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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…

Bangladesh

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…

East Africa

Improving the efficiency of humanitarian organisations in Tanzania: the structured internship programme

Organisations are more likely to hire an individual with experience than one without. The dilemma, however, for many young people is where to get this experience from. The humanitarian learning needs assessment carried out by the Humanitarian Leadership Academy in 2016 showed that one of the main challenges facing the humanitarian sector in Tanzania was inadequate practical skills for personnel who can plan and respond to crises effectively.