Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Entwicklung und Humanitäre Hilfe
Online Training (EN)
5, 7, 12 & 14 November 2024 | 10:00 – 11:30 UTC+1 (Austrian time) | online (MS Teams)
Most NGOs in humanitarian aid and development cooperation have strict standards, guidelines and codes of conduct to mitigate corruption risks – however, continuous efforts need to be made to strengthen integrity, accountability and anti-corruption strategies. Join the four online sessions with global health specialist Sarah Steingrüber.
The need for humanitarian aid in response to emergencies has grown in recent years. Around the globe, tens of millions of people rely on humanitarian assistance following natural disasters, disease outbreaks and conflict. Vulnerable environments, poverty, and poor governance both enable and result from such crises.
In emergency and humanitarian situations, national systems are unable to cope or are no longer functioning leading to a dependence on international relief and support. The swift injection and disbursement of large amounts of needed financial and other resources can often exacerbate existing problems and increase opportunities for corruption to occur, especially where institutions responsible for management and oversight have been damaged or destroyed.
This interactive workshop will introduce participants to the topics of corruption, transparency and accountability both generally and how they relate to humanitarian assistance. Participants will gain an understanding of the drivers and vulnerabilities that lead to corruption manifesting in emergency situations and what measures can be taken to prevent and mitigate corruption in humanitarian aid. This workshop will draw on examples from recent and ongoing emergency and humanitarian crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and conflict situations around the world.
Sarah Steingrüber is a specialist in global health and anti-corruption. She is currently a Coordinator of the Global Network on Anti-Corruption, Transparency and Accountability in Health (GNACTA) hosted by the WHO Health Systems Governance and Stewardship Unit and also Lead Consultant for the Ishonch Fund Uzbekistan Vision 2023 project Every Mother and Child Survives and Thrives: Health Systems Strengthening Component.
Ms. Steingrüber has experience working as a consultant for UN agencies, development organizations, think tanks, academic institutions and private entities. She is an Affiliate Expert of the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Advisor of for the Partnership for Transparency Fund, Vice-Chair of the Health Governance and Transparency Association and member of the Health Systems Global Thematic Working Group on Accountability and Anti-Corruption Action. She has previously worked with Transparency International Global Health in London, UK, the UNFPA Thailand Office and the IOM Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand.
Ms. Steingrüber holds a Specialised Honours Bachelor in Health Sciences from York University in Toronto, Canada, and studied at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK, and Uppsala Universitet in Sweden for her Masters of Science in International Health and Diploma in International Public Health.
Registration is closed. If you are interested in the online training or if you have any special needs or questions please contact birgit.mayerhofer@globaleverantwortung.at.
