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coordination programme plan assessment
beneficiaries Sector and transitional shelter stakeholders require such information as: labour materials ► number and location of the communities affected; procurement ► hazard maps; support ► building damage assessments; quality assurance ► land use surveys; ► strategies, zoning and building codes, standards and cultural norms; and ► availability of materials, logistics and supply updates. community
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A more complete list, with a focus on information required for transitional shelter projects, is available in the assessment section »3.4.
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Communicating with the affected population
Developing and implementing a communication strategy
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Two-way communication routes are developed with representatives and marginalised groups within the affected population, offering participation and accountability, as well as informing the on-going response. Efforts must be made to engage the community in such reviews to ensure affected populations drive their own planning processes.
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A communication strategy may include outreach programmes and public information campaigns. The objectives of the strategy should be agreed by the coordination body. Strategies can be implemented using national and subnational media such as radio, newspapers and television or other community-based information sharing methods such as committees, workshops and training, suggestion boxes, call centres and short message service (SMS). The distribution of information packs, posters and leaflets are also highly useful tools.
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Information relevant to sector stakeholders
IMWiGs inform the on-going response through the gathering, collation, analysis and dissemination of reliable and relevant data. The IMWiG collates available government guidance with up-to-date information both supporting and about the humanitarian response. This is to ensure all stakeholders, including those implementing transitional shelter programmes, work with the same instructions throughout planning and implementation. The information is disseminated online, for example through the response sector pages on www.humanitarianresponse.info, via email, through maps and in meetings.
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Informing the response
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Information Management Working Groups have two main definition of TS functions, as elaborated in »3.1.5: 10 TS principles ► informing the response; and 5 characteristics ► communicating with the affected population, using a when not to use TS communications strategy. 34.
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