Our Mission

 

To enable people around the world to prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy is a global learning initiative set up to facilitate partnerships and collaborative opportunities to enable people to prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries.

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“The Humanitarian Leadership Academy harnesses cutting edge technology to ensure a rapid-response and on-the-ground training to those on the front line of a crisis. This is what the future of disaster relief looks like, and we at Alwaleed Philanthropies are proud to bring our knowledge and expertise to help the Academy support local leaders and ensure that humanitarian needs are better served at the point of impact.”

Her Royal Highness Princess Lamia AlSaud, Secretary General and Member of the Board of Trustees, Alwaleed Philanthropies

Our Story

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy was born out of a need to respond to disaster and crises more efficiently and effectively in areas around the world that need it most.

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2004
2004
Tsunami bring humanitarian crisis to global attention
2011
2011
2011 Humanitarian Emergency Response Review published by DFID
2012/13
2012/13
Engagement events in South East Asia, East Africa and Europe to better understand the problem and potential models for solving it.
March 2015
March 2015
Launch of the Academy in London by inaugural Chair Jan Egeland and UK Secretary of State for International Development
Nov 2015
Nov 2015
The Academy becomes a UK registered charity and launches first Academy Centre in the Philippines
Dec 2015
Dec 2015
First private sector partnership signed with Unilever
Feb 2016
Feb 2016
Launch of the Kenya Academy Centre
May 2016
May 2016
Learning platform Kaya is launched at World Humanitarian Summit

Learning

hla_learning_approachWe aim to support the needs of individuals, organisations and communities by facilitating access to learning resources, platforms and tools. This will enable locally relevant capacity-sharing and mutual learning.

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Partnerships

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Collaboration is the cornerstone of the Academy. We work with partners across the humanitarian sector and beyond; from technology companies to universities; local communities to multinational corporations, drawing on the knowledge, expertise and resources of a range of organisations to ensure the best solutions are found for those most in need.

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Some of our collaborators

HLA
KALU Institute
Disaster And Response
AIWG
Norcap
UNHCR
Bioforce
Province Of CEBU
Office Of Civil Defense – Republic Of The Philippines
National Association Of Training Centers For Cooperatives (NATCCO)
Province Of Cavite
Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)
Lyceum Of The Philippines University (LPU)
Christian Aid
Development Academy Of The Philippines (DAP)
CODE-NGO
Adventist Development And Relief Agency (ADRA)
ECOWEB
CAMS Training Institute
Global Health Institute – American University Of Beirut
Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation
CDAC Network
Local To Global Protection
World Vision
Open University
Start Network
International Institute Of Rural Reconstruction
CaLP
DFID
CHS Alliance
Google
Cegos
GSK
IRFC
The Kenya Institute Of Management
Kenya Red Cross
Masinde Muliro University
Saidi
Ideals Inc.
Save The Children
Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation
Department Of Interior And Local Government, Philippines
University Of The Philippines Institute
Kakamega County
Unilever
Transparency Internation Norway
Save The Children, Denmark
Redr Uk
Partnership Brokers Association
Humentum
International Training Centre
International Rescue Committee
Humanitarian Disaster And Response ECertification
Brac
Alwaleed Philanthropies
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Our Worldwide Centres

We assess needs from the ground-up at our network of Academy Centres, ensuring that knowledge and learning is context specific and locally relevant.

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