inter-agency workshop on cash and protection 10-12 march 2015 - nairobi, kenya e-learning:...
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Inter-agency workshop on cash and protection
10-12 March 2015 - Nairobi, Kenya
E-learning:
E-Transfers and operationalizing beneficiary data protection
Rationale
Implications of increased use of e-delivery mechanisms:
– Need for new capacities for humanitarian agencies including for negotiating commercial contracts and ensure risk assessment and mitigation measures
– Agencies’ current work on data protection policies would benefit from common understanding of minimum requirements and effective mechanisms for data sharing
– Builds on previous work such as the Principles and Operating Standards for the secure use of personal data in cash and e-transfer programmes (CaLP, 2013)
Objective
Duration and target audience
• Duration: 40-60 minutes• Target audience: Humanitarian sector workers
including practitioners and donors, and associated private sector entities
• Hosting: Disaster Ready
Content
• Panorama of the principle e-transfers technologies used in meeting humanitarian needs (especially those relevant for multi-sector or multi-purpose CTP)
• Data Protection definition, global trends in relevant legislations and policies
• Data Protection challenges and solutions (including at all stages of the project management cycle and including data sharing agreements, complaint mechanisms and such like)
Content (2)
• An introduction to key guidelines and implementation resources relevant to the humanitarian sector (such as toolkits and lessons learned)
• Ways forward to improve protection of beneficiary data on CTPs through e-transfers (including SOP development, communities of practice, shared learning and coordination etc.)
Learning objectives
Companion materials• CaLP publication ‘Protecting Beneficiary Privacy’ (available
www.cashlearning.org) • Nethope ‘E-Payments toolkit’ (
http://solutionscenter.nethope.org/toolkit/view/c2e-toolkit) • MercyCorps ‘E-transfer implementation guide; (
http://www.mercycorps.org.uk/research-resources/e-transfer-implementation-guide-cash-transfer-programming)
• CaLP ‘E –transfers in emergencies: implementation guidelines’ (available www.cashlearning.org)
• UNHCR research (in progress)• GSR 2013 Discussion paper: Digital transactions in today's smart society (
http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Conferences/GSR/Documents/GSR_DigitalTransactions_paper.pdf)
• Electronic Transfers Scoping Study and Preparedness Plan - ACF Philippines
Inter-agency workshop on cash and protection
10-12 March 2015 - Nairobi, Kenya
CaLP information sharing platforms
Objective
• To familiarize participants with CaLP online platforms
• To exploring the possibilities of creating dedicated sections for Cash & Protection
• Website
• Dgroup
• Cloud based collaborative platform
www.cashlearning.org
Purpose – to share Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) information and resources
Key highlights• Latest updates from both CaLP and the community of practice• Access to the training calendar• Regional platforms• Resource library – 500 resources on cash transfer
programming (only 7 specifically related to protection)• Thematic sections
www.cashlearning.org
Information publicly available
D-groups
Purpose - The Discussion groups (or D-groups) are dynamic forums for CTP discussion and debate.
Key highlights• There are over 1,000 members in the English forum• They are an opportunity for members of the CTP community of
practice to ask questions, discuss topics and share resources across the world
• They are free to join and are not focused on CaLP but rather CTP in general
• There is also a French forum, as well as forums for CTP Jobs and Consultancies in English and French
Discussion groups – www.dgroups.org/groups/CaLP
Purpose - To work collaboratively on draft documents and internal documents (that cannot be shared publicly)
Key highlights • Free• Platform managed by users (CWG members)• User management by CaLP (invitations)• Comments• User-friendly
Closed collaborative platform
Collaborative platforms
Questions?
www.cashlearning.org