ACAPS

Article summary

ACAPS is a non-profit, non-governmental project that provides international, independent humanitarian analysis. Founded in 2009, ACAPS provides daily monitoring and analysis of the situations in 150 countries, to support humanitarian aid workers. This analysis is freely provided to the NGOs, UN agencies and donors. ACAPS is also known for having developed a severity ranking of humanitarian crises. It employs around 30 professionals based in Geneva. ACAPS established the Syria Needs Analysis Project (SNAP) in 2012. For about three years, SNAP delivered over 40 products related to the humanitarian impact of the conflict.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of establishment is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328471718