Humanitarian Emergencies

What is happening in Afghanistan - by Tanja Berretta

What is happening in Afghanistan – by Tanja Berretta

Written by Tanja Berretta, Director of Master HOPE – Humanitarian Operations in Emergencies SCS Board Member and Humanitarian Expert I have been scouring sources and news stories for days and trying to write something sensible about what is happening in Afghanistan. I have been asked to do so by many people these days, and my […]

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Tree destroyed by a Cyclone

Cyclone Idai in Mozambique: our alumna Antonella describes it from the field

Antonella, ex student of our Master PMC – Project Management for International Cooperation, was in Mozambique with AVSI when Cyclone Idai hit the country. We were able to get in contact with her, while she is still on the field in Mozambique, in the heart of the emergency, to have her describe us the situation on the territory

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The wild boars have won the world cup of humanity - by S. Calvani

The wild boars have won the world cup of humanity – by S. Calvani

Sandro Calvani | Senior Adviser and President of the Scientific Committee of Social Change School | 10 July 2018   Minus 3, minus 2, minus 1, HOPE IS REAL. Khaosod English, one of the best Thai news agencies in English, has put that title on hope its online countdown of the boys who came out of the cave

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Master HOPE arrives in Madrid for the Workshop “Working in Emergencies”

Between the 15th and the 17th of December, the cycle of workshops on WORKING IN EMERGENCIES for Master HOPE – Master in Humanitarian Operations in Emergencies, Managing Projects, People Administration & Logistic in the Field – Edition June 2017, was held in Madrid, at the Social Change School headquarters, led by Diego Battistessa (Lecturer and

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Responding to humanitarian emergencies: the importance of effective communication

Responding to humanitarian emergencies: the importance of effective communication

by Filippo Ungaro, Master FRAME Director and Communication Manager at Save the Children Italy. Communication during emergencies is getting more and more important and tactical for Non-governmental organizations. Communication planning has to be a fundamental part of the overall plan of humanitarian emergencies response. And the same thing goes for fundraising. Activities on the field and advocacy

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Migrants at risk: trafficking and smuggling networks – Humanitarian Emergency – By Dr. Susana Ferreira

Susana Ferreira | Doctor in International Security and International Relations, Security Studies and Strategy We are currently witnessing the largest and most pressing escalation of human mobility since World War II. All around the world people are forced to leave their homes, fleeing conflicts (Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, etc.), persecution (Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa), or just looking

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Three Scholarships left for HOPE – Master in Humanitarian Emergencies!

Three Scholarships left for HOPE – Master in Humanitarian Operations in Emergencies Managing Projects, People, Administration & Logistic in the field, ranging from 2000 to 3000 euros, still available for those who have succeeded the admission interview for HOPE Edition June 2017!   Do you dream about working in the field of  Humanitarian Operations with the NGOs? This is your chance!

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Development, Migration and NGOs: “Through Migrant Eyes” by Farida Bena

THROUGH MIGRANT EYES, the latest post by Farida Bena, published on her Blog Kiliza, Listening to Southern Citizens.   “Ever since I started working in development I have been struck by how little we talk about its linkages with migration. Most NGOs specialise in either/or. Very few of them have the courage or the capacity to

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World Bank President

Humanitarian Emergencies management: Intervention by Jim Yong Kim, the World Bank President – With a commentary by Marco Crescenzi

Humanitarian Emergencies: the World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, has intervened with great clarity in his recent appeal on the potential (even more) catastrophic consequences of the uncontrolled migration flows if we do not work on the “de-risk” of the weakest countries. “We must work on de-risking countries like Libya or Nigeria, to attract money

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Standing ovation for Sandro Calvani’s final speech of the Masters Programme

Thanks to his long-standing experience, that led him to work in 135 different countries both as Coordinator of international AID of the Italian Caritas and also former Director of UNICRI and for other organisations of the United Nations, Sandro Calvani is surely one of the most expert professional to introduce and guide our students into this new challenging

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