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SMART. Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions. What is SMART?. Interagency global initiative of donors, humanitarian organizations, academia Multi-partner network, mechanism for “shared approach” & continued evolvement of agenda, priorities

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SMART

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  1. SMART Standardized Monitoring and Assessment of Relief and Transitions

  2. What is SMART? Interagency global initiative of donors, humanitarian organizations, academia • Multi-partner network, mechanism for “shared approach” & continued evolvement of agenda, priorities • Actionable Activities – based on SMART Workshop 2002, G-8

  3. Background • Initiated by USAID, State/PRM, CIDA to meet donor reporting needs using benchmark indicators • Crude Mortality Rate (CMR) and nutritional status of children under five (USAID humanitarian goal indicators selected in 1999)

  4. Background… • “Most vital, basic public health indicators of the severity of a humanitarian crisis”, July 02 SMART Workshop • Monitoring of the total relief response – is the system meeting needs? • Workshop summary at www.smartindicators.org

  5. SMART Goal How do we determine needs (based on acute risk to life/health), and be more accountable and effective? • Institutionalize evidence-based policy making and reporting on humanitarian and transition situations

  6. SMART Priority Issues • Standardize methodology for assessing nutritional status, mortality rate, with food security context • Establish comprehensive, collaborative systems to ensure reliable data for making policy/ program decisions, and reporting

  7. SMART will provide: • Standardized methodology for assessment, reporting • Key nutritional, health, mortality and food security data for rational decision making • Quick access to reliable data (ranked - based on source credibility, methodology) • Evidence-based trends analysis and impact studies • Technical support to ensure standardized, quality data • Network - continued research, consensus building on additional indicators, activities

  8. SMART organization • Network of leading experts, practitioners, donors • Expert Panels and Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) organized on specific activities

  9. No single organization has all the resources We are part of the solution The “shared approach”… brings the pieces together Concept

  10. SMART Partners • Donors • Universities, research institutes • UN/International organizations • PVOs/NGOs • Local governments • Individual experts

  11. Implementing the concept… Actionable Activities Methodology Expert Panel Training SMART Research Database

  12. SMART Methodology Nutritional Status Mortality Rate Food Security CDC SCF/UK CRED UNICEF

  13. SMART Methodology: Purpose • Purpose: To determine needs, monitor and report on progress and trends using standardized data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting • Package: Survey protocol/manual, windows-based analytical software

  14. SMART Methodology: Audience • Audience: All humanitarian organizations, SMART partners • Level of difficulty: Targeted to PVOs/NGOs (with technical training) “ The methodology should be technically sound and simple, that is do-able by our partners, in particular PVOs/NGOs. This should be the balance.” Ralte, July 23, 2003

  15. SMART Version 1 – Elements • Iterative – upgraded based on research • Integrated – nutritional status, mortality rate, food security • Primer – basic essential methodology • Time element – do-able, critical in acute versus chronic • Linkages – electronic manual with hyperlinks to references – layering of guidelines

  16. SMART Version 1 - Approach • Based on anthropometry (nutritional status assessment), with the most critical components of mortality (CMR) & food security (HEA lite) integrated • Based on viable best-practice methodologies until further research determines change

  17. SMART Methodology: Work Plan • Expert Panel Meeting: July 13-15, 2004 • Draft Manual by end August • Review: EP participants & others • Pilot-test: country? Timing? • TAG: before end 2004 (NYC) • Apply in @6 selected countries over 3 years (add 2 countries per year) • Survey every six months and/or combine with surveillance

  18. Training Technical Support Comprehensive Sustainable Graduate degree Short certification course Long-distance Tulane University & others

  19. Technical Support • Training – integrated to organization activities; tailored to needs • Quick access to leading experts • Listserve • Web-based forum • Virtual library

  20. Complex Emergencies Database (CE-DAT) Standardized Validated Ranked Sourced Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)

  21. CE-DAT • Establish peer-reviewed methodology for determining mortality baseline • Establish preliminary mortality baseline for 29 countries; in-depth profile of @8 priority countries • Trend analysis on mortality, morbidity, nutritional status in priority countries • Linkages: existing conflict-related databases; DHS and MICS surveys • TAGs: November 2003, July 2004

  22. Work in progress… Research HEA “lite” Other indicators, e.g., HIV/AIDS CDC Universities

  23. Work in progress…. Expert Panel Vulnerability assessment Food security indicators DFID USAID

  24. G-8 Action Plan • “The G-8 will support further activities to improve needs assessment and monitoring of famine and food security. This will include the establishment of a multi-partner experts’ panel to review standards of practice for vulnerability assessments and food security, and the development of online information systems to disseminate information on vulnerable areas, needs assessments, and the impact of assistance operations.”

  25. Thank you… “Let’s all work together now and keep focused on why we are here. It is not about ourselves, but our commitment to helping those who need us. It is about saving lives.” SMART July 23, 2002

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