“Together, emergency and development NGOs”

02/02/2015. Check out this video of Francoise Giroud 2014 cycle of conferences on the subject “Feeding humanity: necessary food & agricultural transition”,  Mike Penrose, CEO of Action against Hunger and Yvonnick HUET, CEO Agrisud International, NGO member of CFSI. The two speakers spoke on the theme “Together, emergency and development NGOs”

The conference, supported by concrete examples, raises the issue between humanitarian relief during times of conflict and access to more sustainable development which must take place after the acute phase.

An approach based on four concepts

  • Power and legitimacy
  • Technical and operational credibility
  • Transfer Capacity
  • Operational capacity

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