Camp Coordination and Camp Management Global Cluster 2010 …We are pleased to announce the launch of the provisional release of the Collective Centre Guidelines

The Tool: The Collective Centre Guidelines focus on lessons learned from over 20 years of Collective Centre experience. They seek to assist in the planning, implementation, monitoring, maintaining and overall management of Collective Centres. The CCG draw on the Camp Management Toolkit (2008), while focusing on particularities of Collective Centres. The primary users of the Guidelines will be field practitioners engaged in the management and coordination of Collective Centres. These Guidelines should be a source of information for all partners in a Collective Centre response, including state authorities, displaced populations, civil society and partners working in shelter. The Guidelines provide practical advice on how best to coordinate and manage Centres and highlight sectoral considerations throughout all aspects of Collective Centres.

المبادئ التوجيهية للمركز الجماعية THE PROCESS The need for practical guidelines was stressed by field practitioners’ “for the field, from the field” The Guidelines were developed by members of the Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster (CCCM), in close cooperation with inter-cluster partners and practitioners with DRC facilitating the process. The process consisted of a number of technical meetings, field surveys, assessments, workshops, various drafts shared with field experts and a dedicated working group to ensure the relevant issues, scope and good practices were incorporated. The CCG were printed and finalized this summer and we are pleased to share them with you today. NEXT Translation of the guidelines and identify collective centre activities المبادئ التوجيهية للمركز الجماعية Disseminated to: Serbia Bosnia Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan South Africa Yemen Nepal Indonesia Tanzania… with further requests in process. This is a provisional release, therefore, field practitioners are welcome to share their reflections on this tool cccmsupport@gmail.com

Thank you …Copies are available.