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Topic 2.2 Flashcards

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The Concept of Humanitarian Communication

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  • Information from Affected Communities
  • Information to Affected Communities
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Types of Humanitarian Communication:

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operational, beneficiary, C4D

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Importance of Humanitarian Communications:

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survival, lifeline

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Target Audiences in Humanitarian Communications:

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affected communities, aid organizations, government.

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Communications Operations in Humanitarian Circle

Effective communications are always ____________ by design and strategy. It is used during the __________ continuum of preparedness, relief and recovery.

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two-way; entire

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Communications Operations in Humanitarian Circle

In readiness and disaster risk reduction, ____________ is crucial in creating awareness in the process of establishing disaster response strategy.

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information

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Communications Operations in Humanitarian Circle

A visual that shows where knowledge can be found within a company or organization. It includes knowledge rather than information, and that knowledge is accessed rather than searched for.

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knowledge map

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Communications Operations in Humanitarian Circle

________________ must be clearly identified.

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Local languages

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___________ are scientifically tested to find out their effectiveness.

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EWS - Models

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System designed to let us know that something bad is going to happen and how to act. (e.g., bells, radio, and neighbor warning neighbors)

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Early Warning Systems

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Common Alerting Protocol

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Early Warning Systems

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12
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Early Warning Systems also use technology: Radio, sms, and facebook.

true or false

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true

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Satellite image and the amount of rainfall

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Project NOAH

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Red = higher chance of rainfall

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Project NOAH

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Continuous heavy rainfall, Automated Rain Gauges (upper parts of shades)

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Project NOAH

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Then, check Water Level Monitoring Station sensors if it is still continuous.

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Project NOAH

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Continuous rise of water in graph = higher likelihood of flooding.

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Project NOAH

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18
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Hazards Map in the ________________

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Project NOAH

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The negative impact of disaster is reduced drastically when people are fed with _____________ constantly, and

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information

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During emergencies, appropriate mechanism of ___________ is provided.

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feedback

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Affected communities want to be informed with what they are entitled to,

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Early Recovery

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What longer-term relief is planned,

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Early Recovery

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How it will be delivered.

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Early Recovery

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In each of the three stages, the people have a right to:
1. Be _____________ about their prerogatives and rights,

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educated

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In each of the three stages, the people have a right to:

  1. _____________________ and the deliverables owned them
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Accessible facilities

26
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In each of the three stages, the people have a right to:

  1. Know projected ___________________ of each organization partaking in the humanitarian response,
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behavior of the staff

27
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In each of the three stages, the people have a right to:

  1. Know how the feedback provided to the humanitarian agencies translates to _______________________, i.e., accountability for a better response.
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changes in the response

28
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Principles of Designing Humanitarian Communications Plan

For communication operations to be effective, adequate time being the most important factor must be apportioned for __________________________ for communications activities,

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developing effective strategy

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Principles of Designing Humanitarian Communications Plan

Communications planning work hand in hand with ______________________,

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operational development

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Principles of Designing Humanitarian Communications Plan

Effective _________

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budget

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Principles of Designing Humanitarian Communications Plan

______________________ through research in communication activities,

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Needs assessment

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Principles of Designing Humanitarian Communications Plan

Plan alongside colleagues _____________ of the communications circle.

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outside

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Principles of Designing Humanitarian Communications Plan

Conduct demographic or __________________ with local establishments or stakeholders harnessing local/indigenous knowledge

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social mapping

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It works to determine a relative ranking of socio-economic status of the household rather than an absolute ranking. It can help determine which households are benefiting from an assessment and whether or not they belong to the target group.

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social mapping

35
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Put mechanisms for exit and transference to local associates when international operations draw to a close to sustain recovery activities.

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Google Earth

36
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The goal of ___________________ is to capture local knowledge and social perceptions on a map:

The map will contain information both about __________________ of the locality and about __________________ to their community.

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social mapping;
physical features & people’s attitudes

37
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Basics of Developing Communications Strategies

The strategy of all humanitarian communications operations defines the _____________ and __________________.

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objectives and how to achieve them

38
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • __________________ and ____________________, for example, the elderly, the impaired, women, and children;
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Target audience/s and most vulnerable groups,

39
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • How information is _____________ and _____________ disseminated;
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currently and traditionally

40
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • ______________ assistance and information are most needed.
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Where

41
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • ________________ of concern for affected communities and _______________________;
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Main issues; recurrent key messages

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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • __________________ when responding to communities and recurrent key messages;
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Relevant messages

43
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • ___________________ to communicate with affected populations.
A

Relevant languages

44
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • Prevailing environment: ________________________
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politics, economics and safety;

45
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • Possible issues to communicate, including _______________________.
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political issues and freedom of speech;

46
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • Identification of other ______________________ (e.g., the government and other groups, organizations and institutions) their ___________________ to the crisis and their participation in or impact on the information campaign;
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potential stakeholders; relationships

47
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • __________________ mechanisms
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Feedback

48
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • ______________ and ______________ mechanisms;
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Complaints; referral

49
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Basics of Developing Communication Strategy & the criteria to take into account include:

  • _______________ and _____________ of the campaign
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Monitoring and evaluation

50
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Documenting Partner Activities

At the end of every project, __________________ of activities is indispensable for future use and reference.

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documentation

51
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Documenting Partner Activities

Documentation guide:
- Keep it _______________, especially in the beginning.

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simple

52
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Documenting Partner Activities

Documentation guide:
- Which organizations (______) conduct what activities (______) in which locations (______) and at what instants (______)?

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who, what, where, when

53
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Documenting Partner Activities

Documentation guide:
- The “________” is a simple but operative technique of any coordination activity, including emergency and early recovery communications.

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4Ws

54
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During the immediate aftermath of a disaster, people want to know the ff:

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  • What happened?
  • Who is in charge?
  • Where can they get food, water, and shelter?
55
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Thus, creating an atmosphere where _________________ can be accessed averts fright and bequeaths those affected by disaster during an extremely vulnerable period of their lives.

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basic information

56
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Moving from ________________ to ________________ information, the focus moves towards knowledge in the following areas:

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life-saving to life-sustaining

57
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Moving from life-saving to life-sustaining information, the focus moves towards knowledge in the following areas:

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  • Sources of food and fresh water supply.
  • Availability of medical assistance.
  • Prevention of diseases
  • How to access shelter
58
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It is crucial at this stage to underscore these factors when designing ________________________;

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communications campaigns

59
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According to CDA (2006), countless number of individuals articulated their disappointment over ________________________about relief and relief methods or processes. For some, this meant they did not have, or understand, options.

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insufficiency of enough information

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