Classroom – Managing ECHO Humanitarian Actions

Humanitarian actions must be an effective and ethical expression of human solidarity.

Most part of humanitarian aid operations are funded by public institutions, with the European Union representing the world’s biggest donor of humanitarian aid. The European Commission’s Directorate-General Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG ECHO) implements humanitarian operations, through the cooperation with over 200 partners. In partnership with these humanitarian organisations, ECHO has a very fast response capacity, allowing funding and staff to be rapidly deployed to where help is most needed. The availability of trained professionals is crucial to ensure an adequate, effective, equitable and flexible delivery of Aid and, on the other side, the knowledge on how to apply ECHO rules and procedures represents the first key element to work in the field of humanitarian aid.

In this context, this course will illustrate in detail who ECHO is and what are its working modalities though (a few) presentations and (many) group works, documents analysis, case studies and lessons learned.

The training, developed with ISPI in the context of the Framework Contract signed between ECHO and the Consortium lead by punto.sud in 2013, also provides in depth analysis of the 2014 Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA). 

Participants become more familiar with the FPA 2014 legal framework and improve their skills in preparing and implementing an ECHO funded Action, which is fully compliant with main policy requirements.

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Learn how ECHO works; the roles and responsibilities of both ECHO and the NGO; the legal framework and the working documents;
• Understand the logic behind the Single Form format and know how to properly complete and submit it;
• Correctly manage (and report on) the ECHO funded Action in accordance with established rules and procedures;
• Find the needed information in the FPA, the supporting documents and the policy manuals.

To enroll in the “Intensive Course: Preparing and Implementing an ECHO humanitarian action” send your CV by this webform. By sending your CV you confirm that you have read and accepted “informativa CV” and the privacy policy.

If the application is accepted applicants will be notified by email.

It is possible to pay at ISPI‘s administrative office, via Clerici 5, Milan, Italy (Monday‐Friday, 2.30pm‐5pm) or by Bank Transfer (every successfull candidate will receive by email further details).

For further information please write to echo.course@ispionline.it or call + 39 02.863313223.

The Intensive Course has limited places available, and will only take place if an adequate number of enrolments is reached.