will be required to cover their own travel expenses. Lunch and materials will be provided. There is no cost to attend the event.
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About The SEEP Network
The SEEP Network (www.seepnetwork.org) is an association of more than 80 international NGOs and networks that support enterprise development programs around the world. SEEP’s mission is to connect microenterprise practitioners in a global learning community. SEEP brings practitioners together in a peer learning environment to produce practical, innovative solutions to key challenges in the industry, then disseminates these solutions through training, publications, professional development, and technical assistance.