Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action and Fragile Context provides a comprehensive introduction to gender concepts and expands them with advanced modules that address structural inequalities, intersectional dynamics, and transformative approaches. Participants learn how gender shapes vulnerability, access, participation, and leadership, and how to design interventions that promote fairness and inclusion.

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Climate-related hazards like floods, droughts, and heatwaves increasingly threaten water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services globally. Vulnerable communities face worsening water scarcity, infrastructure damage, and health risks as climate variability intensifies.

This interactive online training equips participants with both a solid understanding of climate change impacts on WASH and practical skills to assess risks, apply adaptation strategies, and develop actionable plans to build climate-resilient WASH programs. It includes contextual exercises based on real-world scenarios from diverse contexts. Through case studies, peer exchange, group discussions, and hands-on exercises, participants will gain skills and get to know tools to effectively integrate climate adaptation into their WASH projects. Additional inputs from selected countries will provide further insights into technical and practical aspects.

Participants will receive a pre-training questionnaire to tailor sessions according to their experience and knowledge. The training emphasizes peer learning, diverse perspectives, and practical application to enhance climate resilience in WASH interventions.

While prior participation in the course “Introduction to Main Concepts and Terminologies in Climate Change Adaptation” is advisable, it is not required. A basic understanding of climate change and humanitarian WASH programming is helpful. If you are interested in gaining credit towards a Certificate of Advanced Studies, you may combine this course with the introductory course and another specific CCA course from aha, under prerequisite of passing the exam in form of individual work after completion of all courses (please also see the aha general exam regulation).

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Humanitarian projects inevitably have both positive and negative impacts on the environment. Negative environmental effects can undermine humanitarian outcomes, slow disaster recovery, and harm affected communities. While Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are a proven method for predicting and improving the environmental consequences of projects, traditional EIA approaches are often too complex, costly, and time-consuming for the realities of humanitarian operations.

This course introduces simplified tools for assessing the environmental impact of humanitarian activities. It also explores the theoretical foundations behind these tools to apply EIA-based methods more effectively — ultimately improving both environmental outcomes and the overall success of your projects.

(Members of ADH Organizations can apply for fee reimbursement. Please check within your organizations regarding the internally announced procedure.)

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How do images influence our perception of people in the Global South? Which stereotypes and narratives are frequently (unconsciously) reinforced by commonly used images in humanitarian aid communication—and what alternatives are available?

In this interactive workshop, we critically examine the role of visual language in humanitarian aid and development cooperation. Together, we will reflect on colonial continuities and the concept of “white saviorism”, and develop concrete, non-discriminatory alternatives for the visual representation of projects.

The aim is to support organizations in making their communication ethical, dignified, and diversity-sensitive – and thus positioning themselves credibly in a postcolonial context.

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The impact of crises on people’s lives, experiences and material conditions varies according to gender. Humanitarian aid activities can reinforce or reduce existing inequalities.

In order to ensure needs-based, effective and live-saving humanitarian assistance (and development projects in fragile context), consideration of gender aspects is inevitable. In recent years, institutional donor agencies have required gender-mainstreaming and gender-markers when developing humanitarian (as well as development/nexus) projects, but gender mainstreaming, gender-targeted and feminist approaches have also increasingly been criticized as ideology. It remains important to understand how gender aspects play a role in crises or fragile context, and to put this knowledge into practice in design and implementation of a project.

The aim of the training is to provide key approaches and practical tools that can lead to meeting the immediate needs of women, men, girls and boys affected by natural disasters and humanitarian conflict in a way that also addresses the underlying causes of people’s vulnerability, particularly as a result and cause of gender inequality.

(Members of ADH Organizations can apply for fee reimbursement. Please check within your organizations regarding the internally announced procedure.)

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In diesem dreitägigen Training werden dir die Grundlagen werteorientierter und reflektierter Führung im humanitären Kontext vermittelt. Du wirst zentrale Führungsmodelle kennenlernen und dich mit deinem eigenen Führungsstil, deinen Werten und Rollenbildern auseinandersetzen. Praxisnahe Werkzeuge und Methoden unterstützen sie dabei, Leadership gezielt im Alltag zu leben und weiterzuentwickeln.

Durch interaktive Lernformate, reale Fallstudien und Peer-Coaching werden persönliche Reflexion und kollegialer Austausch angeregt. Ziel ist es, das eigene Handlungsrepertoire zu erweitern, Herausforderungen wirksam zu begegnen und eine resiliente, motivierende Teamkultur zu fördern – im Sinne einer verantwortungsbewussten und nachhaltigen Führungsarbeit in NGOs.

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In this interactive workshop, we critically examine the role of visual language in humanitarian aid and development cooperation. Together, we will reflect on colonial continuities and the concept of “white saviorism”, and develop concrete, non-discriminatory alternatives for the visual representation of projects.

The aim is to support organizations in making their communication ethical, dignified, and diversity-sensitive – and thus positioning themselves credibly in a postcolonial context.

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This interactive online training equips participants with both a solid understanding of climate change impacts on WASH and practical skills to assess risks, apply adaptation strategies, and develop actionable plans to build climate-resilient WASH programs. It includes contextual exercises based on real-world scenarios from diverse contexts. Through case studies, peer exchange, group discussions, and hands-on exercises, participants will gain skills and get to know tools to effectively integrate climate adaptation into their WASH projects.

While prior participation in the course “Introduction to Main Concepts and Terminologies in Climate Change Adaptation” is advisable, it is not required. A basic understanding of climate change and humanitarian WASH programming is helpful.

Participants will receive a pre-training questionnaire to tailor sessions according to their experience and knowledge. The training emphasizes peer learning, diverse perspectives, and practical application to enhance climate resilience in WASH interventions.

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In order to ensure needs-based and effective humanitarian assistance (and development projects in fragile context), consideration of gender aspects is inevitable. In the recent years, institutional donor agencies have required gender-mainstreaming and gender-markers when developing humanitarian (as well as development/nexus) projects. It is important to understand how gender aspects play a role in crises or fragile context, and to put this knowledge into practice in design and implementation of a project.

The aim of the training is to provide key approaches and practical tools that can lead to meeting the immediate needs of women, men, girls and boys affected by natural disasters and humanitarian conflict in a way that also addresses the underlying causes of people’s vulnerability, particularly as a result and cause of gender inequality.

The training is an in-person course with group works, practical tools, and discussions.

(Members of ADH Organizations can apply for fee reimbursement. Please check within your organizations regarding the internally announced procedure.)

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