Download the First Edition of the Minimum Standards for Economic Recovery After Crisis!
Attend training on the Minimum Standards for Economic Recovery After Crisis!
We are excited to announce that the first edition of the Standards is complete and available for download on this site.
What are the Economic Recovery Standards?
The Economic Recovery Standards were spearheaded by the SEEP Network and written by a dedicated group of 35 practitioners from 25 development organizations, facilitated by Tracy Gerstle (CHF International and CARE), lead facilitator, and Laura Meissner (SEEP), co-facilitator. The Standards address strategies and interventions designed to promote enterprises, employment, and cash flow and asset management among affected enterprises and livelihoods in environments affected by conflict or disaster. The Standards include two overall sections on Common Standards and Assessments & Analysis, plus four distinct technical areas: financial services, assets interventions, employment creation, and enterprise development.
Download a narrated introductory presentation about the Economic Recovery Standards.
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Who is the audience for the Economic Recovery Standards?
In crisis environments, a broad range of practitioners are engaged directly or indirectly in strategies to promote economic recovery. Therefore, these standards were developed with the following three groups in mind:
- Practitioners experienced in emergency situations, but less familiar with economic recovery initiatives
- Practitioners experienced in economic development but unaccustomed to crisis environments
- Practitioners and programs working in multiple interventions or sectors in crisis environments (e.g. health, education, infrastructure, or HIV/AIDS)
Download a one-page summary of the Standards.
How can I field-test the Standards or get more involved?
We are very interested in having the Standards field-tested in conflict- and disaster-affected environments. The process involves applying the Standards (or the relevant sections) to your programming for one year, documenting the results and recommendations, and submitting your feedback to SEEP. Our field-testing period will begin in June 2009. Download the Standards field-testing packet.
We are also organizing several regional consultation meetings in conjunction with existing conferences and events to gain a wider range of stakeholder input on the Standards in different regional contexts. If you are interested in field-testing or in attending or organizing a regional consultation, please contact Tracy Gerstle, Lead Facilitator, or Laura Meissner, Co-Facilitator.
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This initiative is carried out as part of the AED FIELD-Support mechanism.
This document is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the SEEP Network and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
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