The BHA-funded READY initiative is welcoming Expressions of Interest for the next cohort of the Operational Readiness Training Program for Major Disease Outbreak Response, beginning in Q4 of 2022.
The Operational Readiness Training Program is a collaborative and bespoke training program to strengthen NGOs’ operational capacity to respond to current and future major disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings, through a blended and co-designed learning approach. Designed for and specifically targeting national NGOs or small international NGOs, the training program includes:
- Organizational capacity and risk assessment; foundational learning sessions (virtual)
- One-day digital Outbreak Readiness and response simulation (in-person)
- Four days of customized training sessions and technical support (in-person)
- Dedicated mentorship and technical support (virtual)
SYNOPSIS
Large-scale infectious disease emergencies have disastrous impacts on families and communities in humanitarian settings, and reach far beyond the number of infected – affecting entire health systems, economies, education systems, and communities. In the last two years, COVID-19 has further demonstrated the challenge NGOs are facing in being operationally ready to respond to major disease outbreaks.
In this training program, the USAID/BHA-funded READY initiative will work alongside select organizations to strengthen operational readiness to respond to large scale- disease outbreaks. Through a co-designed training package, participating organizations will be in a stronger position to prepare for, rapidly scale-up, and launch an integrated humanitarian response to current and future major disease outbreaks—specific to the countries in which they operate and aligned with the work they already do.
PROGRAM APPROACH AND OVERVIEW
READY’s training approach relies on considerable consultation and collaboration with the participating organization, to design a training program that is contextually appropriate, aligned with the organization’s existing capacity and operational set-up, and supporting a broader organizational goal for outbreak readiness. Leading up to the five-day, in-person component of the training program, READY will work with select individuals and teams to develop an organizational capacity assessment specific to outbreak readiness, and co-design learning objectives and a training agenda fit for their team. While specific training dates will be determined with each organization, all face-to-face trainings will occur between October 2022 and February 2023.
WHO IS THIS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR?
This program is designed for large, national-level NGOs or small, international NGOs that are operating in humanitarian contexts. Organizations should have the following attributes:*
- Actively seeking to add or strengthen outbreak response organizational capacity
- Experience working in a humanitarian response, public health response, and multiple technical sectors
- Ability to commit to remote and in-person time commitments
- Ability to participate in written and spoken English
READY is welcoming expressions of interest from organizations operating in the following priority countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Colombia, DRC, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haití, Honduras, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Perú, Philippines, Somalia, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Perú, Philippines, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, Zimbabwe
ABOUT READY: GLOBAL READINESS FOR MAJOR DISEASE OUTBREAK RESPONSE
In 2018, the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance funded Save the Children to lead an initiative to augment global capacity to respond to major disease outbreaks. The READY initiative is ensuring humanitarian NGOs have the tools, knowledge, and skills to support crisis-affected communities and local authorities more effectively in response to major epidemics and pandemics. For more information visit our website https://www.ready-initiative.org.
This training is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of READY and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Led by Save the Children, the READY initiative is implemented in partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, UK-Med, and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy
How to register
Expressions of Interest can be submitted via the Operational Readiness Training Program training page on READY's website. The deadline is July 12, 2022.