Fresh Humanitarian Perspectives Humanitarian Leadership Academy

Are you curious about coaching and mentoring - but not sure if it’s right for you, or how to get started? Charlotte Balfour-Poole, Head of Coaching at the HLA, provides her expert overview of coaching and mentoring, and highlights how they can be used as powerful tools to support every humanitarian.In conversation with Ka Man Parkinson, Charlotte helps to demystify the concepts, and provides tips and advice for anyone interested in unlocking their potential through coaching and mentoring...

The delivery of high quality humanitarian learning - face-to-face or online is not devoid of unique challenges.As crises occur, it becomes increasingly important to carefully analyse capacity strengthening experiences and then introduce simple yet innovative methods to counter challenges faced so that training can get to the people who need it most.In this second part podcast episode we hear again from Rose Wahome, an avid educator and now certified coach and mentor in conversation with Nwabu...

Listen to Archie Law AM (Principal Leadership Advisor at the Humanitarian Leadership Academy) in conversation with Jamie McGoldrick, who has just completed a term as the Interim UN Humanitarian/Resident Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Together with Archie, Jamie discusses leadership and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the challenges and opportunities in working with complex ecosystems in Gaza, and what might lie ahead for the humanitarian sector in the Gaza respons...

What does a humanitarian career look like? How can you kickstart your own journey in this inspiring sector – and how can this evolve over time? In our humanitarian careers podcast series, we’re connecting with humanitarians from around the world to hear personal stories and experiences of working in the sector.In this episode, the HLA's Ka Man Parkinson speaks to colleagues Salma Babban from Jordan and Tom Russell from the UK.We hear about their transitions into the humanitarian world and how...

In this episode, we discuss various learning opportunities provided by the HLA and Save the Children, which support capacity strengthening in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.As countries of the MENA region face different types of crises, humanitarian actors on the ground need tailored capacity-strengthening programmes. Listen to this conversation with Bdour Ghousheh, HLA Regional Lead in the Middle East and North Africa and Abed Dbas, the Education Specialist at Save the Childr...

Join us as we explore the visionary Humanitarian Xchange, a groundbreaking event set to redefine global humanitarian sector. The inaugural Humanitarian Xchange is a hybrid conference scheduled to take place in London, UK and online on 20 February 2024.Dominic Courage, the force behind HX24, shares its unique vision, behind-the-scenes insights, and invites you to join this milestone moment. Tune in to discover how you can be part of shaping a future with a new generation of humanitarians....