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Master HOPE in Rome: Understanding Humanitarian Emergency with professionals from the NGOs

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Between the 27th and the 30th of January 2018, the cycle of workshops on “AREA SCENARIO PARADIGMS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK,STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES” for Master HOPE – Master in Humanitarian Operations in Emergencies, Managing Projects, People Administration & Logistic in the Field- Edition December 2017, was held in Rome, at Polo Didattico. The workshop was led by Marco Crescenzi – President and Founder of the Social Change School, Marta Collu – Emergency Advisor at the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, Marcelo Garcia dalla Costa – Head of Emergency Unit at INTERSOS, Cristina Perozzi – Italian Red Cross, Riccardo Sansone – Head of Humanitarian Emergencies at Oxfam Italiaand Gianluca Ranzato – International Humanitarian Manager at Save the Children Italia.

After the International Masters’ Opening Ceremony that took place on January 26, the students started the first day of Workshop with the Social Change School President and Founder M. Crescenzi, who introduced them to “VEHICLES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, HYSTORY, REGULATION, ORGANIZATIONS” and “HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD? PARADIGMS, STRATEGIES, SOCIAL ACTIONS…SOCIAL CHANGE!” for giving them a clearer understanding of the NonProfit world and of the vehicles for Social Change.

The second day was dedicated to an initial approach to “HUMANITARIAN AID AND ETHICS” during the morning and to “WHAT IS A HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY?” during the afternoon. Furthermore, the students had a first contact with the Humanitarian Scenario, the Humanitarian Principles and a first introduction to what is Humanitarian Emergency, in a very experiential way, through the knowledge and experiences of professionals of the sector:  Marta Collu from  Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and Marcelo Garcia Dalla Costa from INTERSOS.

The third day was with Cristina Perozzi from Italian Red Cross and was completely dedicated to “HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY: THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK and THE ROLE OF RED CROSS” as one of the main actors of the Humanitarian Operations Context. At the end of the day the fellows had the opportunity to have a skype call with Alex Farrington, the Head of Partnership at the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, a new organization which enables people around the world to prepare and respond to humanitarian crisis. Alex introduced the online courses and how to access to the learning materials.

On Tuesday morning, the workshop was dedicated to “HUMANITARIAN COORDINATION” led by Riccardo Sansone, Head of Humanitarian Emergencies at OXFAM Italia. In the afternoon the lecture was focused on “WHY HUMANITARIAN AID IS NEEDED? THE CONTEXT AND THE CHALLENGES”, presented by Gianluca Ranzano International Humanitarian Manager at Save the Children Italia. Both lessons were very engaging and dynamics, full of examples and field experiences shared by the lecturers.

The objective achieved in this series of workshops was to give the students a global understanding of the Humanitarian Scenario, Legal framework, types of crisis, Emergency coordination and challenges.

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#FromTheField: Alice, in Nepal working with Project Managers for Education and WASH

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Alice Lunardelli completed her Master PMC – Project Management for International Cooperation, Euro-Project Management and Local Development with Social Change School in 2017 and after graduating spent 12 weeks in the field, working with an INGO called Street Child of Nepal.

Let’s hear her story and learn more about her experience on the field:    

#FromTheField: Alice, in Nepal working with Project Managers for Education and WASHStreet Child of Nepal is an INGO focused on Education and Community Empowerment (established in 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal) that contributed to help rebuild schools in the communities worst-affected by the 2015 Nepali earthquake.

My desire to be part of Street Child of Nepal’s team came from my passion for Education, a field I haven’t really built up a career in, but that I have always nurtured through teaching experiences and self-studies, together with the love for Asian Cultures. After living in Cambodia and visiting a few more Asian countries back in 2015 and 2016, I felt intrigued by Asia and decided to return right after my graduation.

This International Volunteer placement was a unique opportunity to make a critical contribution to an organisation that provides children the opportunity to access an inclusive, sustainable and life-saving education. As Assistant Program Manager, I was able to put my Master’s learnings into practice. My main contribution consisted in coordinating a few Schooling Programs and WASH projects promoted in the most remote district of Nepal. Working closely to Project Managers I gained a deep understanding of the most challenging problems affecting Nepali children and communities and got first-hand experience in performing research and monitoring diverse projects. Surprisingly, I grew a warm interest in Monitoring and Evaluation activities, a project phase I would love to gain more expertise about.

#FromTheField: Alice, in Nepal working with Project Managers for Education and WASHBack in 2015, my career was rerouted from the Profit to the Non-Profit sector. After 7 years working in Digital Marketing and Communication for a quite robust European Company, I realised my place was in the Development sector, where Education represents a crucial cornerstone. My marketer’s skills were really useful and appreciated during my time at Street Child, as I was able to contribute to the launch of a Social Enterprise created by the organization.

Sometimes the path to achieve my dream job seems harsh, as I am not a junior anymore, but still don’t have a long experience in the third sector. Despite my age and the competitive market, I feel my perseverance and truthful passion for human rights, education and development causes are strong allies in my personal and professional growth.

When working in the field, especially in a country which is culturally diverse from your native one, challenges are difficult to overcome. Work-wise, I was prepared to work in a sort of slow motion environment. Timing is not as crucial as in the western world. Time management is not as strict as in European offices. Tasks get procrastinated sometimes and completed with delay simply because local partners and international donors works in different time zones, connections are challenging, and roads are unsafe and jammed. Asian cultures do not rush, are patient and always disseminating positive vibes. If you are not used to this, it might feel frustrating sometimes.  
#FromTheField: Alice, in Nepal working with Project Managers for Education and WASHNepali people are welcoming and kind of used to foreigners. They do appreciate NGOs workers and make you feel at home. The language barrier is easily overcome as the majority of citizens speak some English, thus communication is effective and enjoyable. For spice-lovers, food is terrific, whilst it can become a nightmare for foodies who do not enjoy curry, like me!

During the 12 weeks not only I joined a team of 20 people, I also became temporarily part of a family made of Nepali and worldwide volunteers. I shared my accommodation with other young volunteers at their very first working experience. It was a good opportunity to exchange knowledge and make new international friends.

Moving forward, my career plan is to keep honing my project manager skills, temporally leaving the field life to the side for a little while, and to focus more on desk officer tasks. Asia is definitely a country I want to work in in the future. Right now, I feel the need to explore more of African and South American development projects though, countries which I am still inexperienced with.

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MASTER HOPE at the UNHRD Base of Brindisi for an exciting Field Experience

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From the 7th to the 9th of March 2018, our Master HOPE – Humanitarian Operations in Emergencies students took part to their Field Experience in Brindisi (Italy), at the UNHRD base. The experience was coordinated by the Master’s Director, Lodovico Mariani, along with three trainers from INTERSOS – Davide Berruti, Francesca Matarazzi and Riccardo Vumbaca (former Social Change School fellow, Master PMC – Project Management for International Cooperation, December 2016 edition) – and also accompanied by Master HOPE Coordinator, Susana Ferreira.

MASTER HOPE at the UNHRD Base of Brindisi for an exciting Field ExperienceThey were three very intense days: students stepped into a simulation of a humanitarian emergency, in order to put the knowledge and skills acquired during the course into practice. They had to face a variety of different and challenging situations, collaborating with diverse colleagues and dealing with relevant stakeholders, while implementing a humanitarian response.

According to the students, the Field Experience was a mixture of strong feelings – such as the fear of failure or the anxiety of the unexpected – and the energy and excitement of urgency. In the end, fellows managed to turn those mixed feelings into a valuable lesson learned.

For Marica Ganelli, one of the students taking part in the experience: “It has been an exciting mixture of fear of being unsuitable and incompetent for the situation and the adrenaline of facing new challenges every moment, forcing myself to act with all my skills and cooperating with the rest of the team.”

And in Luca Calvani’s words, another HOPE fellow: “Realistically scary, exciting and in-depth simulation of an urgent humanitarian emergency. A wonderful experience!

In the end, the Field Experience met the students’ expectations, it helped bring together the knowledge acquired during the Master while putting it into practice and was a very important moment in their learning process.

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#Working4HRM – Fight sexual exploitation and abuse with accountability and protection.

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Emmanuelle Lacroix|Partnership Development Manager – EMEA| March 2018

Sexual exploitation and abuse poisons all facets of society and is endemic across the globe. I started writing this blog on International Women’s Day as the #metoo moment in the humanitarian sector continues to unfold. Too few reasons to rejoice, as it often feels that we are all part of this systemic failure, especially when it comes to the power dynamics at play. As we know that there are so many more stories to be told, all of us (INGOs, partners, donors, training providers, HR teams, journalists, etc.) need to focus our efforts on being part of a systemic solution and make this moment a turning point. It is not just a human resource “thing”, or a management “thing”, or a security “thing”; it is all of the above – and beyond. It is about culture and the way we do things in our sector, and the way we must address it as a sector.

Some of the reporting in the mainstream media tend to lack nuances and evidence-based information to fully grasp the extent of the issue of abuse and its multiple tentacles. As hashtags and emotions run high, let’s transform this energy and emotion into a catalyst for change and truly live by our values and principles. There won’t be an easy fix: our operating environment is complex and multifaceted. And yet, we don’t need to reinvent the wheel as we have standards, protocols, policies and training resources in place that are based on fundamental principles such as Do No Harm, quality frameworks such as the Core Humanitarian Standard, commitments to transparency and accountability, and years of best practices and lessons learnt. There are also excellent training resources developed by leading agencies – such as the UNHCR online course “Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse” hosted on our DisasterReady.org free online learning portal.

Protecting an agency’s reputation by hushing whistle-blowers away and recycling perpetrators cannot be part of the solution, and the recent events have made that very clear. As agencies and donors like DfID are exploring solutions on how to tackle this issue together, we can also learn from other sectors such as Education and Health to strengthen selection, referencing and clearance processes, to ensure continuous awareness of the risks and tools to mitigate them, and to implement and apply safeguarding protocols and reporting mechanisms in ways that equip everybody to act.

But above all, we need to listen and take the people (staff and community members) who find the courage to report their experiences and stories seriously, and have the difficult conversations these stories require. If they can show courage, then we have no other option but to live up to this courage and demonstrate the same in ensuring that nobody stays silent for fear of repercussions. Surely this is the core meaning of accountability

We hope that these criminal acts are committed by a few “bad apples” and enabled by the failing of our systems and policies: now is the time more than ever to get our act together and be part of the solution. The principles of accountability and protection are the backbone of our sector, and our duty to all the survivors and the communities with whom we are working.

#timesup #pressforchange #aidtoo

 

Emmanuelle (Em) Lacroix

Partnership Development Manager – EMEA

 

 

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT: workshop in Rome with Master HOPE fellows

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Between the 16th and the 18th of March 2018, the cycle of workshops on “DISASTER MANAGEMENT. PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FOR EMERGENCIES” for Master HOPE – in Humanitarian Operations in Emergencies, Managing Projects, People Administration & Logistic in the Field, December 2017 Edition, was held in Rome, at Polo Didattico. It was led by Silva Ferretti, Independent Consultant, Humanitarian and Development Professional.

The workshop was highly interactive and of a participatory nature, it focused on exploring the most suitable approaches to effectively manage humanitarian programs.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT: workshop in Rome with Master HOPE fellowsThe core objectives of the workshops were to:

  1. Understand what project and program management involve for humanitarian programs;
  2. Compare different approaches for project/program management (e.g. linear VS adaptive; top-down VS participatory);
  3. Practically use concepts and tools in simulations and exercises.

Practical challenges were added to the theoretical contents, which fellows faced in groups, effectively learning by doing. First, they were asked to write a concept note using the Theory of Change. Then, during a skype connection with Tanja Berretta (Senior EU Partnership Manager at Plan International and Adviser of the Master), they simulated a contact with a donor, where Tanja indicated the requirements and characteristics of the project she wanted to be submitted to the donor. Finally, during a second skype connection, all groups were invited to elaborate the project in a consortium.

Although the approach represented a challenge, and generated some concern among fellows, in the end the proposal was highly valued for its formative and experiential value. Students said they “really liked all the tips, inputs, suggestions Silva gave. She showed many interesting tools. She helped us think out of the box, assume our responsibilities and understand that creativity can help us achieve better results”.

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#FromTheField: Alexandro, in Tanzania with CEFA for a project on Waste Management

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Let’s have a look at what happens on the field, with the eyes of someone who right now is living an experience in Tanzania with the NGOs.

 

#StoriedalCampo: Alexandro, in Tanzania con CEFA per un progetto sul Waste ManagementAlexandro Frizzi Osabuohien is a young ex fellow of Master PMC – Project Management for International Cooperation, Euro-Project Management and Local Development. Alexandro is 24 years old and with the help of Social Change School’s Career Development Service had the opportunity to challenge himself with an experience on the field with CEFA in a Civil Service project. Alex is now in Tanzania and since November 2017 he has been working to create an impact by putting into practice the competences he gained during the Master.

Let’s read his words about this new experience he decided to share with us:

#StoriedalCampo: Alexandro, in Tanzania con CEFA per un progetto sul Waste Management

“Right now I am in Matembwe, a little village right above Njombe, very small and far away from the capital. A very small village of barely 3000 souls, where each day is like the other, because nothing happens. Where there is nothing. Where half of the habitants works, while the other half just watches as time goes by. Where landscapes are so sensational that every time you look at them you are completely astounded.  Where people are poor, but have dignity.

Maybe this is the thing that caught my attention the most: in a place where the average wage is around 40 € per month, people have a dignity in their everyday lives that I would have never imagined. They have so little, but this does not worry them; they go around with their broken Chinese motorcycles, wear old, dirty and worn-out clothes, have a general level of education and are generally close-minded.

#StoriedalCampo: Alexandro, in Tanzania con CEFA per un progetto sul Waste Management

Everything is different in the city, there’s much more education, an oasis of wealth, but the rest is a huge slum, is chaos. Everything is beautiful and perfect where we live, while the village is a little in the South and that’s where our office is, so I really see the difference between our reality and the village’s.

The impact with this world – because it truly is another planet – was and still is much harder than what I expected. The cultural distance that divides us is massive, and this makes the habitants of Matembwe at the same time curious and suspicious, particularly of the “western black people” like me, as they can’t imagine black people who don’t have their own customs.  

Some days ago, I met an Italian woman, Anna, who won the Best Italian Cooperator in the field Award. She lives here with her two Tanzanian sons and partner. #StoriedalCampo: Alexandro, in Tanzania con CEFA per un progetto sul Waste Management

I was smoking a cigarette with her, when her 5-year-old son arrived and had this shocked expression on his face. He was shocked because I was speaking Italian – and he had never seen a black person speaking Italian before – and also because I was smoking, since here almost nobody smokes. And he started saying “No, you cannot smoke, because you are African”.

All of my expectations were completely off: I didn’t think everything would be so different, that the distance would be so extensive.

From the working side, I am finding step by step all the things I have studied and practiced during the Master, so I am really learning how to put everything into practice. I am writing a project on Waste Management – recycling plastic and waste material. The topic is very noticeable in Tanzania, as the use of plastic has quadrupled, and yet #StoriedalCampo: Alexandro, in Tanzania con CEFA per un progetto sul Waste Managementit doesn’t exist an apparatus of waste collection and disposal, this material is simply burned – an extremely harmful process. Our solution is to recycle plastic with the use of 3D printers. 

I work on many things, particularly on writing the project: activities, budget, accountancy, petty cash book, search calls for funding… In the office we are four people, so we don’t have well-defined roles; engineers mainly work on the technical part, while the other person and I work more on writing project.

Thanks to the modules we studied during the Master, I feel like I have the right competences to properly face the various phases of writing the project, as I have already encountered everything during the Master, and the theory perfectly matches what I am actually doing, as the methods are the same”. 

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Workshop on HUMANITARIAN FINANCE AND LOGISTICS. COMMUNICATION IN EMERGENCIES for Master HOPE fellows

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The cycle of workshops on HUMANITARIAN FINANCE AND LOGISTICS. COMMUNICATION IN EMERGENCIES for HOPE – Master in Humanitarian Operations in Emergencies, Managing Projects, People Administration & Logistic in the Field, was held in Rome between the 13th and the 15th of April, led by Leonardo Palma (Logistics Coordinator at INTERSOS), Lodovico Mariani (Director of Master HOPE and Finance and Administration Director at Amref Health Italia), Filippo Ungaro (Director of Master FRAME & Director of Communications, Campaigning and Volunteers at Save the Children Italy).

The morning of the first day, Leonardo Palma talked about “The role of logistics in a humanitarian intervention” based on the Theory of Logistics. Fellows were able to understand the general guidelines to follow on the field, learning the importance of a good logistics coordination. Fellows appreciated the Palma’s “energy and the way he makes us understand the importance to communicate with local people and staff, always keeping everyone updated”. During the second part of the day with Lodovico Mariani, fellows learnt how to manage financial resources in an accountable, efficient and cost-effective way. In order to help students understand how to apply a GANTT chart and a budget structure, the lecturer divided them in groups and helped them create a correct GANTT chart on study cases chosen by students.

Workshop on HUMANITARIAN FINANCE AND LOGISTICS. COMMUNICATION IN EMERGENCIES for Master HOPE fellowsOn the second day, fellows were once again with Lodovico Mariani and, always divided in groups, created a budget proposal for their projects, gave feedbacks to the other groups and learned how to create a realistic and correct budget.
The rest of the day was dedicated to understanding and applying solid financial management practices in humanitarian programs, learning all the administrative and financial procedures in the grant management cycle and in general about “Financial structure and Financial planning”. Students were happy to notice Mariani’s “professionalism and clarity” and the opportunity to put everything they were learning into practice.

On Sunday, the class held by Filippo Ungaro was dedicated to “Communication in emergencies”, showing the principles and tools of communication in the field under emergency circumstances. According to our fellows, “the professionalism and teaching approach of Ungaro were very effective and precise”.

Through these workshops, fellows reached a deep understanding on how to manage humanitarian finance and logistics, as well as on how to effectively communicate in emergencies.

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Graduation Ceremony: now it’s your time to be the change!

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The 21st and 22nd of April 2018 our 38 fellows from the Master Edition of June 2017 attended the final didactic meeting in Rome and received their well-deserved diploma.

Graduation Ceremony: now it's your time to be the change!The students’ final exam consisted in a group project work that was presented by the fellows and evaluated by the Committee, presided by Social Change School’s President Marco Crescenzi and composed by:
Farida Bena, Director of the Master in Project Management for International Cooperation, Director of Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy at International Rescue Committee;
Filippo Ungaro, Director of the Master in Fundraising Management in the NGOs, Director of Communications, Campaigning and Volunteers at Save the Children Italia;
Tirso Puig de la Bellacasa, Head of Career Development Service at Social Change School.

Tirso Puig’s comment, representing the whole commission, was that: “Project works surprised the Committee for the importance of the identified problems, the relevance of the proposals and the quality of presentations. The originality demonstrated in addressing some of the most topical problems of  contemporary society proved the professionalism of the work done and the value of our students“. 

During the second day, fellows were awarded their diplomas and were able to share some of their impressions and feelings about the year of Master. Here are some of their words and thoughts:

“It was a great experience, I learned a lot and met a lot of people who have become a supportive family” – Nicole A.

“It was challenging, and it gave – and it is giving me – a lot. I met awesome people, both professionals and colleagues, and I would do it again” – Carmen F.

“I am very excited that I have taken this step to make a change in my life, and hopefully I will be able to use what I have learnt to make a social change in the world” – Luca C.Graduation Ceremony: now it's your time to be the change!

Starting a Master with Social Change School is an important choice, that can turn around both your own life and the one of the people you will meet. It is a choice taken to pursue dreams and vision of a better world, by taking up challenges, hours of studying and tough exams, by challenging yourself and facing yourself and the others.
The experience was intense for both students and Social Change School’s staff alike: witnessing the growth and change in the fellows’ lives always leaves the School itself enriched and pleased. Here are the words of Cinzia D’Intino, Head of Didactics, who has followed the students’ path closely throughout the whole year:

“Completing this path with the presentation of the students’ project works was a great satisfaction. I wish them all to preserve their passion for this job and I thank them for the mutual personal and professional growth”.

The Evaluation Committee decided to leave the students with some parting words too, and Farida Bena took the floor to give her own point of view:

“I think the biggest advice from working in the sector for longer than two decades now, is that right now it is really important what you know and, as some of you might rightly say, also who you know. That’s going to be important in the first few years. But as you Graduation Ceremony: now it's your time to be the change!accumulate experience, who you are becomes more and more and more important: your humanity, your values, your vision of the world. And I can tell you social change comes when your personality meets your experience and you are able to bring something unique”.

 

Now that the Didactic part is over, we are looking forward to seeing our students put into practice all the things they have learnt during the course and succeed in the world of Nonprofit. Good luck!

 

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Working in Emergencies workshop for our Master HOPE fellows

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The cycle of workshops on WORKING IN EMERGENCIES for HOPE – Master in Humanitarian Operations in Emergencies, Managing Projects, People Administration & Logistic in the Field was held in Madrid from the 18th to the 20th of May, delivered by Elisa Paz and Elspeth Chapman (both Humanitarian Programme Coordinators at PLAN INTERNATIONAL IN SPAIN).

Working in Emergencies workshop for our Master HOPE fellowsDuring the first day of the workshop held in Madrid, fellows had the opportunity to visit the Head Quarters of Plan International in Spain, where they met with Stefano Fino and Luis Garcia la Moneda (respectively Programmes Manager – Humanitarian Aid and Energy and Climate Change Program Manager  at Plan International in Spain ). Fino and Garcia la Moneda presented the work Plan International does both at international and Spanish level. Stefano Fino’s presentation introduced elements of the structure and functioning of International programmes teams of Plan International in Spain, the geographical areas of intervention and the sectors with a particular focus on humanitarian operations and emergency response. Fellows were able to ask about the institutional reality and the humanitarian sector in general, clearing many doubts and satisfying their interest. Luis Garcia la Moneda, a project manager with great experience in climate change and renewable energy, introduced the work Plant International Spain does in this sector, presenting the operations the organizations conducts in general in the energy sector and in the humanitarian aid sector.

During the afternoon students met with Victor Manuel Velasco (Desk Pool of Emergency at Accion contra el Hambre en España), who introduced the institutional procedures and protocols for humanitarian response and emergency used by Accion contra el Hambre. He also presented a general overview of the current humanitarian crises around the world, sharing with the fellows his experience as desk officer of the pool of emergency and also recounting some of his experiences on the field in Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Philippines and other countries.

Working in Emergencies workshop for our Master HOPE fellowsThe second day, students started the specific part of the workshop “Working in Emergencies” with Elisa Paz and Elspeth Chapman.           
The first part of the workshop focused on the humanitarian crises in course at international level, on the sectors of intervention and the main trends of the sector. The second part of the workshop was particularly appreciated by the fellows, during which the importance of gender perspective in the humanitarian aid was introduced. The topic was introduced in a dynamic and participative way, through different group and plenary exercises.

During the second day, lecturers also introduced the Humanitarian Response Plan, touching topics like the mechanisms and procedures through which the coordination on the field for the development and implementation of a humanitarian response plan is developed.

On Sunday, the lesson introduced two topics of great importance for professionals of the humanitarian and emergency sector: security and wellbeing on the field and the needs assessment. The lecturers talked about security and wellbeing basing the lecture on their professional and personal experience, an approach that was met with great enthusiasm by the students. After that, they focused on the needs assessment, a fundamental instrument to adequately and effectively approach the processes of humanitarian response in complex contexts like the one the fellows will need to face during their future professional experience in the humanitarian field.

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The selection for our International Masters has started!

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With the beginning of September, the admission interviews for our International Masters for the December 2018 Edition have also begun.

For more than twenty years, the interview to enter Social Change School’s Masters has been for many people pivotal turning point!

12 months, blended formula (eLearning + 8 in-presence weekends), completely in English and held for 1000 hours. 

If you have the right motivation and want to change your career, fill the interview request, download the programme and wait to be contacted to get more information and book your admission and evaluation interview.

PMC – Master in Project Management for International Cooperation, Euro-Project Management and Local Development

  • Master Director: Alessio Di Carlo, Founder of CooperAction Onlus and member of Euclid Network – European Network of NonProfit Manager, Social Change School Alumnus.

FRAME – Master in Fundraising Management in the NGOs, Business Administration, Marketing, Communication, Social Media, Campaigns 

  • Master Director: Filippo Ungaro, Head of Communication, Campaigning and Volunteering at Save the Children

HOPE – Master in Humanitarian Operations in Emergencies Managing Projects, People, Administration & Logistic in the field

The selection and evaluation interview has a duration 60 minutes and it’s a real counselling in which an expert will examine your abilities and competences and determine your potential of professional success during a thorough motivational interview.

The topics that will be discussed: social profile, international profile, motivation, professional dream, strengths and areas of improvement. At the end you will receive a complete feedback.

Read the testimonials of those who have experienced it before and book your interview!

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