AUTHOR: Women’s Refugee Commission
LAST UPDATED: 2017
TYPE OF TOOL: Training Course
KEYWORDS: humanitarian action, environmental management, Women’s Refugee Commission, training course, fuel and energy
FORMAT: Online training course
LANGUAGES: English
WEB LINK:
http://www.womensrefugeecommission.org (Women’s Refugee Commission)
https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org/resources/document/679-cooking-fuel-saves-lives-overview (course)
ABOUT THE TOOL: “This training will help individuals use the tools—Matrix and Decision Tree Diagram—developed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Task Force on Safe Access to Firewood and alternative Energy (SAFE) to determine safe and appropriate means of meeting cooking fuel needs under difficult circumstances.”
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: “The Women’s Refugee Commission improves the lives and protects the rights of women, children and youth displaced by conflict and crisis. We research their needs, identify solutions and advocate for programs and policies to strengthen their resilience and drive change in humanitarian practice. Since our founding in 1989, we have been a leading expert on the needs of refugee women and children, and the policies that can protect and empower them.”
INTENDED USER: “Intended audiences for this online guide are all those who have received or are interested in using the SAFE tools but were not able to attend the IASC Task Force SAFE workshops in person, including:
- United Nations headquarters and field-based staff
- Humanitarian agency staff
- Donors
- Governments and other institutions”