HDSS could serve as a resource to country statistical and policy systems by partnering HDSS staff with staff from national programmes.
Earlier this week, Google announced that partnering staffing companies will now be required to pay contract workers a minimum wage of $15 per hour and provide health benefits.
Of course, this does not mean that partner staff are expected to runs risks that Christian Aid staff would not.
Former partners sometimes struggled to remember the details of some of the interventions that dated back ten years and in some instances key partner staff had moved on.
Having been involved in the Syria response since the beginning of the crisis, I have seen eight of our partner staff arrested in Syria.
For any kind of organisation to be successful, it has to have the trust of key stakeholders: customers, partners, staff and funders or investors.
However, the social and cultural dynamics of the conflict in Mali has meant that local partner staff have been able to operate safely in areas where it has been impossible for international staff to travel.
This in itself demands skills, knowledge and capacity amongst partner staff which is often lacking – an issue identified by the Inter Agency Standing Committee IASC Working Groupup as a major barrier to the inclusion of older people in humanitarian assistance.
For example, for those working as a representative of the government, as a bridge between authority and people, among customers, partners, staff, leaders, and managers, understanding your partners' cultures brings positive outcomes.
Mid-Am had to assume $40 million in unfunded obligations for partners' staff — a sum equal to 80% of retained members' earnings for the past year.
It's a great way to find partners, staff members, and new ideas.
