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Our Vision

Every NGO in the world is using appropriate technology and information management that enables FAST emergency response, SAFE data, and ACCOUNTABLE programmes.

What We Do

Are you an aid worker? Do you want to use technology for monitoring, and have you got great ideas for using it in new and innovative ways to help your programmes become more accountable?  Then you’re not alone!

We realise there is simply a lack of capacity on knowing how to use the tools, and there’s very little training to help you become awesome at information management.

That’s where Humanitarian Data Solutions is closing the gap.  We want to work with international and local NGOs, information management officers, M&E professionals, project managers and YOU to:

  1. Identify skill gapsin managing data and information
  2. Provide capacity building for field workers on using tools (software) and managing data projects
  3. Help you deliver projects using the best technology resources the context will allow
  4. Build a community of humanitarian information CHAMPIONS online to help support the improvement of the entire sector.

how we work

ONE-ON-ONE SKYPE COACHING

To find out your needs and to help you solve a particular problem.

ONLINE TRAINING COURSES

To teach you how to get started using different technology for information management.

LIVE ONLINE TRAINING

Webinars hosted once per month.  Interested?  Sign up for the next one here!

how you can connect with us

JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP

Learn and share expertise on humanitarian data technologies.

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Receive weekly newsletter updates about humanitarian information management and technology!

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SCHEDULE A SKYPE CALL

Talk with Janna for 30 minutes to discuss your humanitarian information management project and see how we might be able to help!

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CAPACITY BUILDING

There are a few key areas where we’re helping train and build up knowledge.  Are you interested in learning more about any of these topics?
 

DESIGNING ASSESSMENTS

Helping you make sure you’ve got your indicators right before you start collecting data.

DATA COLLECTION

Using software such as ODK, ONA, or Kobo (or even paper!)

DATA PROTECTION

Beneficiary data, personal information, and sensitive information – learn how to protect it!

PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION

How to start from scratch if you’ve never done a data collection project before.

DATA CLEANING AND ORGANIZATION

After you’ve collected programme data.

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION

Using software such as Excel, QGIS, QLIK, and Power BI.

Meet Janna

Janna Rous

Janna’s expertise is in helping teams dream up new accountability initiatives and implementing them using technology.

She built a humanitarian information management team from scratch, so knows what it’s like to try to figure out how to run data collection, data protection, and data analysis initiatives! She’s led teams in wash, shelter, health and nutrition sectors.

She has worked and volunteered for engineers without borders Canada as well as for Medair, working in evidence-based decision making, governance, wash, and senior humanitarian management roles in Ghana, Sudan, and the middle east.

She graduated from water resources engineering at the university of Guelph in 2008.

Janna was born in Canada and now lives in Oxford, UK, with her husband and daughter.  If you want to connect with Janna, email her at janna[at]humanitariandatasolutions.com.