The field presence map shows all towns where international humanitarian organizations have set up offices in the Central African Republic, as of early 2009. Since the map was last published, new offices have been opened primarily in the north-west, but also in north-east and south-east. In total, 11 UN organizations and 24 international NGOs are now working in CAR.

Highlights of the last few months include:

• the Jesuit Refugee Service opened offices in Bangui, Ouanda Djalle and Markounda.
• Emergency, the italian NGO, built an office and hospital in Bangui.
• Solidarites is now present in Bozoum.
• ACTED opened offices in Birao, Zemio and Bossangoa.
• Three NGOs set up operations in Bouar (Merlin, CordAid, CARITAS).
• IMC strengthened its presence in the north-east, with offices in Ouadda, Gordil and Ngarba.
• COOPI started working in Obo, in the far south-east.
• For some time now, the Danish Refugee Council has been running an office in Ndele.
• Premiere Urgence is working in Ngaoundaye.
• Action Contre la Faim has closed its Markounda office and moved to Paoua.

Please note: Office locations do not necessarily coincide with project locations, but still give a good indication of who is working where.

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The Central African government and its humanitarian and development partners (HDPT) have jointly launched the aid management system DAD to improve aid coordination and effectiveness in a country where it is needed most.

The public online database will allow anyone to easily find detailed information on humanitarian and development assistance in the Central African Republic (CAR). Flexible lists, graphs and interactive maps will help donors, aid agencies and the government understand better who contributes, and who does what where.

Unlike in most other countries, data on external assistance will not become fragmented, but will be organized centrally following OECD standards. The launch of DAD represents an important milestone for the HDPT’s information management team, building on its success with innovative and user-friendly advocacy, mapping, and knowledge-sharing tools. By late November, donors had already entered data on more than 170 activities (or roughly two thirds of the total), documenting expenditures of more than $145 million in 2008.

Widely used in Asia but still rare in Africa, aid management systems have become a key element in improving aid effectiveness. Seeing CAR’s post-conflict situation Continue Reading »