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“As a humanitarian, my job requires me to have good communication, leadership, and time management skills which ensures the work I do is of high quality and helps as many people as possible. Humanitarian work is also about building trust. My role requires me to talk to different groups of people in different ways, from children to older people and religious leaders, and you need to be a good observer so you can try to understand how people think. I may not always be prepared to deal with difficult situations like these and so this is where the Humanitarian Academy for [...]

“The report writing training was so powerful and effective that as a result, we’ve now secured new projects from donors,” says Hadeel, who is from Gaza, working with an association for equality and human rights. Hadeel attended HAD's popular Report-Writing training which focuses on helping humanitarians write quality reports, enabling them to secure funding. Before completing the training, Hadeel was finding it difficult to convince donors as to why they should help the association, but soon after passing the course, she and her team were successful in their fundraising efforts. “New information and knowledge was reflected in [our] reports and proposals [...]

“I would like to thank the HAD team and the trainer who explained the lesson and the importance of follow-up, evaluation, and accountability during our report-writing and strategic planning trainings. I learned how to manage projects and solve problems,” says Tazhan, who took our Report-Writing and Strategic Planning trainings, conducted in partnership with UNFPA Iraq. She works for the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA) as an Administrator and Compensation Officer, and aspired to become a project manager in the future. As such, she informed us, she found the blend of theory and practical skills extremely beneficial, and says that trainings helped [...]

“It was one of the best courses I've ever had on humanitarian training. I feel I've learnt a lot of valuable skills that can help me to implement changes in how I work with people in need and within my team in Iraq.”

“The 'Train the Trainer' programme was a great opportunity for me to connect with trainers in the field who know best the context of Yemen and, in specific, the civil society organisations in Yemen. HAD provided me with the right skills and knowledge to be able to tackle some difficult projects and tasks in my field of work. The academy is helping to leave a legacy and build the true capacity of local CSOs and to also have a team of local experts and trainers like me who’ll be ready to provide training for the purpose of improving the performance of [...]