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Humanitarian aid and development
Core concepts
Humanitarian crises: types and causes
Humanitarianism and humanitarian aid
Humanitarian principles
Humanitarian space and the threats that shrink it
Development cooperation or humanitarian action?
Standards, practices and dilemmas
Ethical dilemmas and humanitarian prioritization
Core humanitarian standard
Humanitarian minimum standards and Sphere
Localization: power for local actors
Community participation in humanitarian action
Humanitarian system
Humanitarian organizations: types and roles
Humanitarian coordination
Activation and planning of humanitarian response
Humanitarian financing
Security strategies in humanitarian action
Milestones and reforms
History and evolution of humanitarian aid
Rwanda 1994 and modern humanitarianism
The 2005 humanitarian reform 🔜.
2016 World Humanitarian Summit and Grand Bargain 🔜.
The 2025 humanitarian system crisis 🔜.
The project cycle
Managing international cooperation projects
Context analysis and needs assessment
Project design and formulation
Implementation of humanitarian projects
Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEAL)
Cross-cutting issues
Mental health and psychosocial support
Gender in humanitarian action
Environment in humanitarian action
Protection in humanitarian action
Disability inclusion in humanitarian aid 🔜
Health in humanitarian crises
HEALTH FUNDAMENTALS
Introduction to health and public health
Global health and humanitarian health
Health cooperation approaches
Universal health coverage
Primary health care and community health
Social determinants of health
Non-communicable diseases 🔜
HEALTH SYSTEMS
Introduction to health systems
Health service delivery
Health financing: functions and equity in crisis
Health system governance
Health workers in fragile health systems
Medicines and medical supplies
Health information system
SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Reproductive health and rights in emergencies
Gender-based violence in humanitarian crises
Contraception in humanitarian crises
Abortion in humanitarian and conflict settings
HIV/AIDS and other STIs
Maternal and newborn health
Menstrual health and hygiene 🔜
HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION
World hunger and its causes
Acute malnutrition
Chronic malnutrition
Micronutrient deficiencies
Infant and young child feeding
Care for early childhood development
Small vulnerable newborns
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The resurgence of infectious diseases
Diarrheal diseases and cholera
Respiratory infections and tuberculosis
Malaria: progress and challenges toward elimination
Vaccination in humanitarian emergencies
Response to epidemics in humanitarian crises
International public health emergencies
Humanitarian careers
WORKING IN HUMANITARIAN ACTION
What is it like to work in a humanitarian organization?
Types of health jobs in humanitarian aid and development
Professional competencies in humanitarian aid and development: frameworks for health professionals
Being an aid worker: pros and cons
PREPARATION AND TRAINING
Academic education for humanitarian workers
Languages and short courses for aid workers
Internships in NGOs and national volunteering
International volunteering
JOIN THE HUMANITARIAN SECTOR
Find jobs in humanitarian aid and development cooperation
Your resume and cover letter
Selection processes in NGOs
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