World: Streamlining feedback, promoting ownership and trust: Evidence from 1 year of the IFRC-DREF Feedback Process 2026

Country: World

Source: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

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1. Introduction

Launched in September 2024, the IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) Feedback Process received 115 answers from National Societies (NSs), IFRC staff, and Partner National Societies (PNSs) within its first year. From all 5 regions, participants shared their experiences with the IFRC-DREF - including footprint of the tool, its procedures, and its guidelines. Feedback was collected through targeted one-time surveys - one for National Societies and one for IFRC personnel - and a continuously accessible feedback box, linked to the GO Platform. This summary compiles findings

from all three tools, and shares insights on the linkage of the feedback and the DREF Procedures and upcoming 2025-2030 Strategic Ambition. ...