Profiling Coordination Training 2017: Impressions from Field Participants
The 6th global Profiling Coordination Training (PCT) proved to be a success, both in terms of the positive feedback from the 24 participants and in regards to the sharing of experiences and lessons learned between participants and facilitators. The Training brought together colleagues from a wide range of partners from various backgrounds representing...Profiling Coordination Training 2017: Impressions from Field Participants
Related Topics: Capacity development
– Published 7.Jul.2017
Profiling Coordination Training 2017: Interview with Participants from an Institutional Perspective
After interviewing field participants about their impressions of the Profiling Coordination Training (PCT), which was hosted by JIPS in July 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, we also asked Miguel Serrano (OCHA) and Johanna Bohl (ICRC) how useful the Training was for them, from an institutional perspective. As Miguel and Johanna explain,...Profiling Coordination Training 2017: Interview with Participants from an Institutional Perspective
Related Topics: Capacity development
– Published 7.Jul.2017
ICRC’s Protection of the Civilian Population Course 2017: Sharing JIPS’ Profiling Experiences in Urban Settings
For this summer’s ‘Protection of the Civilian Population’ course, ICRC invited JIPS to contribute by leading a session on profiling internal displacement situations in urban settings. Building on our experiences with urban profiling exercises from Honduras and Hargeisa, Somalia Assanke Koedam, JIPS’ Information Management Manager, discussed with the 30 ICRC...ICRC’s Protection of the Civilian Population Course 2017: Sharing JIPS’ Profiling Experiences in Urban Settings
Related Topics: Urban, Capacity development, Protection
– Published 29.Jun.2017
A Crash Course on Profiling Displacement Situations
Watch and explore to get you ready for your next exercise Why is collaborative profiling useful? What type of data can it provide? What does it entail in terms of resources and time? And why is it necessary to engage a neutral Profiling Coordinator? Questions such as these regularly come...A Crash Course on Profiling Displacement Situations
Related Topics: Capacity development
– Published 5.Apr.2017
From JIPS' Partner Event 2017 (3/4): Capacity Sharing & Profiling in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
At the recent panel discussion, organized by JIPS at the end of January 2017 and chaired by Walter Kälin, four panellists spoke about their experiences on how profiling data was useful in specific displacement contexts. In the case of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Jozef Merkx (UNHCR) explained how the...From JIPS' Partner Event 2017 (3/4): Capacity Sharing & Profiling in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Related Topics: Capacity development, Urban
– Published 7.Feb.2017
Libya/Tunisia: JIPS Delivers Tailored Profiling Coordination Training
JIPS held a five-day Profiling Coordination Training (PCT) in Tunis, Tunisia for participants responding to the displacement crisis in Libya. Representatives from government, UN agencies and NGO’s took part and learned how to design and implement a collaborative profiling process through a simulated training exercise based in the fictional country...Libya/Tunisia: JIPS Delivers Tailored Profiling Coordination Training
Related Topics: Capacity development
– Published 23.Nov.2016
RLI’s 1st Annual Conference on ‘the Future of Refugee Law’: Discussing the Impact of Profiling in Displacement Contexts
In June 2016, JIPS hosted a panel discussion at the University of London’s Refugee Law Initiative (RLI)’s first annual conference on ‘the Future of Refugee Law’. The discussion focused on the challenges and opportunities for generating evidence through profiling in displacement situations. Entitled “Generating Evidence on Displacement: from Needs to...RLI’s 1st Annual Conference on ‘the Future of Refugee Law’: Discussing the Impact of Profiling in Displacement Contexts
Related Topics: Capacity development
– Published 4.Jul.2016
Profiling Coordination Training, June 2016 - New material and methods to enhance capacity
In June 2016, JIPS conducted its seventh Profiling Coordination Training (PCT) in Geneva, Switzerland. Built on over six years of fieldwork experience, this training aims to enable practitioners to have the skills, knowledge and confidence to coordinate or participate in profiling exercises in displacement settings. Based on results from previous evaluations,...Profiling Coordination Training, June 2016 - New material and methods to enhance capacity
Related Topics: Capacity development
– Published 4.Jul.2016
Profiling Coordination Training in Ethiopia (Apr 2016): Focus on the East Africa Region
In April 2016, JIPS held its sixth Profiling Coordination Training (PCT) in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. The event was organised with support from the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University and, following October 2015’s PCT in Jordan, was the second JIPS regional training. The training targeted participants in the East Africa...Profiling Coordination Training in Ethiopia (Apr 2016): Focus on the East Africa Region
Related Topics: Capacity development
– Published 22.Apr.2016