News: Simulations Materials

17 May 2013: ECB Project publish new Case Study on Simulations

The new case study addresses the questions ‘What is a simulation and why use them?’, before focusing on six different simulation types to compare, contrast and draw lessons from. Read more

16 April 2013: ECB’s Horn of Africa consortium to hold simulation in Uganda

Following the success of the Kenya Initial Rapid Assessment (KIRA) simulation the ECB Project’s Horn of Africa consortium began discussions to develop a multi-agency simulation in Uganda. Read more

4 March 2013: KIRA election preparedness gathers pace in Kenya

The Kenya Initial Rapid Assessment (KIRA) is an initiative designed to bring humanitarian stakeholders together to ‘build a country-wide mechanism and capacity, capable at short notice to conduct a multi-agency, multi sector assessment of humanitarian needs.’ * Read more

11 February 2013: Kenya Pre-election Simulation Tests Preparedness

As part of the Kenya Initial Rapid Assessment initiative (KIRA) the ECB Project agencies supported UNICEF, UNOCHA, the Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) and the World Food Programme (WFP), to deliver a successful simulation in Nairobi, Kenya, December 5–7, 2012 ahead of the March 2013 national elections. Read more

28 November 2012: ‘Using Simulations to Improve Emergency Response’ a new case study from UNICEF

UNICEF’s new case study documents the development of the UNICEF simulation exercise and outlines the role it plays in improving emergency response. 

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20 November 2012: Expanding National Humanitarian Ability (ENHAnce) program ends with successful simulation in ECB Bangladesh

A simulation learning event, the final stage of the ECB Bangladesh ENHAnce program, was successfully held on November 11-12, 2012, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Read more

28 September 2012: Reflections on the value of simulations & collaboration from Mercy Corps’ former Principal and ECB Agency Manager

Richard Jacquot, former ECB Agency Manager and Principal at Mercy Corps reflects on his time supporting the ECB Project. Read more

4 April 2012: ECB simulation case study now in English, French and Spanish

The new ECB Project simulations case study is now available in French and Spanish, as well as English, thanks to Oxfam. Read more

27 March 2012: New ECB simulations case study captures learning from nine recent simulations

A new ECB Project simulations case study looks at multi-agency simulations between April 2010 and March 2012. Read more

6 February 2012: Indonesia Consortium holds simulation with 13 humanitarian agencies

The Indonesia consortium held a flood and earthquake simulation on 31 January and 1 February 2012, attended by 45 participants from 13 different agencies. Read more