DCHA/PPM Learning and Training Support Quarterly Report 1Q, FY2013

The contract, which runs through September 30, 2013, aims to support USAID's DCHA Bureau in their learning and training activities, as well as analysis through training curriculum design and delivery, assessing learning through evaluation, and knowledge management through dissemination of electronic information and e-learning. Under this contract, MSI supports the DCHA Bureau in various activities, including training curriculum design and delivery, evaluation, and knowledge management. MSI also provides logistical support for training events and workshops. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, MSI delivered three courses: the Crises, Stabilization and Governance (CSG) course in Kiev, Ukraine; the Conflict 102 Workshop in Washington, DC; and the Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) Essentials course in Washington, DC. The CSG course, which was held in Kiev, Ukraine from December 10-14, 2012, aimed to improve participants' understanding of the relief to development continuum and the intersection with effective and legitimate governance. The course received high ratings, with an average overall score of 4 out of a 5 point scale, and over 86% of participants noted that the training successfully met the course objectives. The Conflict 102 Workshop, which was held in Washington, DC on November 19-20, 2012, aimed to introduce participants to conflict analysis, best practices for programming, and provide the tools needed to successfully apply basic conflict diagnostic tools, design an appropriate response, and develop a conflict-sensitive monitoring and evaluation plan. The workshop was well received by participants, with a positive overall course evaluation rating of 4.1 on a 5 point scale. The DCHA Essentials course, which was held in Washington, DC on October 16-18, 2012, aimed to train BS-76 Officers as well as Washington, DC based DCHA Bureau staff on the mission, mandate, business models of the various DCHA Bureau Offices as well as of the DCHA Bureau's new framework of Prevention, Response, Recovery and Transition. The course was held in Washington DC with 20 participants in attendance, and of the 18 sessions, 16 were rated useful by more than 70% of the participants. MSI also continued to maintain the DCHA Professional Development and Learning portal, planned for the regional AFR-DCHA State of the Art (SOTA) conference, and provided analytical support for CMM's guide on conflict sensitive programming. Additionally, MSI developed and sent out the DCHA-AFR SOTA conference survey to relevant staff, compiled and analyzed the survey results, and submitted recommendations for the development of the Regional Workshop.