Case Study: ASTRA
NGO client success story
ASTRA portal: Enhancing risk analysis for humanitarian operations
Client overview
An international NGO required enhanced support for its Crisis Response and Operations Team, which was operating with limited personnel and needed robust travel risk assessments prior to launching humanitarian projects in new locations.
Challenges
- 24/7 Monitoring: Struggled to monitor humanitarian crisis hotspots continuously.
- Ineffective Risk Assessment: Lacked a methodological
- Limited Bandwidth: Insufficient capacity to develop travel assessments for staff.
Our approach
The ASTRA platform, provided foundational intelligence, guiding the client’s small team in effective intelligence gathering and implication analysis. Country risk cards and local risk indicators within ASTRA offered deep insights into national and sub-national risks, enabling the prioritisation of specific threats like those in Venezuela. Additionally, the World Risk Register (WRR) and Access to Analyst (A2A) services enhanced the team’s capabilities.
Outcome
ASTRA enabled timely identification and reporting of relevant threats via updated risk level assessments and regular situation update briefings. The platform’s local risk indicators informed NGO members about threats in new project locations. Combined with WRR and A2A services, ASTRA significantly amplified the client’s crisis response and operational efficiency.
Conclusion
Sibylline’s ASTRA platform, alongside WRR and A2A services, empowered the NGO to effectively monitor threats, assess travel risks, and enhance overall operational readiness, proving to be a crucial force multiplier for their humanitarian efforts.
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