Our easy-to-read guides will show you how you can start to solve real-world problems, as well as start to honestly discuss what barriers exist to innovation and potential solutions. They are aimed at anyone with an interest in digital learning innovations, capacity strengthening and leadership as well as future leaders and potential donors to help us test and scale innovations.

About this case study

This case study explores how no-code technology, specifically the Adalo platform, can be harnessed to transform static training content into an interactive, user-friendly app. The project focused on repackaging Save the Children’s extensive WeThrive materials into a lightweight, filterable web application. By leveraging no-code tools and AI-powered PDF splitting, we created a working prototype that allows users to browse and download specific lesson content, even in low-connectivity settings. 

Is this case study for me?

This case study is aimed at those humanitarians looking to explore, experiment or roll out no-code app technology, as well as potential partners interested in helping us test and scale this innovation. If you’re interested in exploring the promise of no-code development for agile, scalable digital solutions in the humanitarian space, this is the case study for you. 

You may also be interested in our case study on QR codes and Augmented Reality for capacity strengthening initiatives for health providers treating children with paediatric blast injuries

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This case study was published in May 2025 by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy’s Digital Learning Lab.

For more information, please email digitallearning@savethechildren.org.uk

Discover how the EiE CAS programme strengthens technical expertise, boosts professional confidence and opens up opportunities.

Education is a lifesaving intervention, offering stability and hope for children and their families during times of crisis. The Humanitarian Leadership Academy’s Education in Emergencies Certificate of Advanced Studies (EiE CAS) programme, accredited by the University of Geneva, aims to equip mid-level and senior practitioners with skills to design, implement, and lead high quality EiE initiatives.

This case study and accompanying video interview highlight the transformative impact that the EiE CAS programme has had on Abed, an Education Specialist with Save the Children International based in Türkiye who enrolled on the programme in 2022.

For Abed, these positive impacts include deepened technical expertise, strengthened communication skills, an expanded network and increased development opportunities, as well as playing a pivotal role in shaping his continuing academic pathway.

Abed’s progress illustrates the EiE CAS programme’s potential to create long-lasting impacts on its participants. The EiE CAS programme not only helped Abed become a more skilled and confident practitioner but also enabled him to train, guide and mentor others, strengthening capacity in the sector.

Since 2018, 313 students have graduated from the EiE CAS and have trained an additional 1,849 learners through their final skills sharing assignment. There are 124 students enrolled on the programme in 2024.


Keywords: Education in Emergencies, humanitarian response, capacity strengthening, localisation, training, higher education, technical expertise, Global Education Cluster, MENA region, Asia Pacific region, impact, People’s Postcode Lottery Education Trust.

Interview with Abed

Watch the accompanying video interview with Abed which was recorded during the EiE CAS Asia residential training in Bangkok

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Case study: Humanitarian Operations Programme in Latin America and Caribbean – Mirtha’s experience with HOP

Case study: Humanitarian Operations Programme training in Poland

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) launched officially in the Latin America and Caribbean region in November 2023 with a focus on upskilling humanitarians in local organisations and across Save the Children with core humanitarian skills to effectively respond to crisis within the region.

The Humanitarian Operations Programme (HOP) covers the essential elements of setting up and running a humanitarian response. HOP provides humanitarians with a platform for a successful career, allowing participants to gain theoretical knowledge and practice the skills needed to respond to the kind of emergencies local responders face – and skills they can share with others.

This training garnered much interest and activity resulting in highly involved and invested participants, persons interested in also becoming trainers for HOP in their organisations and across their countries.

This study showcases Mirtha Carrasco’s journey and experience with the HOP training – the positive impact on her career and for the organisation she works – CEDEPAS NORTE over the period of training and following on.

Increased confidence in response delivery is a theme that runs through this case study as this study supports HLA’s provision of this important training programme for humanitarians.

This case study is also available in Spanish.

Digital Learning Lab Case Study Series

These guides will show you how new technology and approaches are helping to transform the humanitarian and development sectors

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About the Digital Learning Lab

As part of a new series in 2024, our Digital Learning Lab will be regularly publishing case studies of how new technology and approaches are helping to transform the humanitarian and development sectors.

Our easy-to-read guides will show you how you can start to solve real-world problems, as well as start to honestly discuss what barriers exist to innovation and potential solutions. They are aimed at anyone with an interest in digital learning innovations, capacity strengthening and leadership as well as future leaders and potential donors to help us test and scale innovations.

About this case study: QR codes and Augmented Reality for capacity strengthening initiatives for health providers treating children with paediatric blast injuries

Children injured in conflict pose specific problems for those trying to treat them. Paediatricians are often not trained in the specific management of conflict trauma, such as blast injuries. First responders, emergency physicians and surgeons may be experienced at managing this type of trauma in adults but often do not know the specific adjustments needed to treat children safely and effectively, leading to excess paediatric mortality and disability.

Quick Response (QR) codes, are two-dimensional barcodes that can store a variety of data types including text, URLs, and other information.

Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that overlays digital information, such as images, videos, or 3D models, onto the real-world environment in real-time, typically through devices like smartphones, tablets, or AR glasses

In this case study, learn how scanning QR codes can launch AR experiences, helping providers access valuable learning resources in real time.

Keywords: Just in time learning, QR codes, AR, augmented reality, training manuals, training intervention, Paediatric Blast Injury Field Manual.

Is this case study for me? 

This case study is aimed at anyone wishing to educate, inspire or simulate scenarios in their environments in a more digitally-experimental manner, as well as potential partners who might be interested in helping us test and scale this innovation.

You may also be interested in our case study: The potential of QR stickers to provide just in time learning.

Contact

This case study was published in June 2024 by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy’s Digital Learning Lab.

For more information, please email digitallearning@savethechildren.org.uk

Digital Learning Lab Case Study Series

These guides will show you how new technology and approaches are helping to transform the humanitarian and development sectors

Read the case study

About the Digital Learning Lab

As part of a new series in 2024, our Digital Learning Lab will be regularly publishing case studies of how new technology and approaches are helping to transform the humanitarian and development sectors.

Our easy-to-read guides will show you how you can start to solve real-world problems, as well as start to honestly discuss what barriers exist to innovation and potential solutions. They are aimed at anyone with an interest in digital learning innovations, capacity strengthening and leadership as well as future leaders and potential donors to help us test and scale innovations.

About this case study: The potential of QR stickers to provide just in time learning   

Aid and supplies often arrive without accompanying training content. When training materials are available, they are usually separate physical assets like manuals, which may not be accessible at the point of need. This can cause misunderstandings and inconsistencies in application of training content.

Quick Response (QR) codes, are two-dimensional barcodes that can store a variety of data types including text, URLs, and other information. QR codes have since become widely used for various applications due to their quick readability and large storage capacity.

In this case study, the Digital Learning Lab highlights how QR codes could be used as real world solution to address this problem.

Keywords: Just in time learning, QR codes, QR stickers, training manuals, training intervention.

Is this case study for me? 

This case study is aimed at a wide range of humanitarians delivering tangible assets that would benefit from further instruction and/or those needing a simple way to signpost further resources at the point-of-need, as well as potential partners who might be interested in helping us test and scale this innovation. 

You may also be interested in our case study on QR codes and Augmented Reality for capacity strengthening initiatives for health providers treating children with paediatric blast injuries

Contact

This case study was published in June 2024 by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy’s Digital Learning Lab.

For more information, please email digitallearning@savethechildren.org.uk

Poland’s response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis stands out as a unique example of a locally led humanitarian response with an extraordinary level of mobilisation of the general population and involvement of non-traditional actors (private businesses, civil society, private citizens). Many local responders to Ukraine crisis in Poland were new to the humanitarian sector. The HLA’s Humanitarian Operations Programme (HOP) Core training aimed to fill the gaps in knowledge, systematise existing practical experience, and empower participants to create a more cooperative and capable humanitarian response network. The training covered the essential elements of setting up and running a humanitarian response such as conducting rapid needs assessments, proposal writing, conflict sensitivity programming, safeguarding in emergencies, wellbeing in emergencies, and gender.

This case study provides insights gathered after the HOP training in Poland in 2023. It is based on the feedback and reflections provided by three individuals who took part in the trainings, tracked for three months after completing the training. The second part of the study provides feedback from trainers, who took part in the HOP Training of Trainers (ToT) and later delivered the HOP Core training. The training took place in Warsaw, over 5 days and involved 21 humanitarian actors operating in Poland and Ukraine in local NGOs, INGOs, and civil society organisations.

This study supports the HLA to better understand the HOP training from the participants’ perspectives and highlights how local actors have put into practice knowledge acquired in the training. The study also helps to get a better understanding of the learning needs of less experienced humanitarian actors.