Humanitarian Action All-Round: Foundations, Challenges, Trends
English
November 2024
1 ECTS
Certificate of Advanced Studies: Foundations of Humanitarian Action
The “Humanitarian action all-round: foundations, challenges, trends” training course offers you a comprehensive and hands-on introduction to contemporary humanitarian action. Spanning over 6 training days of around 4.5 hours each and 17 online thematic sessions, the course curriculum covers the ideological, legal, practical, and institutional foundations of Western humanitarianism; key policy frameworks and their implementation aspects; as well as cross-cutting issue areas and possible humanitarian “game changers”.
The course aims to complement theory with practical examples provided by guest speakers who have relevant work experience (shared, for instance, in the “deep dive” format). Furthermore, the course offers you a critical perspective and includes a variety of interactive and participatory methods, including case studies, group discussions, quizzes, and roleplays. In addition to dedicated sessions, the course aims to consider power dynamics with respect to all its content and this way seeks to avoid reproducing power imbalances and the problematic knowledge gaps within the sector.
The training includes regular breaks and is part of aha's certification scheme: It can be credited towards a Certificate of Advanced Studies in "Foundations of Humanitarian Action". Staff of Aktion Deutschland Hilft member organizations can have their course fee reimbursed.
You will learn
about the history, legal frameworks, and principles of contemporary humanitarian action, including practical examples of situations where humanitarian principles are applied and/or challenged
how humanitarian action is financed and coordinated and who the key actors are
about the humanitarian reform process and what it entails, including funding, localisation, and the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus
about cross-cutting issues and potential “game changers”, including gender, decolonisation, anticipatory action, digitalisation, and climate change
Target group
New employees or junior practitioners with little previous experience from international and national/local/diaspora humanitarian NGOs, UN agencies, and government institutions; humanitarian volunteers; as well as career changers from other professions.
Schedule
Humanitarian Basics: Foundations, Standards, Actors (I)
- Welcome and introduction
- Session 1: History, norms, and principles
- Session 2: The legal framework(s)
- Session 3: Humanitarian principles in practice (case study)
Centre for Humanitarian Action (CHA)
Lecturer
The Centre for Humanitarian Action (CHA) is an independent Berlin-based think tank, founded in 2019. It aims to strengthen local, international, and German humanitarian action in three ways: 1) by undertaking independent practice-oriented research; 2) by initiating debate; and 3) by imparting knowledge to humanitarian stakeholders and the broader public. CHA builds bridges between the academic analysis and practitioners’ experiences and needs, and thereby contributes to making contemporary humanitarian action more effective, efficient, inclusive, and fit for purpose.
CHA has extensive expertise in the areas of humanitarian system and its reform, the Grand Bargain, locally led humanitarian action and localisation, Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus, climate change and humanitarian action, Germany and European governments’ humanitarian policies and assistance, gender equality in humanitarian action, as well as digital technologies and accountability to affected populations.
CHA also has a broad network of humanitarian researchers and practitioners with substantial expertise in different issue areas, including place-based experts from contexts affected by humanitarian crises.
350,00€
25.11.2024 - 05.12.2024
25 hours of training
Online Event
This training is supported by Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V.
This training is organized by the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict.