Everyone loved the ECB simulations - it has been the best tool to get staff buy in, make contingency planning real, very inclusive, action oriented and tangible, and people really maintained commitment to continue working on identified gaps - it has been a great success."
Sanda Richtmann
Manager Emergency Response
CRS Europe/Middle East
Simulations
What is it?
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Why is it useful?
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A simulation tool that is simple to facilitate, flexible enough to adapt to different country contexts, organisational priorities and risk scenarios, and suitable for delivery on either a single agency or a multi-agency basis.
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Simulations expose staff to an environment that mimics an emergency event and provide the benefits of on-the-job training in a safe and controlled environment. The multi-agency dimension of the ECB simulation promotes coordination in live emergencies.
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An Oxfam simulation teaches learners how to save lives in a flood.
© Abbie Trayler-Smith/Oxfam
As part of the development process, the ECB Simulation Package was tested through a single-agency simulation in Ethiopia in March 2007 based on a flooding emergency scenario, and a multi-agency simulation in Sierra Leone in May 2007 focusing on coordination during a simulated response to an influx of refugees from conflict in a neighboring country.
Training of Trainers sessions were held in Baltimore in June 2007 and in Tbilisi, Georgia, in September 2007. Participants at the latter had an immediate opportunity to test their skills by facilitating a multi-agency simulation of an earthquake response which followed the TOT.
During the life of the pilot project, a total of 87 staff from all ECB agencies and partner organizations participated in the simulations, and a total of 32 staff participated in the Training of Trainers workshops.
The ECB Simulation Tool was used as the basis for a simulation exercise included in the EPN/IAWG workshop on Staff Care held in Nairobi in March 2008 and co-facilitated by CRS and World Vision. The target group here were HR staff working in field programs, and as part of a scenario based in Somalia, participants responded to issues coming from the field and HQ related to staff care, security, policies, benefits and compensation, and orientation. The three day meeting was attended by 40 people from 20 humanitarian agencies, including field staff working in Kenya, Sudan, Iraq, Uganda, and regional offices covering East Africa.
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