A timely and efficient humanitarian response can save lives during emergencies and disasters. A good knowledge of emergency preparedness and disaster management is vital, not only for saving lives but for building a career in the humanitarian sector.
On this course, you will explore theoretical and practical perspectives of humanitarian response. Examining the wider humanitarian context and the disaster management cycle, you will develop the knowledge and skills required for working in humanitarian crises.
by the end of the course unit you should be able to .
- Identify the historical background and contextual issues that inform humanitarian approaches
Explore the fundamentals of humanitarian action/theories,values and principals that underpin humanitarian actions
Explore the international conventions and local provisions that inform humanitarian actions
Plan and execute a humanitarian responses
know the challenges involved and prose possible solutions to an effective response
- Lecturer: Peter Kiwumulo