Humanitarian Essentials
The most important learning resources for responding to crisis
Standards and Principles
Kaya Course
Introduction to the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (2024)
CHS Alliance, GroupeURD, Humanitarian Leadership Academy, Sphere
This course will help you understand and apply the Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability (CHS), and in doing so ensure that organisations support people and communities affected by crisis and vulnerability in ways that respect their rights and dignity and promote their primary role in finding solutions to the crises they face.
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How to use the Sphere Handbook
Sphere
This course introduces the Sphere Handbook and explains how people and organisations responding to humanitarian crises can use the Handbook to improve the quality of the assistance they provide.
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Sphere in Practice
Sphere
Learn how to apply the standards in the Sphere Handbook through realistic examples from complex and protracted crises.
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How to be a Sphere Champion
Sphere
This one-hour e-learning module introduces Sphere, the Sphere Approach, the Sphere Handbook, and the benefits that Sphere can bring to your network and, ultimately, to the people affected by crisis and disaster that you serve.
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INEE Minimum Standards
INEE (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies)
This learning module serves as an introduction to the Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery.
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Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Programming
International Rescue Committee (IRC), United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
The training has been designed for GBV practitioners to learn more about the Inter-Agency Minimum Standards for Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies Programming. This resource presents 16 Minimum Standards for the prevention of and response to gender-based violence in emergencies.
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Introduction to International Humanitarian Law (IHL)
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
An introductory course on the basics of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). It is principally addressed to humanitarian practitioners, policy-makers and other professionals who are keen on understanding how and when this body of law applies, and whom it protects.
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Unlocking Humanitarian Access
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
The Unlocking Humanitarian Access course is a scenario-based elearning for all humanitarians working in hard to reach areas.
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NRC - Humanitarian Access
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
This course describes the fundamental principles of humanitarian access and provides the learner with some basic tools to better understand the operational environment.
Safety and Safeguarding
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Safeguarding Essentials
Humanitarian Leadership Academy
An interactive, scenario-focused course that will build your understanding of what safeguarding is and its importance in the humanitarian and development sector.
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Safeguarding
FIELD Programme, Save the Children, Humanitarian Leadership Academy, World Vision
While most NGO workers act compassionately and professionally, and would never abuse or harm children or adults in the communities in which we work, there are some staff, partners and volunteers who might. This course is designed to improve your safeguarding knowledge, and help to prevent harm coming to those we seek to serve.
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Kaya Course
Safety and Security Before Deployment
FIELD Programme, Save the Children, Humanitarian Leadership Academy, World Vision
This course explores a typical security risk management planning process. It will cover the topics of actor mapping and context analysis, risk assessment, digital security and common security strategies - all within the context of before deployment or starting a new programme.
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Safety and Security Within The First 1-2 Weeks and Ongoing Improvement
FIELD Programme, Save the Children, Humanitarian Leadership Academy, World Vision
This course explores initial safety measures during the first 1-2 weeks of deployment such as security plans, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and contingency plans. It also looks at what's needed to monitor the situation and look for ongoing security improvements once operations are running securely.
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Operations
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Introduction to Conflict Sensitivity
Humanitarian Leadership Academy
The aim of this module is to provide learners with an introduction to conflict sensitivity to help them consider conflict sensitivity in their work and to understand how this links to other policies and approaches in the Aid Sector.
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Introduction to Needs Assessments in Emergencies
Save the Children, Humanitarian Leadership Academy
This course aims to give you a foundational understanding of both the purpose and role of needs assessment in humanitarian responses, coupled with practical steps on how to implement a needs assessment.
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How to Set Up and Run a Response Operation
Humanitarian Leadership Academy
This course is aimed at individuals who want to learn the key elements of a humanitarian response, exploring the different response phases and the operational components required to run an effective response.
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) in Emergencies
Humanitarian Leadership Academy
This course is targeted towards individuals who wish to gain an understanding of the key principles of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) in emergency contexts.
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Introduction to History of Humanitarianism
Humanitarian Leadership Academy
This course aims to provide an overview of the changing humanitarian ideas and practices of major international aid organisations. It describes the development of humanitarian principles such as neutrality, impartiality and independence, but also others like internationalism. It explores how these principles have been shaped and reshaped.
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Programming
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Child Rights Programming
Save the Children
The Child Rights Programming e-learning course is an online training on how to carry out child rights programming and how to be a rights-based organisation
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Introduction to Digital Programming 101
Save the Children, Humanitarian Leadership Academy
Digital programming offers us the chance to reach more children and young people, and to increase our impact. After completing this course, you should feel comfortable explaining what it is and why it is important for our work. This is the first, or bronze, level of the e-learning materials available on digital programming.
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Preventing Harm to Children in Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Guidance for Intersectoral Prevention Strategies to Address Root Causes of Harm
READY initiative
This eLearning course is designed to equip learners with the knowledge to identify intersectoral strategies to prevent harm to children during infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings.
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Communicating with Children in Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Guidance for Effective One-to-One Communication
READY initiative
This eLearning course is designed to equip learners with the foundational knowledge and skills to use child-friendly approaches when communicating with children during infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings.
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Advocating for the Centrality of Children and their Protection in Infectious Disease Outbreaks
READY initiative
This eLearning course is designed to equip learners with foundational knowledge and skills to advocate for the centrality of children’s protection during infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings.
Kaya Course
Collaborating with the Health Sector in Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Guidance for Integrated Approaches
READY initiative
This eLearning course is designed to equip learners with key knowledge to identify why and how child protection and health actors should work together during infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings to maximize positive outcomes for children and caregivers.
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Adapting Child Protection Programming in Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Guidance for Case Management Safety and Continuity
READY initiative
This eLearning course is designed to equip learners with foundational knowledge and skills for adapting critical case management interventions for children during infectious disease outbreaks in humanitarian settings to ensure these services continue operating safely.
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Prioritising Child Participation in Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Guidance for the Safe, Meaningful, and Inclusive Engagement of Children
READY initiative
This eLearning course is designed to equip learners with the foundational knowledge to make safe, meaningful, and inclusive child participation a priority in outbreak preparedness, response and recovery in humanitarian settings.
Public Health
Kaya Course
WASH in Epidemics
READY initiative
The WASH in Epidemics course will introduce learners to the role of WASH in an infectious disease outbreak setting, focusing specifically on respiratory, fecal-oral, and direct contact infectious disease outbreaks.
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Epidemiology and Modeling of Infectious Diseases in the Humanitarian Setting
READY initiative
This virtual, hybrid course will equip participants with foundational infectious disease epidemiology and modeling concepts to strengthen their command of common data that is available in humanitarian emergencies.
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WASH and IPC in Health Care Facilities in the Covid-19 Context
Save the Children
The aim of this course is to provide the target audience with the knowledge of the role of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in infection, prevention and control (IPC) in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.
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WASH in Schools in the COVID-19 Context
Save the Children
The aim of this course is to provide the target audience with an understanding of the role water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) can have in schools in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to provide necessary information and tools to ensure WASH related services and procedures are available in schools so as to limit transmission.
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies during Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Infant Feeding in Emergencies, READY initiative
This eLearning course is designed to equip learners with foundational knowledge on how to protect, promote, and support recommended infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices in humanitarian settings during outbreak preparedness and response. It was developed by the READY initiative and the Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group.
Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
Kaya Course
Foundations of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
Save the Children, Humanitarian Leadership Academy, The MHPSS Collaborative
The goal of this course is to equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) and its critical role in humanitarian and development contexts.
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Adolescents in Disaster-Impacted Settings
Humanitarian Leadership Academy, The MHPSS Collaborative
This course aims to promote the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of adolescents in post-disaster settings. It is an adaptation of the course Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Adolescents Affected by Conflict, which was developed with HIAS.
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Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Adolescents Affected by Conflict
HIAS, Humanitarian Leadership Academy, The MHPSS Collaborative
This course is designed for practitioners who work on programmes that target or include adolescents and their caregivers affected by the war in Ukraine. This course aims to increase your understanding of adolescent development, focusing on their mental health and psychosocial wellbeing.
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MHPSS in & through EiE (4.3)
Humanity & Inclusion, IKEA Foundation, INEE (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies), LEGO Foundation, People in Need (PIN), Plan International, Right To Play, Save the Children, Humanitarian Leadership Academy, The MHPSS Collaborative, University of Geneva, War Child, World Vision
This course looks at how EiE programmes can incorporate activities to actively tackle the potential psychological and emotional distress experienced by teachers and students in emergency situations.
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Psychological First Aid for Children
Save the Children, Humanitarian Leadership Academy
Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Children course will introduce you to the concepts and steps involved in providing support to children following a distressing event. It includes activities that focus on the core elements of PFA and how to apply them in a humanitarian context.
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