Free Online Orientation Sessions for Flood Response — Rapid Needs Assessment, Safeguarding/PSEA, Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for SRH

[Saida Syed]

Dear colleagues,

Pakistan has been hit by severe floods, causing extensive losses and widespread disruption. Many of you are already deeply engaged in relief and recovery efforts, working tirelessly to support affected communities. At such a critical time, it is not only the scale of our response that matters, but also how well it is organized, principled, and guided by established protocols. Effective humanitarian action requires that we serve beneficiaries with quality, dignity, and accountability, ensuring that our efforts reduce harm and meet urgent needs in the best possible way. In this spirit, Rabta Kar Development Consultants—an organization with a proven track record in capacity building, safeguarding, and humanitarian response—remains committed to supporting those on the frontlines. Staying true to our mission of strengthening systems and practices in times of crisis, we are stepping forward to offer free online orientation sessions for NGOs, charity organizations, and professionals engaged in flood relief.

• Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA: Principles & Protocols) — Thursday, 4 Sept 2025
  When and how to launch RNAs; planning and field protocols; minimum datasets; legal and ethical considerations to ensure assessments are safe, credible, and decision oriented.
• Safeguarding & PSEA in Emergencies — Monday, 8 Sept 2025
  Why safeguarding matters in crisis; ensuring do-no-harm; survivor-centred consent and safe referrals; integrating PSEA into assessments and field practice to protect the dignity and rights of affected populations.
• MISP for SRH in Emergencies — Thursday, 11 Sept 2025
  Understanding the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP); activation triggers; essential reproductive health actions and supplies; coordination with health and protection services during disaster response.

Registration.
Please complete the attached one-page Registration Form, tick your chosen session(s), and reply to this email with the form attached. On confirmation, we will share the google meet link(s).
For the 4 Sept session, please return forms by 3 Sept, 18:00 PKT.

Sadia Sayed

Manager Training and Capacity Building 

Rabta Kar Development Consultants 

Flat # 4, 5th Floor, Simco Plaza, Main Boulevard,

Faisal Hills Housing Society, Taxila, Pakistan.