IUG has a strong focus on working from the outside with a rights-based approach. Therefore, we work actively with the Core Humanitarian Standards and have prepared various sessions within commitments to equip organizations in the Global North and South to integrate and use the commitments.
Engineers Without Borders, in collaboration with Emergency Architecture & Human Rights (EAHR), has developed a learning game around Core Humanitarian Standards.
The game is relevant to NGOs, organizations and individuals who want to become better at responding to humanitarian needs, crises and dilemmas with transparency and accountability in line with core humanitarian standards. It is obvious to play the game together with partners in the South, at the workplace or in the project group at home.
The players take turns to be confronted with scenarios within humanitarian development (long-term development or crisis situations) which must be handled. The other players must then imagine how the person will handle the scenario. The players are rewarded if they know about the organization’s code of conduct and personnel policies about security about commitment, but there is often no definitive answer, and there is a good opportunity to discuss the issues that can arise when working with development projects.
The development of the game is supported by funds from CISU – Civil Society in Development.
“The CHS project highlighted the importance of a core dimension of all our projects: accountability. The course allowed an open conversation across members, aligning the expectations of our roles and the impact of our actions in multiple scenarios. After the completion of the course, I am confident that all participants are engaged with EWB for the right reasons, and that reinsures me that I should continue to contribute to the organization.”
– Inês Breda, IUG
