Humanitarians

Build essential project management skills tailored for development and humanitarian sectors. Learn to manage projects effectively from design to closure, including planning, monitoring, evaluation, and compliance.

Escalating conflicts, climate extremes, and economic slowdowns continue to undermine food security and drive malnutrition across the globe. According to the UNICEF, about 195 million children across the Global South are stunted and 75 million suffer from wasting.

Dialogue, peace, and mediation are key three pillars that support conflict de-escalation and resolution. They lay the groundwork for forging understanding and collaboration among conflict parties.

Peacebuilding is both structural and social process possessing an exceptionally complex and multifaceted nature. It requires significant amount of human, financial and institutional resources.

Throughout the last few decades, a number of countries have experienced substantial human development. Extreme Poverty has been cut in half on a global scale. The frequency of interstate armed conflicts has been declining while the democratic style of governance has been on the rise.

Gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) are inevitably linked to the economic, social, and health outcomes of populations. The two are among the key ingredients of sustainable development contributing to overall growth by utilizing society’s full potential.

As of today, worldwide forcible displacement tops 70 million, stipulating an urgent need for effective settlement interventions and enhanced capacity of shelter provision if and when emergencies occur.

Displacement tends to be protracted, lasting dozens of years in majority of cases. Destination countries for refugees are prompted to deal with a variety of community needs.

Humanitarian Logistics emphasizes on the physical flow of supplies to the final destination and in essence is exceptionally complex function, involving the forecasting and optimization of resources, the management of the inventory and information transmission.

The management of Disaster Risks requires organizational capacity, operating skills and development of functional policies and mechanisms that are able to reduce the adverse impact of natural hazards.

Numerous legal aspects and issues are enhancing the intricacy of the phenomena. International Humanitarian Law, also referred to as law of armed conflict, is a set of rules and principles that governs the norms in conflict affected areas and limits the negative influence of warfare.

This extensive program provides a comprehensive understanding of key concepts, methodologies and tools for avoiding and minimizing risks posed by emergencies.

Humanitarian Security risk management represents a set of tools that can aid organizations to place appropriate safeguards and thereby ensure that the entity’s most important assets – people – are not exposed to undue risks.

Effective Grants Management Training helps professionals strengthen donor compliance, grant administration, financial oversight, reporting systems, and institutional accountability across donor-funded projects, NGOs, government programs, and development initiatives. Designed for grant managers, PIUs, NGOs, public sector officials, and donor-funded project teams, this program supports stronger funding performance, audit readiness, and sustainable institutional outcomes.

This program provides foundational knowledge regarding civil-military coordination in a wider peacebuilding operations context with specific emphasis made on humanitarian access, assistance, and protection.

Participatory Land Use and Environmental Planning workshop offers its attendees a unique opportunity to go beyond the traditional “participatory” dimension of planning by broadening delegates’ perceptions. We aim to create a flexible atmosphere and facilitate the dialogue between the participants and the consultant to foster the new vision for development.

Disasters appear on the news headlines nearly every single day. During the last couple of decades, the impact of disasters has shown an upward trend causing widespread losses and human suffering. Therefore, directing increased efforts towards disaster risk management with a focus on hazard and vulnerability risk assessment and elements-at-risk mapping has become vital.

The outcome of such negotiations becomes a game-changer for effective and timely provision of humanitarian assistance and protection. Volatile contexts, short time, and limited power to exert influence on the parties – these are the characteristics that make humanitarian negotiations unique.

Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) programs are crucial activities in the humanitarian response while being some of the least expensive too. These programs can generate a priceless positive impact, especially as a part of an early response. MHPSS saves lives and lays the foundation for healthy communities.

Safeguards Policies are indispensable instruments while attempting to intercept unmerited harm to the community and the surrounding environment throughout the development process.

You will analyze the characteristics of natural disasters, conflicts, and other complex emergencies and understand how to effectively respond to the needs of the vulnerable population.

M&E for Development Projects Training equips professionals with practical tools for results-based management, project monitoring, impact assessment, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making across donor-funded and community development programs.

Humanitarian diplomacy training has exclusively been designed by Risalat to help delegates develop essential skills to undertake humanitarian efforts effectively and ethically while navigating evolving political landscapes with discernment.

This training on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law aims to prepare delegates to protect individuals, ensure compliance with legal standards, and contribute to the broader goals of justice and humanitarian assistance in conflict settings.

This training program has exclusively been developed by Risalat to help communities foster cohesion, promote recovery, and contribute to their own resilience in the aftermath of crises and disasters.

In the face of excessive counter-terrorism measures, many non-governmental organizations have found themselves clashing with the foundations and methods of principled humanitarian action. The actions taken to combat terrorist acts oftentimes hamper the rapid implementation of humanitarian action or prevent humanitarian access altogether.

Access to WASH is a prerequisite for health, contributes to the development of livelihoods, and helps create more resilient communities. Currently, around 2.2 billion people are deprived of safely managed drinking water, while 4.2 billion lack safely managed sanitation services.

Humanitarian negotiations are crucial to facilitating operational access to those in need of assistance. What is more, humanitarian negotiations mitigate risks to relief workers and contribute to broader initiatives such as humanitarian corridors and ceasefires.

Conflict sensitivity is an approach that helps aid actors understand the complex contexts in which they operate and adapt their programming accordingly. It involves analyzing how interventions interact with existing conflict dynamics both positively and negatively to minimize unintended harm and, where possible, maximize positive contributions to peace and stability. By systematically considering the intended and unintended consequences of aid delivery, practitioners can ensure their work supports, rather than undermines, local social dynamics.

This training course has been exclusively developed by Risalat to provide learners with a thorough understanding of migration and refugee integration policies, frameworks, and tools as well as challenges associated with promoting migrant acceptance and rights among host societies.

This training program has been exclusively developed for the members of development organizations to aid them in designing and pursuing successful donor relation strategies. Knowledge acquired throughout the course of this program shall help you maximize donor engagement and retention and tailor communication strategy for better donor stewardship.

Each year approximately 1 billion children suffer from some form of violence. Exposure to violence in childhood has a lifelong impact on the education, health, and well-being of a child. This training program has been designed for educators to help them prevent, detect, and address violence against children.

Media literacy acts as a shield against the proliferation of hate speech. Individuals who are skilled in media literacy are better equipped to engage in constructive dialogue and advocate for positive change, countering the divisive effects of hate speech.

Humanitarian emergencies are showing an upward trend across the globe. This is due to worldwide economic volatility, increased number of conflicts and significant climate change.