MS Assessment Respondents' use of the INEE Minimum Standards in Natural Disaster Settings

In 2011, the INEE Working Group on Minimum Standards and Network Tools commissioned a study to understand the awareness of the INEE Minimum Standards (INEE MS), how they are being used, and how they are institutionalized in plans and policies. Between November and December 2011, an online survey was conducted with a broad set of education and humanitarian stakeholders. Of the total responses from the survey, 22% reported using the INEE MS exclusively in natural disaster settings (as opposed to conflict, both conflict and natural disaster, and neither conflict nor natural disaster settings).

This report analyzes the responses of this subgroup and how they compare to respondents in other settings. The analysis is focused on awareness of the INEE MS and to what extent they are being used in regards to advocacy, coordination, program planning and response, research and institutional change.