ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on humanitarian and development projects that are undertaken in a post-disaster environment or in cases of chronic hunger and poverty. Humanitarian projects are 'operations conducted to relieve human suffering, especially where responsible authorities in the area are unable or unwilling to provide adequate service support to civilian populations'. Some specific principles apply to humanitarian projects. These initiatives follow the global principles of humanity, neutrality and impartiality. Management of most modern humanitarian and development programmes is based on the 'theory of change' (ToC) model developed by Carol Weiss. ToC describes the types of interventions that bring about the outcomes depicted in the outcomes framework map. The Logical Framework was originally elaborated by Rosenberg, Posner and Hanley. This method has evolved into results-based management and managing for development results – used as a standard methodology in multilateral organizations like the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank.
