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Safeguarding in the Humanitarian Sector

2024-06-02T20:57:13+00:00

Table of Contents Keeping the safeguarding spotlight shining Islamic Relief and a safeguarding culture Focusing on our front-line: Safeguarding Summit 2019 Keeping the safeguarding spotlight shining Early 2018 presaged an intense focus on safeguarding across the international development sector. As time has moved on from the intensity of that period, which was a reminder that, as a sector, we should welcome scrutiny and continually ask ourselves: do our policies, practices and culture as humanitarian organisations really have the vulnerable and dis-empowered at the heart of our safeguarding practice? We were forced collectively and individually as organisations to analyse whether we could [...]

Safeguarding in the Humanitarian Sector2024-06-02T20:57:13+00:00

My Experience as a Marketing Intern at HAD

2024-06-02T21:18:41+00:00

Table of Contents My Experience as a Marketing Intern at HAD What have I done? Some of my key roles: What do I take away from this? What does this mean for the future? My Experience as a Marketing Intern at HAD October 20, 2019 Over the past couple of months, I have been working as a marketing intern with HAD’s marketing and communication team. Coming into this internship, I didn’t know what to expect. I have to say, this internship has far exceeded any expectations I could ever have had!  Marketing is an integral and vital department within any organisation. [...]

My Experience as a Marketing Intern at HAD2024-06-02T21:18:41+00:00

New videogame launched to combat Islamophobia and show how Islam inspires life changing charity work

2023-05-10T08:15:26+00:00

October 18, 2019 New videogame launched to combat Islamophobia and show how Islam inspires life changing charity work HADs partner Islamic Relief UK has launched a videogame in partnership with Ultimatum Games, with the aim of teaching young people how international aid works and to tackle negative perceptions of Muslims. The game, ‘Virtue Reality’, is based on real international development projects run by Islamic Relief in more than 40 countries across the world, from Pakistan to Mali. Virtue Reality launched on Thursday 17 October at the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield, where school students from Sheffield’s Silverdale School and Manchester Islamic [...]

New videogame launched to combat Islamophobia and show how Islam inspires life changing charity work2023-05-10T08:15:26+00:00

Employee Development: A must-have strategy in the Humanitarian Sector

2024-06-02T21:35:47+00:00

Table of Contents Here are 3 reasons why you should focus on employee development: It forces you to future proof It helps you foster transparency and accountability It optimises your admin/staff budgets It is a benefit.  It builds loyalty. It is a learning opportunity. It increases your reputation.  It brings in good people.  Investing in your employees is a necessity in today's international marketplace; our sector demands leaders who can easily transcend borders, stay ahead of risks, and anticipate opportunity. Employee development & investment is more than healthcare and wages, it is a transcendent opportunity for individuals to grow and to [...]

Employee Development: A must-have strategy in the Humanitarian Sector2024-06-02T21:35:47+00:00

Women’s Empowerment: Real barriers to women’s empowerment in the humanitarian & development sector

2024-06-02T21:56:03+00:00

Table of ContentsWomen’s Empowerment: Real barriers to women’s empowerment in the humanitarian & development sectorWhat is Women's Empowerment?So what are the most pertinent barriers to the advancement of women in society?Universal barriersSocio-cultural barriers:Unconscious bias:What are we saying?Self-confidence in the workplaceDoes being a woman help or hinder work in the humanitarian field?The leadership gap:The strength of women humanitarians:‘Empowering’ is about giving back control Women’s Empowerment: Real barriers to women’s empowerment in the humanitarian & development sector October 14, 2019 Our Marketing and Communications Intern Charlotte Davies kicks off our Women's Empowerment blog series, exploring what barriers there are to Women's Empowerment: Real [...]

Women’s Empowerment: Real barriers to women’s empowerment in the humanitarian & development sector2024-06-02T21:56:03+00:00

HAD Joins NGOs Empowerment for Poverty Reduction Program

2023-05-10T08:31:57+00:00

October 11, 2019 HAD Joins NGOs Empowerment for Poverty Reduction Program HAD has partnered with IsDB, UNDP, Save The Children, SPARK, ISFD, and many other international partners in a 21 million USD program for NGOs Empowerment for Poverty Reduction. The program The program launched on 27th September 2019, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. It aims to build the capacity of NGOs to enable them to better tackle poverty in the least developed countries, especially in Islamic Development Bank member countries. These countries face multiple socio-economic hardships such as poverty, violent conflicts, and natural disasters. As [...]

HAD Joins NGOs Empowerment for Poverty Reduction Program2023-05-10T08:31:57+00:00

Faith based charities face ‘additional level of scrutiny’ based on ‘inaccurate’ perceptions

2024-06-02T22:13:01+00:00

Table of Contents Faith based charities face ‘additional level of scrutiny’ based on ‘inaccurate’ perceptions Personal attacks  Faith based charities face ‘additional level of scrutiny’ based on ‘inaccurate’ perceptions October 8, 2019 Charity leaders have raised concerns about the “challenging climate” faith organisations are working in, during Civil Society Media’s inaugural Faith Charities Forum yesterday. Islamic Relief Worldwide’s head of governance Khaleel Desai and head of media and external relations Simona French led a session about protecting reputations, drawing on their own experiences at Islamic Relief. They addressed some of the issues faith charities can experience and how to tackle them. Desai said [...]

Faith based charities face ‘additional level of scrutiny’ based on ‘inaccurate’ perceptions2024-06-02T22:13:01+00:00

PVE, Development and Gender Workshop

2024-05-12T19:15:58+00:00

October 1, 2019 PVE, Development and Gender Workshop HAD held a workshop on Preventing Violent Extremism, Development and Gender at the Annual Conference of the Conflict Research Society.  The workshop took place at the University of Sussex in September. It was part of the Research and Development (R&D) department’s strategy to build strong partnerships with academics and practitioners in the sector. The workshop was co-convened by the Head of R&D, Dr Jennifer Philippa Eggert, Professor Juanita Elias (Professor in International Political Economy) and Dr Nicola Pratt (Reader of International Politics of the Middle East) from the University of Warwick. The event [...]

PVE, Development and Gender Workshop2024-05-12T19:15:58+00:00

The need for a sustained humanitarian commitment to the global refugee crises’

2024-06-03T00:59:25+00:00

Table of Contents The need for a sustained humanitarian commitment to the global refugee crises’ The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) The bigger picture: The need for a sustained humanitarian commitment to the global refugee crises’ September 16, 2019 Humanitarian crises in Syria, Afghanistan, and South Sudan have displaced more than 13 million people around the world; millions have been forced to leave their homes and have not received sufficient humanitarian support. Behind the statistics are people: mothers, fathers, children, all with dreams for their futures. And while it is sometimes easy to switch off from what is happening around us, [...]

The need for a sustained humanitarian commitment to the global refugee crises’2024-06-03T00:59:25+00:00

A New Internship Cohort: September

2024-05-16T09:03:54+00:00

September 16, 2019 A New Internship Cohort: September This month marks the beginning of a new internship cohort in which the interns will be working within various departments at HAD, Islamic Relief Worldwide and Islamic Relief UK for the next three months. This cohort consisted of 13 interns working in various departments including: Learning and Development, Research and Development, Marketing and Communications, Internal Programmes Department (IPD), Global Advocacy, International Finance Department and more.  We're very excited to have such enthusiastic and skilled interns to be working alongside us at HAD and Islamic Relief. The programme is very much a give and [...]

A New Internship Cohort: September2024-05-16T09:03:54+00:00

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