WASH in Emergencies - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Humanitarian and Transitional Assistance
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In the 3-day course "WASH in Emergencies - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Humanitarian and Transitional Assistance" you will receive a comprehensive overview on the field of WASH in humanitarian and transitional assistance, technical and non-technical options of intervention as well as specifics and challenges in the WASH sector. The course covers the basics of humanitarian assistance in the WASH sector, including the related humanitarian principles and WASH standards. Approaches and technologies for water, sanitation and hygiene provision in humanitarian crisis settings will be presented. WASH-specific project planning approaches and cooperation structures in humanitarian aid will be discussed. Experienced speakers from the German WASH network and external experts will give technical inputs and contribute up-to-date practical examples to the course.
The training is part of aha's certification scheme and can be credited towards a Certificate of Advanced Studies in "Foundations of Humanitarian Action". Staff of Aktion Deutschland Hilft member organizations can apply for reimbursement of the course fee. Please note: The course language is English or German depending on the participants. Materials will be provided in English. Individual sessions by international speakers may be only feasible in English.
International applicants: Please register before 1 October 2023 to make sure that you can obtain your visa in time for the course.
EU participants: Please send an email to aha-anmeldungen@akademie.rub.de to see if there are any places still available.
You will learn
about the basics of WASH, humanitarian principles and WASH minimum standards
a practical overview of technical and non-technical intervention options in the field of WASH
about global coordination structures and project examples from various humanitarian interventions worldwide
Target group
The course is primarily for professionals and NGO staff working or intending to work in the field of WASH in humanitarian aid. In addition, depending on the number of registrations, the course is also open to students, job seekers, volunteers, freelance consultants and people from the private sector.
Schedule
Welcome and Introductions
Basics of humanitarian Aid
Goals, crisis scenarios and intervention types
Break
Humanitarian Principles and WASH minimum standards & WASH cluster coordination
WASH basics and Assessments
Thorsten Reckerzügl
Lecturer
Thorsten Reckerzügl is Senior Project Coordinator of the WASH Capacity Development and the German Toilet Organization (GTO). He has more than 20 years of professional experience in international development cooperation and humanitarian action. He has worked for 12 years as a program officer, technical officer and executive director for various non-governmental organizations in Germany and Switzerland and has 10 years of experience as a technical expert and project and program manager for water, sanitation, hygiene, environmental and climate protection and reconstruction projects in South and Southeast Asia. Reckerzügl also publishes in this field (11 technical publications).
Lorenz Ewers
Lecturer
Lorenz Ewers works as Global Emergency and Logistic Officer at arche noVa. His work focuses on emergency response, WASH, logistics, capacity development, DRR and coordination in different contexts (Bosnia, Germany, Nepal, Ecuador, Indonesia, and others). He is co-author of the global WASH sector foundational publications "Compendium of Water Supply Technologies in Emergencies" and "Compendium of Hygiene Promotion in Emergencies". In addition, he has experience in the coordination, design, implementation and content monitoring of "WASH in Emergencies" regional workshops and "WASH in Emergencies" workshops in Germany and has conducted numerous trainings and lectures on various topics (water supply, logistics, etc.) within and outside his own organization.
360,00€
12.12.2023 - 14.12.2023
23 hours of training
Location
This training is organized by the German WASH Network.
This training is provided by HELP Logistics, action medeor and Aktion Deutschland Hilft
This training is organized by the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict.