DisasterReady.org is intended to help prepare aid workers for the demands they face in the field. Free and open to all, DisasterReady.org contains dozens of cutting edge e-learning courses, live and recorded webinars on key humanitarian issues of the day, and related training resources focused on disaster preparedness and response.
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There has been much talk of decentralising the northern-centric humanitarian aid sector to give more power to southern staff, but how much has changed over recent years?
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Simulations and drills are used in all walks of life to test and prepare specific skills and competencies - whether it is for the emergency services, health professionals, military or airline pilots - and the humanitarian sector is no different. Simulations provide an excellent opportunity to build relationships, test individual competencies and provide a safe learning space for participants to try out new behaviours or approaches.
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The Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP), People In Aid and the Sphere Project have now moved into the action phase to develop a new humanitarian standards architecture.
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The keynote speaker for the 2013 Humanitarian HR Africa conference, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya between 11 - 13 June 2013, has now been announced as Sharon Kisire, Director of Resources at Safaricom. Sharon will present her session titled 'Reflections on Leadership:
How can we be the change we want to see?'.
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The global stakeholder consultation report on humanitarian standards, commissioned by the Joint Standards Initiative (JSI), has been made public on the Joint Standards website.
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