Humanitarian U has started a fundraising campaign aiming to raise $10,000 to train and certify 50 humanitarians working with aid organizations in Africa before December 1, 2018. These funds will greatly help these individuals not only to deliver better aid but also their own career paths and professional development.
Thanks to a new partnership with DisasterReady and Hpass you can get your humanitarian skills and knowledge recognised in 2 easy steps:
1- Complete Humanitarian U's online training by logging into your DisasterReady account. Courses are FREE! http://bit.ly/2uFjQWM
2- After successful completion of each course, visit http://bit.ly/2zNiMWD to take the exam for 50$ and receive your certificate and digital Hpass badge.
Stay ahead of the curve and be one of the first to receive an Hpass badge!
Hpass will become the globally recognised system for humanitarian certification. To learn more visit: https://hpass.org/
DisasterReady is now offering our Humanitarian Context, Systems and Standards course for FREE. Login or sign up to get started today!
http://bit.ly/DisasterReadyregistration
Our thoughts go out to the victims of the attack on the Save the Children office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
Interesting event happening in London, UK on March 8th!
Click here to register for the Borderless 2018 event: http://www.borderless2018.com/register/
Interested in working in global health or humanitarian and disaster response? Take part in this unique training opportunity to help prepare you for the field.
Join us along with Johns Hopkins Center for Humanitarian Health, Mass General Global Health and Project HOPE for a life changing educational experience!
Reserve your place today, spaces are limited! http://bit.ly/2ryX9VF
The situation in Yemen is dire. More than 8 million people are on the brink of famine. The country experienced one of the world's worst cholera outbreaks in 2017 with a million suspected cases.
The Head of UN OCHA predicts that Yemen will be the world's worst humanitarian disaster for 50 years if the situation remains unchanged.
Happy New Year!! May this year be filled with love and peace.
At only 12, Malala spoke up against the Taliban on the current affairs show “Capital Talk”. After ending her blog, her and her father were approached by a New York Times reporter to shoot a documentary. As she was gaining more and more recognition around the world, she started to receive death threats from the Taliban on a daily basis. On October 9th 2012, she was shot in the neck, head and shoulder while riding the bus home from school. She thankfully survived after being treated in Birmingham, England.
The time is always right to do what is right. - Martin Luther King Jr.
Today is international Children’s day!
There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children - Nelson Mandela
Podcast on the humanitarian situation in Bangladesh's Cox Bazar, now home to nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees.
Meet Malala Yousafzai, our December Leader of the Month. Throughout the next month we will share Malala's inspiring story, highlight her important advocacy work with the Malala Fund and examine issues around education in crises and conflict.
Interesting read of the week:
ACAPS newest report examines major humanitarian crises across the world to identify likely developments and corresponding needs in 2018.
Can you guess our next leader of the month?
1) She’s only 20 2) She’s a Nobel Prize winner 3) She’s Pakistani
In 2011, Jessica Buchanan was working on demining projects with the Danish Refugee Council, in Somalia. She was captured by pirates in Galkayo. During her time in captivity she was suffering from a thyroid condition and a developing kidney infection while being provided no treatment. On January 25th 2012, she was freed by an operation led by US Navy Seals Team 6, a special unit responsible for capture and the execution of Al-Qaeda’s leader Bin Laden.