Activity Report: Sixth Dialogue Session on Empowering Communities

Online Dialogue Session within the Project “Empowering Communities through Advocacy for Coordinating and Localizing Humanitarian Work”. ‘ 3rd electronical session “

Introduction
 No Borders Humanity Organization (NBH), in partnership with the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA), conducted the third online dialogue session as part of the project ” Empowering Communities through Collective Advocacy for Humanitarian Coordination and Localization   .” This session aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve effective localization.

Date of Activity: June 28, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Online (Google Meet platform)

Organizing Body: No Borders Humanity Organization (NBH)

Partners: International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA)

Session Facilitators
  • Mr. Ammar Al-Ghurabi: Project Manager, responsible for providing the overall framework for the session and general direction of discussions.
  • Ms. Sabreen Al-Waeli: Project Coordinator, focused on facilitating dialogue and coordinating participation.
  • Dr. Masar Al-Ghurabi: Logistics Officer provided his practical expertise in humanitarian logistics.

Target Audience
  • Representatives of civil society organizations.
  • Community leaders.
  • Humanitarian workers.
  • Academics and researchers interested in localization topics.
  • Youth activists in the humanitarian field.

Session Objectives

To exchange knowledge and skills in community empowerment for localization and to strengthen community capacities to effectively address humanitarian challenges.

Session Topics

1. Strategies for Empowering Local Communities:

        Presentation of successful experiences from previous community empowerment projects.

        Discussion of the challenges facing local communities and ways to overcome them.

2, Sharing Experiences and Expertise:

        Sharing success stories from various participating entities.

        Analyzing the factors that contributed to achieving successes and avoiding failures.

3. Developing Partnerships:

        The importance of building and strengthening partnerships between different organizations.

        How to effectively coordinate between various entities to achieve project goals.

Main Discussions
  1. Challenges in Coordination and Joint Work: Discussed the challenges facing coordination between different organizations and local entities and how to overcome them.
  2.  Opportunities to Improve Localization: Highlighted the opportunities available to enhance localization efforts and local humanitarian action.
  3. Role of Technology in Localization: Discussed how to use modern technology to enhance localization and humanitarian coordination efforts

Results and Recommendations
  1. Enhancing Cooperation: Emphasized the importance of cooperation between different entities to achieve effective humanitarian coordination.
  2. Increasing Awareness: The need to intensify awareness campaigns on the importance of community empowerment and humanitarian localization.
  3. Continuous Training: Emphasized the importance of providing continuous training programs to build the capacities of humanitarian workers and local communities.

Conclusion
The session concluded with gratitude to all participants and facilitators, emphasizing the ongoing efforts to achieve project goals and enhance coordination and joint work in the future. It was agreed to hold future dialogue sessions to strengthen communication and exchange experiences among all concerned parties.