Do donors contribute to accountability and learning in humanitarian action?
The index uses both qualitative and quantitative data to measure the performance of donors on these five pillars. The qualitative data comes from structured interviews and questionnaires completed by members of implementing organizations working in humanitarian crises around the world. This year, field research was conducted in 13 crisis and more than 2000 responses were collected on donor behavior (1589 about OECD-DAC donors ranked in the HRI and 503 other donors and funding sources). To construct the Index several quantitative humanitarian sources of reference are also consulted, such as the databases of the OECD DAC, UN OCHA’s Financial Tracking System, ECHO’s point system and other relevant databases and information published by governments. Back to top 6. Why did DARA decide to create the HRI? There are many different initiatives within the sector to improve the quality, effectiveness and accountability in humanitarian action. However, the majority of these initiatives focus on op
