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The Theology of Missions

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Humanitarian Encyclopedia<br />

<strong>The</strong> Humanitarian Encyclopedia, launched in June 2017, aims to create "a clear and<br />

comprehensive reference framework, influenced by local and contextualised knowledge<br />

… [including] analyses <strong>of</strong> lessons learned and best practices, as well as … insights for<br />

evidence-based decision and policy-making." A part <strong>of</strong> this mission will be to provide a<br />

centralised data base for defining or clarifying different understandings <strong>of</strong> key concepts<br />

in humanitarian aid. <strong>The</strong> need for this stems from the experience in Haiti in the<br />

aftermath <strong>of</strong> the 2010 earthquake, where international aid organisations pushed out<br />

local aid groups as a result <strong>of</strong> a lack <strong>of</strong> reflection and understanding <strong>of</strong> local contexts<br />

and aid concepts, making the relief effort less efficient.<br />

Free to access, the project is expected to be completed within five years, with the first<br />

parts slated to be published online by the end <strong>of</strong> 2018.<br />

Humanitarian Aid Organizations<br />

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AUMOHD<br />

AmeriCares<br />

CARE<br />

Caritas (charity)<br />

DARA (international organization)<br />

Doctors <strong>of</strong> the World<br />

Doctors Without Borders<br />

ECHO (European Commission)<br />

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