Publications
Data Interoperability
CCD / World Vision International, 2024. This case study examines the Collaborative Cash Delivery (CCD) Network response to the conflict in Ukraine. Five CCD members established a consortium funded by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to address critical challenges in the humanitarian assistance system. The consortium identified issues related to the management of aid recipients' personal data, highlighting the need for a shift in data ownership and control to empower affected individuals. World Vision International (WVI) joined the initiative, leveraging its expertise in humanitarian data management to enhance referral systems for aid applicants, enabling them to track their data and referrals more effectively. The project aimed to treat personal data as a shared resource, fostering collaboration between aid organizations and affected populations. With support from DEC, Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH), and the European Commission’s Humanitarian Office (ECHO), the consortium introduced two key workstreams: Data Literacy and Data Governance. This approach focused on placing affected populations at the center of the humanitarian response in Ukraine, shifting the paradigm of data management in the sector.
Ground Truth Solutions/CCD / World Vision International, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology 2023. Lead author, Serhii Tytiuk. Cash and voucher assistance has emerged as an instrumental tool for relief in Ukraine, and the Ukrainian cash response has become the largest cash initiative the humanitarian sector has ever witnessed. In this highly digital humanitarian response, concerns exist regarding collecting and sharing personal data. Aid organisations need certain information for verification and de-duplication, so this raises pertinent questions: What kind of data is being collected? And for what purposes? Is it for de-duplication, identification, donor requirements, or other reasons? We conducted qualitative consultations with 15 people who applied for cash assistance. We followed this with phone surveys of 1,005 people living in Ukraine to understand their data-sharing behaviour, their perceptions of data protection, and their information needs and concerns.