Learning at War Child Holland: Meet Leonie Meijerink
In our latest interview with a humanitarian learning expert, we speak to Leonie Meijerink, Learning Organisation Manager at War Child Holland. So Leonie, can you tell us a bit about…
Learning at the International Committee of the Red Cross: Challenges & Opportunities
Maja Kuna-Parrish is a Techno-Pedagogical Engineer at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). She is in charge of developing learning materials for a diverse and international workforce of…
Providing Humanitarian Essentials training for frontline staff in response to the Rohingya crisis
The Rohingya refugee crisis In August 2017, the world witnessed one of the largest cross-border forced displacements of recent times. Within the space of one month, close to half a…
Supporting an effective diaspora response
The Academy is proud to partner with the Diaspora Emergency Action and Coordination (DEMAC*) Initiative to improve diaspora emergency response capacity and coordination with the formal humanitarian system, through the provision of face to face technical training, a train the trainer session, and a series of new online modules hosted on the Academy’s e-learning platform Kaya.
The Norwegian Refugee Council using Kaya to improve organisational learning
In 2016, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy (the Academy) embarked on a strategic partnership to help provide staff with access to high quality humanitarian learning opportunities. Through this partnership, the NRC adopted the Kaya online learning platform and made it available to their global network of 6,000 staff.
Learning with Kaya – Joana’s story
Joana Villaflor, 34, is an Independent Consultant. She has worked in the development and humanitarian sector for eight years now, managing and delivering trainings and disaster risk reduction projects.
