b'IMPACT STATEMENT 2022CRISIS RESPONSE AND RECOVERYCAPABILITYCrown Agents works in some of the mostWe not only develop bespoke ways of responding toIntegrated response serviceshard-to-reach and volatile contexts in thechallenges but also train, capacity build and enable world and prioritises those most in need.our partners to work accountably and resourcefully. We achieve results in emergency andCrown Agents provides an industry-leading teamFund Management protracted crisis environments and havecapable of advising, managing and implementingOur experience managing grants and other funds spent decades supporting internationalprogrammes that are adaptive to high-risk andin difficult environments means our donors and and donor agencies, national and sub- rapidly changing crisis situations. This includesclients can rest assured that we will deploy resources national authorities, and civil societyaccess to standing or surge operational advisorswith the highest ethical standards, quality and organisations to manage impactfulwho specialise in water, sanitation, and hygieneaccountability. Many of our beneficiaries are in areas humanitarian responses around the(WASH), shelter, protection, public health, cash andthat lie outside government control, so we draw on globe. We remain engaged in countrieslivelihoods, information management and analysis;our operational and contextual analysis expertise to long after emergencies and commit toprocurement, logistics expertise and operationalstrengthen the capabilities of established national assisting in the recovery and restorationcapability; risk management and compliance;actors and improve knowledge and understanding of of pre-crisis patterns of life. bespoke training; civilian-military coordination; andthese contexts within the wider humanitarian system.Crown Agents history of proactively identifyingsecurity advice.and mitigating risks enables us to collaborate with partners and institutions that are oftenHumanitarian Supply Chain Commitment to Gender Equalityoverlooked by mainstream humanitarian agencies.With a quarter century of experience at the forefrontand Social Inclusion (GESI)Our programming relies on the strong, long-termof the global humanitarian response, we blendWe recognise the disproportionate impact crises relationships we build with national actors, whichtested logistics with innovative solutions, providinghave on women and girls and marginalised groups, enable us to adapt to changing contexts and newour partners with efficient, cost-effective strategies.particularly older people, and people with disabilities. demands. Our lasting partnerships are the reasonOur teams mobilise rapidly to strengthen our clientsWhilst pre-existing inequalities may make them Crown Agents continues to offer support, even whensupply chains, allowing them the space to focus skillsespecially vulnerable in crises, we also acknowledge the access of international NGOs is constrained.and resources on core functions and programmatictheir strength, agency, and often overlooked role In these conflict-prone environments, we work withdelivery. Crown Agents offers integrated procurement,as frontline responders. In Ukraine, we provide governments to build strong, accountable institutionswarehousing, freight forwarding and surge-staffinggrants and technical assistance to womens rights to contribute to peace- and state-building efforts.solutions in a single contract, providing one of theorganisations, child rights organisations, and Using our networks around the world, we find theworlds only complete end-to-end logistics serviceorganisations representing older people and people right resources at the right time, collaboratingpackages specialising in humanitarian response. with disabilities. This enables them to respond with partners to protect and promote legitimateto these groups immediate practical needs, and political authority. We offer a range of conflictlonger term, advance their inclusion in the countrys programming services from research, scoping,recovery and reconstruction plans.project management, fund management, and supply chain across stabilisation, security, preventing/ countering violent extremism; justice; early recovery and reconstruction; resilience, social cohesion, and peacebuilding. 30 31'