CERAH Core Contributions 2017-2020
CERAH’s mission aims at enhancing the capacity of individual and institutional humanitarian actors to devise and bring relevant, adapted and timely responses to the plight of populations affected by armed conflict, disasters or social exclusion. To that end, it aims at strengthening the competencies of humanitarian professionals through internationally recognized education and training, at improving humanitarian responses through critical research of humanitarian concepts, policies and practices and to stimulate debate on selected humanitarian issues to further critical and innovative thinking. This project aims at furthering systematization and professionalization of humanitarian activities and actors, with the stated goal to make the humanitarian sector more coherent and accountable.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
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Global |
Humanitarian Assistance & DRR Education
Humanitarian efficiency
Tertiary education |
01.01.2017
- 31.12.2021 |
CHF 1’800’000
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- Reinforcement of the multilateral humanitarian system through the promotion of collaboration between humanitarian actors and the academic world
- Promotion of training of humanitarian agents, as well as of reflection and research on humanitarian action
- Promotion of Geneva as humanitarian hub
- Professionals active in the humanitarian sector including from the global south
- Institutional humanitarian actors
- Humanitarian institutions and actors based in Geneva
- Swiss Universities or FHS
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation EMERGENCY RESPONSE
EDUCATION
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Relief co-ordination; protection and support services
Higher education
Aid Type Core contribution
Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F01379
| Background | Humanitarian contexts are increasingly characterized by great diversity and complexity, warranting ever greater professionalization in the sector. Furthermore, this proposal is in line with the Task Force Genève International (TAFOGI) report approved by the Federal Council in 2013, which lists various recommendations in order to strengthen the international Geneva, including promotion of thematic platforms and of capacity building programmes. |
| Objectives |
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| Target groups |
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| Medium-term outcomes | Individual and institutional humanitarian actors’ capacity to bring relevant, adapted and timely response to the plight of populations affected by armed conflict, disasters or social exclusion is enhanced. |
| Results |
Expected results: Internationally recognized high quality training and research focused on humanitarian organisations’ current and future challenges. Results from previous phases: Switzerland has supported the CERAH since its inception in 2008, and has beforehand supported its predecessors, the Programme interdisciplinaire en Action Humanitaire (PIAH) and the PPAH (Programme Plurifacultaire Action Humanitaire). In that time, the center has become a well-established educational provider in the humanitarian sector, offering eight post-graudate degrees, distance learning course, Summer School, thematic short courses and several seminars. It is well placed within a strong net of strategic partnerships and has become an important organizer of public conferences and seminars on humanitarian issues. |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Credit area |
Humanitarian aid |
| Project partners |
Contract partner Swiss Academic and Research Institution |
| Coordination with other projects and actors | Whenever possible, CERAH coordinates and cooperates with similar actors in this area. |
| Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 1’800’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 1’806’301 |
| Project phases |
Phase
16
01.01.2023
- 31.12.2024
(Current phase)
Phase 14 01.01.2017 - 31.12.2021 (Completed) Phase 13 01.01.2015 - 31.12.2016 (Completed) Phase 12 01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014 (Completed) |
