Resources

Strategy Alignment Matrix

An Alignment Matrix is a tool that will assist in ensuring cluster strategy aligns with and complements the approaches of other emergency and development plans. It will ensure continuity and relevance while helping to avoid duplication and confusion. As with the Strategy itself, the process of…

Localisation in Coordination

"The World Humanitarian Summit recognised that increased localisation is fundamental to the delivery of a dignified and effective humanitarian response, concluding that humanitarian action should be “as local as possible, as international as necessary.” The associated Grand Bargain emphasized the…

Inter-Sector Checklist

This checklist provides tips for inter-sectoral planning within the Education Cluster Strategy development process. It follows the same step-by-step structure as the Guide to Developing Education Cluster Strategies. For more detailed general guidance on each step, refer to the full Guide in the…

Global Education Cluster Key Achievements 2017

Global Education Cluster Key Achievements 2017

2017 was another important, ambitious and successful year for the Global Education Cluster. The year saw the development of a new strategic approach through the review of the 2015-2019 Education Cluster strategy and subsequent development of the GEC Strategic Plan 2017-2019 Revision. The revised…

Global Education Cluster Annual Report 2016

2016 was a year of great significance for the field of Education in Emergencies(EiE), and no less can be said for the Global Education Cluster(GEC). As the GEC moves into this new period, with an exciting global team full of experience and new faces, it does so with a strategic vision that reflects…

GEC Boite a outil Evaluations des Besoins d'Education

On October 9-12,194 colleagues, including from 10 country delegations,2 attended the Global Education Cluster (GEC) Annual Partners meeting,3 hosted by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)in Brussels. The meeting was an opportunity for the…

Cash and Education in Somalia

Cash programming has become a significant part of the current drought response in Somalia. Conditional and unconditional cash grants or vouchers, that are either restricted or unrestricted, are being used by a large variety of partners for food or multi-purpose transfers to affected people. With…

Inter-Sector Integration Tip Sheet

Clusters/Working Groups should have direct conversations with each of the different sector’Technical Advisors to ensure that activities are planned in an integrated fashion wherever possible. Identify activities that are complementary to each other, discuss them with the team at large during team…

Guidance on Working with Governments

How can a Cluster promote partnership with (sub-)national governments?Close coordination and collaboration with government efforts in a humanitarian response is an essential part of the cluster approach. The nature of these links will depend on the emergency context and the willingness, capacity…