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Developing an online diploma for humanitarian professionals in the MENA region

In our latest interview with a humanitarian learning expert, we speak to Hussein Ismail, Coordinator of the Middle Eastern Center for Humanitarian Advancement (MECHA) and Curriculum Development Manager at the Global Health Institute of the American University of Beirut.

Global

Recognising humanitarian skills through digital badging: meet Ashley Inselman from World Vision

Ashley Inselman is a Global Humanitarian Surge Capacity Development Adviser at World Vision International, where she has worked for 19 years. Across a network of around 100 offices, Ashley’s role is to identify and develop people for the organisation’s surge team, for deployment when a crisis hits.

Global

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.

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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 over 18,000 people.

Bangladesh

Providing Humanitarian Essentials training for frontline staff in response to the Rohingya 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 million Rohingya men, women and children fled their homes in Northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, to escape violence and seek safety in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh.

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.