Principal Investigator(s): Professor Cathrine Brun, Mr Charles Parrack
Project start: October 2019
Funded by: EPSRC
The aim of this project is to co-develop best-practice programming guidance for the support of self-recovery that places the priorities and agency of individuals, families and communities at the centre.
The project is led by the Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP), Oxford Brookes University, in collaboration with CARE International UK.
Other partners are Habitat for Humanity, CRAterre and Catholic Relief Services, with further co-operation from the:
The project is supported by a growing community of practice including NGOs, academics and policy-makers.
The majority of people affected by conflict and disaster ‘self-recover’. Families and communities rebuild using their own resources with little or no support from outside agencies.
In the context of the ever-increasing need for humanitarian assistance as well as grave constraints on humanitarian funding, there is an imperative to understand how communities self-recover and how best to improve support for that process.