Acronyms
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AA - Administrative Assistant ABA - Applied Behaviour Analysts ABE - Alternative Based Education ABEC - Alternative Basic Education Centre AC - Administrative Council ACAPES - Cultural Association for Education and Social Self-Promotion ACF - Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) ACCRA - African Climate Change Resilience Alliance Conference ACP - Africa, Caribbean and Pacific ACRWC - African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child AD - Adolescent Development AD - Area Director ADB - Asian Development Bank ADC - Area Development Committee ADRA - Adventist Development and Relief Association AER - Annual Estimate of Requirements AfDB - African Development Bank AFT - Advanced Field Training AFU - Annual Family Update AGE - Anti-Government Elements AGRITEX - Agriculture, Technical and Extension services AIDS - Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome AL - Adult Literacy ALNAP - Active Learning Network of Accountability and Performance ALP - Alternative Learning Programme AMP - Annual Manement Plan AMS - Award Management System (formerly GMS - Grant Management System) AMT - Advocacy Measurement Tool ANC - Ante Natal Care ANEP - Agriculture and Nutrition Extension Project ANM - Auxiliary Nurse Midwife AO - Area Office AOT - Activity Output Tracker APLM - Anti Personnel Land Mine APS - Annual Program Statement AR - Annual Report ARI - Acite Respiratory Infection ARM - Area Manager Report ARM - Armenian dram (currency) ARSH - Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health ASAL - Arid and Semi-Arid Lands ASEAN - Association of South East Asian Nations ASISt - Automated Sponsorship Information System (SC US sponsorship database) ASR - Annual Status Report AU - African Union AusAID - Australian Agency for International Development Back to top BBB - Blackbaud (fundraising software) BC - Behaviour Centred BCC - Behaviour Change Communication (also called IEC) BCG - Bacillus Calmette Guerin (TB vaccine) BCG - Boston Consulting Group BDS - Business Development Services BE - Basic Education BEmONC - Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care BF - Breast Feeding BHC - Basic Health Centre BHS - Basic Health Services BIDP - Best Interest Determination Panel BLEND - Better Living, Education, Nutrition, and Development (project) BMI - Body Mass Index BMIC - Big and Middle Income Countries BNSP - Basic Nutrition Services Package BOND - British Overseas NGO for Development BPHS - Basic Package of Health Services BPRM - Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration BSFP - Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme BSO - Building Safer Organisations BTL - Better Teaching and Learning Back to top CC&F - Cost and Freight C&W - Children and War CAB - China Association of the Blind CABA - Children Affected By AIDS CAC - Community AIDS Committee CAFF - Children Affected by Fighting Forces CAP - Consolidated Appeal Process CAP - Country Annual Plan (also Country Annual Planning) CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region (Philippines) CAR - Country Annual Report CASP - Common Approach to Sponsorship-funded Programming CATCH - Coordinated Approach To Child Health CBA - Cost-Benefit Analysis CBAC - Capacity Building & Assessment Centre CBC - Community Based Classes CBCCC - Community Based Child Care Centres CBCPC - Community Based Child Protection Committee/Council CBD - Community Based Distribution (refers to contraceptives) CBDRM - Community Based Disaster Risk Management CBE - Community Based Education CBHA - Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies CBHC - Community Based Health Care CBI - Community Based Interventions CBO - Community Based Organisation CBP - Capacity Building and Preparedness CBR - Community Based Rehabilitation (usually in CWD context) CBR - Crude Birth Rate CBS - Community Based School CC - Children's Clubs CC - Climate Change CCA - Climate Change Adaptation CCG - Country Consultation Group CCLEE - Combating Child Labout and Exploitation through Education CCM - Community Case Management CCMW - Community Case Management Worker CCT - Conditional Cash Transfer CCWC - Commune Committee for Women and Children CCYMCR - Cambodia Children and Young People Movement for Child Rights C-DOTS - Community Directly Observed for Treatment Short course CD - Community Development CD - Country Director CDC - Community Development Council/Committee CDC - Centre for Disease Control and Prevention CDD - Community Driven Development CDD - Control of Diarheaol Diseases CDPF - China Disabled Persons' Federation CDQ - Community Defined Quality CDR - Crude Death Rate CDRC - Citizen's Disaster Response Centre CE - Community Engagement CEO - Chief Executive Officer CEE - Central and Eastern Europe CEF - Save the Children Emergency Fund CERF - UN Children's Emergency Response Fund CESR - Centre for Environmental and Social Economic Regeneration (India) CF - Children's Fund CF - Community Facilitator CFC - Civil-Military Fusion Centre CFS - Child Friendly School CFS - Child Friendly Spaces CFW - Cash for Work CG - Collaborative/Consultative Group CGRS - Contract Grant Review System (used by Save the Children US) CH - Case History CHA - Community Health Agent CHAON - Children's Action Against Oppression and Neglect CHC - Community Health Centre CHH - Child Headed Households CHF - Common Humanitarian Funding ChSW - Children of Sex Workers (Bangladesh) CHV - Community Health Volunteer CHW - Community Health Worker CIC - Children In Crisis CICL - Child In Conflict with the Law CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight CIMCI - Community Integrated Management of Childhood Illness CIP - Community Investment Plan CLAN - Community Leaders' Action Network CLSS - Community Life Saving Skills CM - Community Mobilisation/Mobiliser CMAM - Community Management of Acute Malnutrition CMR - Child Mortality Rate / Crude Mortality Rate CMST - Community Management Skills Training CMT - Crisis Management Team CNCC - Cambodia National Council for Children CO - Country Office CO - Community Organisation COC - Code Of Conduct CoD - Cost of Diet COLA - Cost Of Living Allowance CONAFE - National Coalition of Associations and NGOs in Favour of Children COO - Chief Operating Officer CoP - Chief of Party COSUDE - Agencia Suiza para el Desarrollo y la Cooperacin (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, DEZA) CP - Child Protection CP - Children's Parliament CPA - Certified Public Accountant CPAN - Child Protection Action Network CPC - Child Protection Committee CPH - Core Process Harmonisation CPI - Child Protection Initiative CPIE - Child Protection In Emergencies CPM - Child Protection Movement CPN - Child Protection Network CPP - Child Protection Policy CPR - Contraception Prevalence Rate CPTS - Child Protection Trainee Schemes CPU - Child Protection Unit CR - Child Rights CRAN - Child Rights Advocacy Network CRB - Child Rights Based CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child CRENAM Centre de Rhabilitation Nutritionnelle Ambulatoire Modre / Out-patient Nutrition Recuperation Centre for Moderate Malnutrition CRENAS Centre de Rhabilitation Nutritionnelle Ambulatoire Svre / Out-patient Nutrition Recuperation Centre for Severe Malnutrition CRENI - Centres de Rhabilitation Nutritionnelle intensive/ Intensive Nutrition Recuperation Centre for Severe Malnutrition / Centro de Recuperacin Nutricional Intensivo CRG - Child Rights Governance CRM - Child Rights Movement CRM - Cost Related Market CRM - Customer Relationship Management CRP - Child Rights Programming CRSA - Child Rights Situation Analysis CS - Country Strategy CSA - Chronically Sick Adult CSAE - Child Sexually Abused and Exploited CSB - Corn Soya Blend CSE - Comprehensive Sexuality Education CSI - Coping Strategies Index CSO - Child Safe Organisation CSO - Civil Society Organisation CSODR - Civil Society Organisation for Disaster Reduction CSP - Child Safeguarding Policy CSP - Community Schools Project CSP - Country Strategic Plan CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility CSS - Comprehensive School Safety (usually in DRR context) CSSP - Child Sensitive Social Protection CT - Cash Transfer CTC - Child-To-Child CTC - Community-based Therapeutic Care CTC - Cross Thematic Cost CV - Community Volunteer CW - Children and Work CWAC - Children Without Adequate/Appropriate Care CWC - Councils for the Welfare of Children CWCC - Cambodia Women's Crisis Centre CWD - Children With Disabilities Back to top DD&D - Decentralisation and Deconcentration (Cambodia specific) D2D - Door to Door (donor acquisition/fundraising activity) DANIDA - Danish International Development Agency DAPP - Development Aid People to People DC - District Commissioner DCD - Deputy Country Director DCM - Drought Cycle Management DCOF - Displaced Children and Orphans Fund DD - Deputy Director DD - Diahreaol Disease DD - Due Diligence DDC - Direction du dveloppement et de la coopration, DEZA DDR - Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration DDRC - District Disaster Relief Committees DEC - Disaster Emergency Committee DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources DEO - District Education Office/Officer DepEd - Department of Education DevEd - Development Education DEZA - Direktion fr Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (Swiss Agncy for Development and Cooperation) DFA - Delegated Financial Authority DFID - Department for International Development (UK) DHMT - District Health Management Team DHO - District Health Office DHS - Demographic and Health Study/Survey DHS - District Health Services DILG - Department of Interior and Local Government DIPECHO - European Commission Humanitarian Aid department's Disaster Preparedness programme DM - Direct Mail DM&E - Design, Monitoring and Evaluation DMI - Drought Management Office DMO - District Medical Officer (health) DMO - District Monitoring Officer DMS - Document Management System DNA - Damage and Needs Assessment DND - Department of National Defence DO - District Officer DOC - Disaster Operating Centre DOE - District Officer of Education DOO - Director of Operations DOST - Department of Science and Technology DOTS - Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course DP - Disaster Preparedness DPF - Disabled Persons' Federation DPO - Disabled Persons' Organisation DPR - Disaster Preparedness Response DPRK - Democratic People's Republic of Korea DPT - Diptheria, Pertussis, Tetanus (vaccine) DRC - Democratic Republic of Congo DRM - Direct Response Marketing DRM - Disaster Risk Management DRR & CCA - Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation DRRM - Disaster Risk Reduction Management DRTL - Deputy Response Team Leader DRTV - Direct Response Television (fundraising TV ads) DSC - District Steering Committee DSG - District Steering Group DSWD - Department of Social Welfare and Development Back to top EEA - Emergency Advisor EAC - East African Council EARO - East Africa Regional Office EBE - Extended Basic Education EBF - Exclusive Breast Feeding ECB - Emergency Capacity Building ECCD - Early Childhood Care and Development (6m to 5y) ECD - Early Childhood Development ECE - Early Childhood Education ECED - Early Childhood Education and Development ECFF - European Commission Food Facility Programme ECG - Emergency Coordination Group ECHO - European Commission Humanitarian Office ECL - Exploitative Child Labour ECOSOC - UN Economic and Social Council ECOWAS - Economic Community of West African States ECPAT - End Child Prostitution, Abuse and Trafficking (Cambodia) ECR - Equitable Cost Recovery ECWG - Education Cluster Working Group Ed - Education EdGI - Education Global Initiative EDO - Executive District Officer EE - Economic Empowerment EEP - Efficiency, Effectiveness and Productivity EFA - Education For All EFC - Emergency Foundation Course EFT - Electronic Funds Transfer EGI - Education Global Initiative EHA - Evaluation of Humanitarian Actions EHPP -Emergency Hygiene Promotion Package EHVP - European Humanitarian Volunteer Programme EIDHR - European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights EiE - Education in Emergencies ELDP - Executive Leadership Development Programme ELHRA - Enhancing Learning and Research for Humanitarian Assistance ELM - Education Learning Materials ELMT - Enhanced Livelihoods in Mandera Triangle ELSE - Enhanced Livelihoods in Southern Ethiopia EMG - Emergency Management Group EMIS - Education Management Information System EML - Essential Medicine List EmONC - Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care EmOp - Emergency Operation ENC - Essential Newborn Care ENP - European Neighbourhood Policy EO - Economic Opportunities EOD - Explosive Ordinance Disposal EOG - Emergency Oversight Group EOI - Expression Of Interest EOP - Emergency Operation Programme EP - Evacuation Plan EPP - Early Post Partum EPP - Emergency Preparedness Plan EPR - Emergency Preparedness and Response EQUIP - Educational Quality Improvement Program ERF - Emergency Response Fund ERP - Emergency Response Personnel ERS - Early Recovery Sector ERT - Emergency Response Team ERW - Explosive Remnants of War ESL - English as a Second Language ESOPs - Emergency Standard Operating Procedures ESSS - Early Steps to School Success ET - Evaluation Team ETL - Emergency Team Leader EU - European Union EUPS - European Union Programme Support EVHAC - European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps EVHP - European Voluntary Humanitarian Programme EWS - Early Warning System EYE - Education and Youth Empowerment Back to top FF&T - Foundations and Trusts F2F - Face to Face (donor acquisition/fundraising activity) FA - First Aid FAK - First Aid Kit FAM - Food Aid Management FAO - Food and Agriculture Organisation (UN) FBF - Fortified Blend Foods FBO - Faith-Based Organisation FCHV - Female Community Health Volunteer FCO - Female Community Organisation FEWS-NET - Famine Early Warning System Network FFW - Food For Work FG - Foster Grandparent FGD - Focus Group Discussion FGM - Female Genital Mutilation (note also called FGC Female Genital Cutting) FM - Field Manager FMS - Financial Management System (aka Agresso in SCI centre)) FMT - Field Manager Training FP - Family Planning FR - Fluent Reader FRESH - Focusing Resources on Effective School Health FRWG - Fundraising Working Group FS - Food Security FS - Fragile States FS - Fund Summary FSL - Food Security and Livelihoods FSNAU - Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit FSR - Financial Status Report FSW - Female Sex Worker FTE - Full Time Employee FTI - Fast Track Initiative FTP - File Transfer Protocol FTR - Family Tracking and Reunification FTS - Financial Tracking Service FY - Fiscal Year (also Full Year) Back to top GGAD - Gender Assisted Development GAM - Global Acute Malnutrition GAVI - Global Alliance for Vaccines and Iniatives GBV - Gender Based Violence GCRI - Global Climate Risk Index GDP - Gross Domestic Product GER - Gross Enrolment Ratio GFD - General Food Distribution GFATM - Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria GI - Global Initiative GIEWS - Global Information and Early Warning System GiK - Gifts in Kind GIM - Global Impact Monitoring GIRP - Guided Independent Reading Practice GIS - Global Information Systems GM - Growth Monitoring GMI - Group Maturity Index GMS - Grant Management System (now called AMS) GNP - Gross National Product GoB - Government of Bangladesh GOI - Global Outcome Indicator GoK - Government of Kenya GONGO - Governmental Operated Non-Governmental Organisation (China) GoP - Government of the Philippines GPD - Global Program Director GPE - Global Partnership for Education GPMU - Goal and Performance Management Unit GRN - Goods Received Note GS - Gift Summary GSS - Global Safety and Security GWI - Global Water Initiative Top of page HHA - Humanitarian Assistance HAC - Humanitarian Aid Commission HAP - Humanitarian Accountability Project HB - Home Based HBA - Home Based Activities HBB - Helping Babies Breathe HBC - Home Based Care HBCV - Home Based Care Volunteer HC - Health Centre HCMC - Health Centre Management Committee HCP - Health Care Provider HCT - Humanitarian Country Team HDDS - Household Dietary Diversity Score HDI - Human Development Index HE - Health Education HEA - Household Economy Analysis/Approach HEART - Healing and Education through the Arts HERR - Humanitarian Emergency Response Review HFA - Height For Age HH - Household HINI - High Impact Nutrition Interventions HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus HHH - Household Head HLDP - Humanitarian Leadership Development Programme HNWI - High Net Worth Individuals HO - Head Office HoA - Horn of Africa HP - Health Post HPG - Humanitarian Policy Group HQ - Headquarters HR - Human Resources HRBA - Human Rights-Based Approach HRI - Humanitarian Response Index HSDP - Humanitarian Skills Development Programme HSNP - Hunger Safety Net Programme HSA - Health Surveillance Assistant HSS - Health System Strengthening (programme) HST - Humanitarian Support Team HTP - Harmful Traditional Practice HTS - Humanitarian Trainee Scheme HTU - Humanitarian Technical Unit HTWG - Humanitarian Technical Working Group HVD - High Value Donor Back to top IIASC - Inter-Agency Standing Committee IATI - Independent Aid Transparency Initiative IAWG - Inter-Agency Working Group ICCM - Integrated Community Case Management ICDS - Integrated Child Development Services/Scheme ICR - Indirect Cost Recovery (similar to overheads) ICRC - International Committee of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies ICVA - International Council of Voluntary Agencies IDLO - International Development Law Organisation IDP - Internally Displaced People/Population IDSR - Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response IDTR - Identification, Documentation, Tracing and Reunification IDU - Injecting Drug User IEC - Information, Education and Communication IED Improvised Explosive Device IFE - Infant Feeding in Emergencies IFRC - International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent IFS - Integrated Food Security IGA - Income Generating Activities IIC - Investment In Children ILO - International Labour Organisation IMAM - Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition IMC - International Medical Corps IMCI - Integrated Management of Childhood Illness IMNCI - Integrated Management of Newborn and Child Illness IMF - International Monetary Fund INEE - Inter-agency Network on Education in Emergencies INGO - International Non-Governmental Organisation INSO - International NGO Safety Organisation IOM - International Organisation for Migration IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification IP - Implementing Partner IP - International Programs IQC - Indefinite Quantity Contract IRC - International Rescue Committee IRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ISAF - International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan) ISAL - Internal Savings and Lending IYCF - Infant and Young Children Feeding Back to top JJD - Job Description JEOP - Joint Emergency Operational Plan JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency JRNA - Joint Rapid Needs Assessment KKAPE - Kampuchea Action for Primary Education KG - Kindergarten KII - Key Informant Interview KMC - Kangaroo Mother Care KPC - Knowledge, Practices and Coverage KPI - Key Performance Indicators KSh - Kenyan Shillings Back to top LL&D - Learning and Development LAC - Latin America and Caribbean LB - Literacy Boost LBW - Low Birth Weight LDP - Leadership Development Programme LDRRMP - Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan LEGs - Livestock Emergency Guidelines LG - Local Government LGU - Local Government Unit LHW - Lady Health Worker LICADHO - Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights LIG - Low Impact Gardening LMT - Logistics Management LoC - Letter of Commitment LP - Livelihoods Protection LRRD - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development LSDP - Logistic Skills Development Programme LWA - Leader With Associate award LZ - Livelihood Zone Back to top MM&E - Monitoring and Evaluation MAM - Moderated Acute Malnutrition MARP - Most At Risk Populations MCF - MasterCard Foundation MCH - Mother/Maternal and Child Health MCHN - Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition MCO - Male Community Organisation MDFT - Multi-Donor Trust Funds MDG - Millennium Development Goal MDP - Management Development Programme MEAL - Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning MEE - Middle East and Eurasia MELAG - Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Advisory Group MES - Ministry of Emergency Situations MIC - Middle Income Countries MIP - Management Investment Plan MIS - Management Information System MLSI - Ministry of Labour and Social Issues MMDA Manila Metropolitan Development Authority MMR - Maternal Mortality Rate MMT - Middle Management Training MNCH - Maternal, Newborn and Child Health MoA - Ministry of Agriculture MODA - Member Organisational Development Approach MoE - Ministry of Education MoES - Ministry of Education and Science MoEYS - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports MoH - Ministry of Health MoJ - Ministry of Justice MoNKOAL - Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands MoPH - Ministry of Public Health MOS - Management Operating Standards MOS - Minimum Operating Standards MoSVY - Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation MoTA - Ministry of Territorial Administration MoU - Memorandum of Understanding MOWCA - Ministry Of Women and Children's Affairs MRI - Mortality Risk Index MSF- Mdecins Sans Frontires (Doctors Without Borders) MT - Metric Tonne MTE - Mid Term Evaluation MTSR - Mid-Term Strategic Report MUAC - Middle Upper Arm Circumference (malnutrition measure) Back to top NNCDM - National Committee for Disaster Management NCP - National Children's Parliament NCR - National Capital Region NCS - Newborn Child Survival NDCC - National Disaster Coordinating Council NDMA - National Disaster Management Authority NDRRMC - National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council NDRRMP - National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan NEDA - National Economic Development Authority NEP - NGO Education Partnership NER - Net Enrolment Ratio NERS - Nutrition Education Rehabilitation Services NFE - Non-Formal Education NFI - Non-Food Item NGO - Non-Governmental Organisation NGOCRC - NGO Coalition on the Rights of the Child NHC - Neighbourhood Health Committee NHRI - National Human Rights Institution NOVCTF - National Orphans and Vulnerable Children Task Force NPA - National People's Army NPAC - National Plan of Action for the Children NPO - Non-Profit Organisation NRM - Natural Resource Management NSC - National Standard of Care (Indonesia) NSS - National Statistics Service NTC - National Transitional Council (Libya) NTC - Non Thematic Cost Back to top OOCHA - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) OCD - Office of Civil Defence ODA - Overseas Development Assistance ODC - Open Day Campaign OECD-DAC - Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development - Development Assistance Committee OFDA - Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance ODI - Overseas Development Institute ODP - Outline Development Plan OHCHR - Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response OPAC - Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in Armed Conflict oPt - Occupied Palestinian Territory OPD - Out-Patient Department ORS - Oral Rehydration Solution/Salts OST - Opium Substitution Therapy OTP - Outpatient Therapeutic Care OVC - Orphans and Vulnerable Children Back to top PPACAPS - Pastoral Areas Coordination, Analysis ad Policy Support PAL - Pre-Approval Letter PAL - Pre-Award Authorisation Letter PaP - Port-au-Prince (capital of Haiti) PCDM - Provincial Committee for Disaster Management PCM - Pneumonia Case Management PD - Positive Deviance PDAK - Child and family support services (Indonesia) PDI - Pre Departure Information PDQ - Partnership Defined Quality PDQ - Program Development and Quality PDR - Pre Deployment Report PED - Provincial Education Department PEFA - Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability PFM - Public Financial Management PHAST - Participatory Health and Sanitation Transformation PHC - Primary Health Care PHP - Philippines Pesos PHP - Physical and Humiliating Punishment PIA - Participatory Impact Assessment PKR - Pakistani Rupees PINGON - Philippine International Non-Government Organisation Network PJJWG - Provincial Juvenile Justice Working Group PLI - Pastoral Livelihoods Initiative PLW - Pregnant and Lactating Women PMO - Project/Programme Management Office PMTCT - Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission PNC - Post Natal Care PND - Public Nutrition Department PNRC - Philippine National Red Cross PO - Participating Organisations PoA - Plan of Action POD - Program Operations Department POE - Provincial Office of Education POVCTF - Provincial Orphaned and Vulnerable Children Task Force PP - Pre-Primary (education related) PPHI - People's Primary Healthcare Initiative PPR - Peste de Petite Ruminant PRA - Participatory Rural Appraisal PRBS - Poverty Reduction Budget Support PRM - Participatory Rangeland Management PRP - Protracted Recovery Programme PRSP - Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper PS - Primary School PSL - Partnership for Saving Lives PSNP - Productive Safety Nets Programme PTA/CMC - Parents Teacher Association/Centre Management Committee PTSA - Parent Teacher Student Association PVO - Private Voluntary Organization (mostly used in the United States) PW - Pregnant Women PWD - People With Disabilities Back to top Q Q&A - Questions and Answers QIP - Quick Impact Project QLE - Quality Learning Environment QLO - Quality Learning Opportunities QoS - Quality of Services R R&R - Rest and Recreation RAAN - Regin Autnoma del Atlntico Norte/North Atlantic Autonomous Region RAC - Regional Advisory Council RADDHO - African Platform for the Defence of Human Rights RAE - Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian RAG - Red, Amber and Green RAIN - Revitalising Agricultural/Pastoral Income and New Markets RBA - Rights-Based Approaches RCG - Regional Coordination Group RD - Regional Director RDD - Regional Drought Decision RDT - Rapid Diagnostic Test (for malaria, HIV...) REDI - Rapid Emergency Deployment Initiative REGLAP - Regional Learning and Advocacy Programme for Vulnerable Dryland Communities RELPA - Regional Enhanced Livelihoods in Pastoral Areas RFA - Request for Applications RFP - Request for Proposals RGC - Royal Government of Cambodia RH - Reproductive Health RHC - Rural Health Centre RIA - Rights Into Action RIDTRT - Regional Identification Documentation Tracing and Reunification Task force RMNCH - Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health RNA - Rapid Needs Assessment RO - Regional Office RRAP - Risk Reducation Action Plan RT - Round table RTE - Real Time Evaluation RTI - Respiratory Tract Infection RTL - Response Team Leader RUSF - Ready to Use Supplementary Food RUTF - Ready to Use Therapeutic Food Back to top SSADC - Southern African Development Community SAE - Sexual Abuse and Exploitation SAIEVAC - South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children SAM - Severe Acute Malnutrition SBA - Skilled Birth Attendant SB CPC - School Based Child protection Committee SC - Save the Children SCA - Save the Children Australia SCA - South and Central Asia SCI - Save the Children International SCN - Save the Children Norway SCN - Street Children Network SCS - Save the Children Sweden SCUK - Save the Children United Kingdom SCUS - Save the Children United States SDC - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, DEZA SDP - Staff Development Programme SDPP - School Disaster Preparedness Plan SDRRMG - School Disaster Risk Reduction Management Group SEA - Sexually Exploitation and Abuse SEEA - South-East and East Asia SFP - Supplementary Feeding Programme SGBV - Sexual and Gender Based Violence SHG - Self Help Group SHN - School Health and Nutrition SIDA - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency SIP - School Improvement Plan SLA - Service Level Agreement SLT - Senior Leadership Team SMART - Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-Bound (goal setting and planning) SMC - School Management Committee SMDP - Senior Development Management Programme SMT - Senior Management Team SMT - Senior Management Training SNEHA - Social Need Education and Human Awareness SNL - Saving Newborn Lives SNL - Special Needs Learner SOF - Source of Funds SOP - Standard Operating Procedure SOW - Scope of Work SOWM - State of the World's Mothers (SC report produced annually) SPSS - Statistical Packages for Social Sciences SSC - School Student Council SSN - Social Safety Nets SSR - Self Sufficiency ratio (food security) SSS - Second Shift School STD - Sexually Transmitted Diseases STI - Sexually Transmitted Infections SUN - Scaling Up Nutrition SWD - Social Welfare Department SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats SZOP - Schools as Zones of Peace Back to top TTA - Technical Advisor/Assistance TAF - Travel Authorisation Form TB - Tuberculosis TBA - Traditional Birth Attendant TCM - Tackling Child Malnutrition TDY - Temporary Duty Assignment TEC - Tsunami Evaluation Centre TFC - Therapeutic Feeding Centre TFP - Therapeutic Feeding Programme TLC - Temporary Learning Centre TLG - Thematic Leadership Group TLU - Tropical Livestock Unit ToC - Theory of Change ToR - Terms of Reference ToT -Training of Trainers TSFP - Targeted supplementary feeding programme TTI - Tetanus Toxoid I (vaccination) TVET - Technical and Vocational Education and Training Top of page UU5DR - Under 5 Crude Death Rate UAM - Unaccompanied Minor UC - Union Council UN - United Nations UNCRC - United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child UNDAC - United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination UNDP - United Nations Development Programme UNDSS - United Nations Department of Security and Safety UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNFPA - United Nations Family Planning Associations UNHAS - United Nations Humanitarian Air Service UNHC - United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator UNHCR - UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund UNISDR - United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction UNMAS - UN Mine Action Service UNR - Universal Periodic Review UNRC - United Nations Resident Coordinator UP - Unified Presence USAid - United States Agency for International Development USD - United States Dollars USG - United States Government USP - Unit Selling Price UTF - Ready to Use Therapeutic Food Back to top V VC - Village Committee VDC - Village Development Council VDP - Village Development Programmes VFM - Value for Money VFS - Violence Free Schools VHSG - Village Health Support Group VNR - Video News Release VSLA - Village Savings and Loans Association WWARF - West Africa Rural Foundation WASH - Water Sanitation and Hygiene WATSAN - Water and Sanitation WCA - West and Central Africa WCCC - Women and Children Consultative Committee WEO - Woreda Education Office WFH - Weight For Height WFP - World Food Programme WG - Working Group WHO - World Health Organisation WRA - Women of Reproductive Age WUC - Water User Committee WV - World Vision Back to top Y YFS - Youth Friendly Service YFHS - Youth Friendly Health Service YTD - Year To Date |
