Capacity Development

We provide capacity building and technical support to humanitarian actors at global, regional and national level so that they can design and deliver humanitarian assistance inclusive of persons with diverse disabilities.

Our goal: German and international humanitarian actors and their partners have access to established and new capacity development opportunities in line with the IASC Guidelines as well as technical support to operationalise these in their humanitarian programming. 

What We Do

Development and dissemination of sector-specific learning packages, and e-learning modules on inclusive humanitarian action in line with the IASC guidelines

In-house and cross-organisational trainings for German and international humanitarian actors and their local partners.

Collaboration with other capacity development initiatives to mainstream disability in their humanitarian trainings

Technical support to German humanitarian actors and International Organisations

Guest lectures and module supervision NOHA Master International Humanitarian Action and Bachelor on Emergency and Catastrophe Relief of Akkon University.

 

Trainings

Training Packages & E-Learning

Technical Support

Universities & Special Events

Updates on Capacity Building

First East African Regional-Level Training on Disability-Inclusive Food Security in Kenya

28. October 2026

NGOs and organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) from across East Africa came together in Nairobi from October 13-16 for a training on disability-inclusive food security programming. Participants left with practical tools and concrete plans to apply them. Bringing Disability-Inclusion into Food Security Responses Following the publication of the Food Security training package, the Phase […]

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Strengthening OPD Collaboration Through State-Level Peer Exchange in Wau, South Sudan

27. October 2026

The People with Disability Society (PWDS), with technical support from the Humanity & Inclusion (HI) LNOB team, conducted a one-day state-level peer exchange in Wau on 19 October 2026, bringing together nine Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) from Wau and Jur River County to strengthen collaboration, promote peer learning, and advance the meaningful participation […]

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Building Local Leadership for More Effective Humanitarian Response in Nigeria

15. October 2026

Recognizing the need to enhance local leadership and ownership in humanitarian response, as part of the Leave no one behind! project CBM in collaboration with UNOCHA localization and capacity building expert facilitated a training to build stakeholders’ understanding of localization concepts, commitments, opportunities, and practical implementation strategies within the Nigerian context. Strengthening partnerships for effective […]

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