A training session took place in Niamey, Niger, from March 12th to 14th, focusing on including people with disabilities in humanitarian action, in line with the Inter-Agency Standing Committees (IASC) guidelines on inclusion of persons with disabilities in Humanitarian Action. Previously, similar training sessions were held in Cameroon in May and in October 2023 with […]
HI’s South Sudan team conducted its first Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop for members of the technical support mechanism group at Juba Regency hotel, Juba, South Sudan from 27th to 29th February 2024. The three-day training drew 16 inclusion focal points drawn from National and International Non-Governmental Organizations, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPD’s) and […]
The Technical Support Mechanism Team on Disability Inclusion is a working group that operates within protection cluster and under Gender Inclusion Task Team (GITT) in South Sudan. It was officially launched on 10 November 2023 and its members are made up of inclusion focal points who were trained during our Review, Adapt and Action Learning […]
How do we ensure that the requirements of persons with disabilities are being met in humanitarian programming? How do we support their equitable access and meaningful participation in humanitarian action? Check out our E-learning course to help you find answers to these questions. We are pleased to announce that our e-learning course on Introduction to […]
The Phase 3 – Leave no one behind! project has begun the development of a training package on disability inclusion in the humanitarian Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) response. During the previous project phase, we identified an ongoing need for expert sector-specific skills and knowledge on inclusive humanitarian action, and through this activity we aim […]
As 2023 draws to a close, it is a perfect time to reflect what have we achieved so far. We are delighted to report that the second year of our Phase 3-Leave no one behind! project has been characterized as full-fledged implementation by the three project partners and six pilot country-teams. Capacity building on inclusive […]
HI’s South Sudan project team conducted its second Review, Adapt and Action Learning laboratory (RAAL-Lab) workshop to Protection cluster members in Landmark hotel, Juba, South Sudan from 22nd to 24th November 2023. The three–day training drew 19 participants from six National and seven International Non-Governmental Organizations. The training was tailored based on the Disability Reference […]
Our HI team organized the first Review, Adapt & Action Learning (RAAL) Laboratory workshop in Fort Portal, Uganda on 23rd – 25th October 2023. It was held as part of the three-day training focusing on Inclusive Humanitarian Action (IHA). To strengthen the capacities of local, regional and international humanitarian organisation in the field of disability […]
We are looking for a consultant or group of consultants to develop an accessible learning package on inclusive Water Sanitation and Hygiene in humanitarian action (iWASH). Within our Phase 3 – Leave no one behind! project, we aim to develop an accessible learning package to be delivered Face to Face or online, consisting of 9 […]
In total 26 humanitarian actors from 16 different humanitarian organizations took part in our Regional Eastern Africa Training on “Mainstreaming Disability in Humanitarian Action” on 27.10-02.11.23 in Nairobi, Kenya. The four intense training days introduced the human rights-based approach to disability, deepened understanding of disability-inclusive humanitarian action, highlighted the promising practices on operationalizing the IASC […]
