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.
Read the full story (2 May 2013)