HAD Recommends

For some, working from home allows much needed flexibility. For others it can make them feel isolated and unproductive. As more and more people are working from home to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus, here are our top tips for working from home and staying productive. 1.      Make sure you have everything you need This is potentially the most vital working from home tip during these uncertain times amid the Coronavirus outbreak. While you’re still at your place of work make sure you have everything you need to be able to work efficiently and effectively from home as it’s uncertain [...]

February 25, 2020 HAD Recommends: 4 Humanitarian Hashtags to Follow in 2020 Social media enables more people than ever to speak and be heard. Studies have shown that it can enhance political participation and collective action. Everyone can have a voice, encourage solidarity and share experiences and because of this, it’s a fantastic way to keep up to date and join in conversations. It’s undeniable that social media has the power to raise awareness and galvanize people towards a collective goal or movement, something especially powerful in the humanitarian sector, so here are 5 humanitarian hashtags to follow in 2020. 1.    [...]

February 18, 2020 HAD Recommends: Top 10 Charity Film Awards Shortlist On the 20th of January the Charity Film Awards released a news piece announcing the shortlist for their award which aims to celebrate the best videos produced by UK charities. The shortlist was based on public votes. Often charities utilise shock factor to evoke an emotional response, but does this work? In a saturated environment full of shock factor adverts it becomes difficult to differentiate between charities and their appeals. For this reason, the Charity Film Awards are so important in allowing us to see what works and what the [...]

November 4, 2019 HAD Recommends: Netflix Documentaries for Humanitarian Workers According to a Streaming Observer study, the world collectively spends 164.8 million hours each day watching Netflix. Which sounds like a lot, but don’t let that make you neglect your account. Netflix actually has a huge collection of inspiring, informative and insightful documentaries for humanitarian workers. And, most of these documentaries only count for around 0.000001% of the world’s collective viewing time for the day so you can watch guilt free! We can always use another reason to have a Netflix binge...   He Named Me Malala (2015) Activist and Nobel [...]

September 16, 2019 HAD Recommends: Podcasts for Humanitarian Workers Podcasts are rapidly growing in popularity and can be a useful tool. In this blog post our Marketing and Communications Intern, Gabriela Hagedorn, recommends her top podcasts for humanitarian workers. How many times have you been obsessed with a book and hoped you could listen to it while you walk? At least I have. As humans, we think in stories, and from a young age, our brains gravitate towards narratives. Even more, a study at Stanford University proved that we remember information 22 times more when it is part of a narrative [...]