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What was it good for?

Lucie learned at the training how to effectively, dignifiedly, and quality manage emergency accommodation facilities with respect not only to the hosting community but also to minorities and marginalized groups.

Thanks to her participation, Lucie is a certified trainer (one of 13 in the Czech Republic) - so we can train more of our employees and ensure that our work in mass emergency facilities is even more quality and according to standards.

We know the basic principles that quality emergency accommodation facilities should adhere to (according to UN standards).

What principles?

• HUMANITY
• NEUTRALITY
• IMPARTIALITY
• OPERATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
• DO NO HARM

What does it mean in practice?

• The training emphasized that it is not enough to consider only the hygiene standards of the facilities, but that the quality of life is influenced by many other factors;
• When managing and closing emergency accommodations, it is necessary to think about the future of the accommodated individuals - networking assistance in a new place is needed;
• Various development activities should be available in the vicinity of the accommodation (e.g., school or adaptation group);
• People in the facility should receive nutritionally balanced meals;
• Accommodated individuals should actively participate in decision-making related to life in the facility;

• And more.

Where did such training come from?

The inspiration for devising the principles on which the training is based was the situation in Namibia in 2011. After major floods there, over 60% of the country's population was left homeless. Emergency accommodation, in this case large tented towns, had a terrible standard. In an effort to improve the living conditions of all accommodated individuals and the needs of the state, principles and guidelines were created in collaboration with the Namibian government and the UN to ensure more dignified conditions in emergency accommodation facilities. It was a training for 48 people, who had the right to train others. Thanks to this principle, just a year later, up to 1600 people were trained, which helped Namibia to be more prepared and resilient to similar disasters.