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Mental Health in the Workplace: An Invisible Aspect of Employee Welfare?
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Mental Health in the Workplace: An Invisible Aspect of Employee Welfare?

moh2024-06-03T20:07:19+00:00

Table of ContentsMental Health in the Workplace10 tips that can help promote wellbeing and in turn your overall mental health. Eating habits Don’t be a statue! Get some structure Ask for Help or Guidance Be Positive Meditate and Be Mindful Be thankful Be kind to others Be Positive Accept Things You Can’t ChangeSome last reflections: Mental Health in the Workplace Mental health in the workplace is a significant aspect of employee welfare. But when you hear that there’s a training course addressing topics like anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders etc. Are your first thoughts along the lines of: “this is [...]

Mental Health in the Workplace: An Invisible Aspect of Employee Welfare?moh2024-06-03T20:07:19+00:00

Safety and Security for Humanitarians
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Safety and Security for Humanitarians

moh2024-06-03T20:25:00+00:00

Table of Contents Safety and Security for Humanitarians course about Safety and Security for Humanitarians Safety and Security for Humanitarians The recently published figures from the Aid Worker Security Report revealed 2018 as the second worst year on record for safety and security for humanitarians, with 399 aid workers affected by major violence in 221 separate attacks. However, vehicle related incidents remain the most likely source of injury to humanitarian workers. course about Safety and Security for Humanitarians This week six Islamic Relief staff from the communications team attended a new course here at HAD, ‘Safety and Security for Humanitarians’. This [...]

Safety and Security for Humanitariansmoh2024-06-03T20:25:00+00:00

Once a Humanitarian Worker, Now a PhD Student: Reflections from Post-ISIS Iraq
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Once a Humanitarian Worker, Now a PhD Student: Reflections from Post-ISIS Iraq

moh2024-06-03T21:02:41+00:00

Table of ContentsOnce a Humanitarian Worker, Now a PhD Student: Reflections from Post-ISIS Iraq‘It looks the same, but it feels different’: Arriving (again) in IraqFormer colleagues that have become friendsOn the plane to Iraq: Spotting humanitarian workers in the crowd‘Now I can seek to be useful in a different way’Once a humanitarian worker, now a PhD student: A different me in many ways Once a Humanitarian Worker, Now a PhD Student: Reflections from Post-ISIS Iraq Kathleen Rutledge conducted field research on the role of faith in coping and recovery amongst women survivors of the ISIS conflict in Iraq earlier this year. [...]

Once a Humanitarian Worker, Now a PhD Student: Reflections from Post-ISIS Iraqmoh2024-06-03T21:02:41+00:00

Is there a moral imperative to address climate change?
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Is there a moral imperative to address climate change?

moh2024-06-03T21:16:38+00:00

Table of ContentsIs there a moral imperative to address climate change?The Islamic narrative:How is HAD working to reduce the impacts of climate change?How can we take that narrative to the wider community? Is there a moral imperative to address climate change? Seeing the devastating images of the fires raging across Amazon rainforest on our television screens and social media feeds this past week, it is indisputable that we are facing escalating climate change concerns. What is more, we can no longer play ignorant to the growing challenges and threats faced by the climate crisis. 2019 has seen the highest recorded number [...]

Is there a moral imperative to address climate change?moh2024-06-03T21:16:38+00:00

The Dangers Aid & Development Professionals Face On-The-Ground Are Real
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The Dangers Aid & Development Professionals Face On-The-Ground Are Real

moh2019-08-27T08:58:53+00:00

August 27, 2019 The Dangers Aid & Development Professionals Face On-The-Ground Are Real National and international humanitarian workers are facing increased levels of insecurity and violence in conflict-affected areas. How can NGOs and INGOs prepare their workforce and improve aid worker security for the challenges they may face during and after their deployment? According to the Aid Worker Security Report, 409 aid workers were impacted by major violence in 226 incidents in 2018, which is the second highest year on record.[2] Humanitarian workers face dangers including aerial bombardment, kidnappings, attacks with small arms, and sexual violence; with sexual violence being predominantly (but [...]

The Dangers Aid & Development Professionals Face On-The-Ground Are Realmoh2019-08-27T08:58:53+00:00

Strategies aimed at Countering Female Genital Mutilation: Delinking Religion and Culture
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Strategies aimed at Countering Female Genital Mutilation: Delinking Religion and Culture

moh2024-06-03T21:39:06+00:00

Table of Contents A manifestation of deeply entrenched gender inequality Why is FGM practiced? The link between FGM and religion The Case of Egypt Countering Female Genital Mutilation Including faith actors in interventions aimed at countering Female Genital Mutilation Inequalities and faith are two of the programmes priorities of HAD. Within the Inequalities Research Priority, we currently mostly work on gender. In this blog post, Madison Gough and Ravina Ishtiaq bridge these two programmes priorities, by critically examining the link between Female Genital Mutilation, culture and religion and discussing the role of faith actors in countering the practice. A manifestation of [...]

Strategies aimed at Countering Female Genital Mutilation: Delinking Religion and Culturemoh2024-06-03T21:39:06+00:00

Mental Health Matters: A MUST for Humanitarians
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Mental Health Matters: A MUST for Humanitarians

moh2024-06-03T22:12:39+00:00

Table of Contents Mental health matters: Issues within the humanitarian sector What can we do to change things? Mental health matters: Despite the fact that more than a quarter of us will experience mental health issues at some point in our lives, it is very much a taboo topic in society as a whole and in the humanitarian sector. By the very nature of their work, humanitarian aid workers are exposed to challenging circumstances; if they are not able to talk about their experiences and receive adequate support, aid workers are likely to develop mental health problems in the long [...]

Mental Health Matters: A MUST for Humanitariansmoh2024-06-03T22:12:39+00:00

World Humanitarian Day 2019: Let’s celebrate Humanitarian Women
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World Humanitarian Day 2019: Let’s celebrate Humanitarian Women

moh2024-06-04T10:16:52+00:00

Table of Contents Let’s celebrate Humanitarian Women What does being a Humanitarian mean to you? Let’s celebrate Humanitarian Women Today is the 10thanniversary of the World Humanitarian Day, and this 2019 is dedicated to celebrating Women Humanitarians who have contributed in making the world a better place. This campaign recognises how women strengthen the delivery of aid all over the world with a uniqueness and perseverance that only they have. According to the UN, when women are included in humanitarian action, the entire community benefits. Only the female population can understand how limited healthcare is after a crisis, especially for mothers. [...]

World Humanitarian Day 2019: Let’s celebrate Humanitarian Womenmoh2024-06-04T10:16:52+00:00

Talent Development: What Are We All About?
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Talent Development: What Are We All About?

moh2024-06-04T10:29:53+00:00

Table of Contents Talent Development: What Are We All About? Talent Management What is Talent Management? Talent Management and the Future of Islamic Relief Talent Development: What Are We All About? Talent Management Many of Islamic Relief’s (IR) leaders have felt the impact of Dr Hany El-Banna’s commitment to talent development within IR since 1984. Dr Hany instinctively believed in developing and retaining talent as a way of strengthening the organisation, and applied his belief by encouraging many individuals to grow and progress within IR. Many of those who have learned their trade at IR are now applying it elsewhere, within [...]

Talent Development: What Are We All About?moh2024-06-04T10:29:53+00:00

The Values Underpinning the Muslim Charity Sector
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The Values Underpinning the Muslim Charity Sector

moh2024-06-04T11:16:22+00:00

Table of Contents The Values Underpinning the Muslim Charity Sector Muslim charitable sector Shari’ah Another driver of Muslim giving Waqf The Values Underpinning the Muslim Charity Sector Muslim Charity: In the last 10 years the wider aid and development community has started to become aware of the magnitude of philanthropic giving and wealth redistribution within the Muslim World (not least in the UK) as data on annual zakat and charitable flows became estimated for the first time by the UN and other agencies. Muslim charitable sector What is less understood by the wider community are the drivers behind the Muslim charitable [...]

The Values Underpinning the Muslim Charity Sectormoh2024-06-04T11:16:22+00:00

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