Equipping humanitarian leaders: Learning from a learning programme.
By Marianel Coolen, Humanitarian Learning & Development Advisor.
Marianel shares what the FIELD course taught her about training up humanitarian leaders.
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Equipping humanitarian leaders: Learning from a learning programme.
By Marianel Coolen, Humanitarian Learning & Development Advisor. Marianel shares what the FIELD course taught her about training...
COVID-19: A chance to empower citizens through social protection
Billions are now being distributed to citizens by governments to stave off rising poverty from COVID-19. The...
Decoding the humanitarian-development nexus in DR Congo.
World Vision’s five lessons about the nexus delivering change in fragile contexts. By Sarah Pickwick, Senior Conflict...
Beneficiary data: It’s time we grew up and learned to trust
Amos Doornbos says there is an answer to the aid data muddle. When the aid industry began shifting...
Beneficiaries in South Darfur: cash assistance gives us the dignity to choose
Cash-based transfer programming, incorporating cash and cash vouchers, is one of the approaches that World Vision is...
Every drop in the ocean matters: what 20 years as a female humanitarian has taught me
Twenty years of humanitarian work later, I still could not imagine doing anything else. It has taken...
Working together for refugees: not exactly what you think it is
By Colin Dyer Cover Photo: There are 80,000 people living in Za'atari Refugee Camp in Jordan. Many of...
Cash transfers for food within the humanitarian disaster management context
Twin sisters Elcie and Evelyn live in Ecuador, where they migrated from Venezuela due to the economic...
Change the way you think (about data)
Data is power. Which means for the most vulnerable people in the world, protecting and recognising their...
Indonesia told us what we already knew – and more
By Kathryn Taetzsch & Puspasari Indra, Global Director & Advisor Cash & Markets Based Programming, World Vision Asfiani...
Cash: the glue that binds humanitarian and development work
By Kathryn Taetzsch Global Director, Cash-Based Programming World Vision International For too long, as practitioners of good...
Improving the customer service experience for children and communities
By Kathryn Taetzsch, Global Director, Humanitarian Partnerships & Cash Based Programming, World Vision International A customer care...
No simple road map to working in conflict contexts
Written by Maya Assaf Horstmeier, Associate Director for Conflict SensitivityOver 530 million children today are living in contexts...
Not A Target
All too often humanitarian workers witness the worst that mankind can offer. More than 30 years ago...
Efficiency that makes sense for people shouldn't be optional
It is a very exciting time to be a humanitarian. Last year awoke a sense of innovation...
One year on: time to take the Grand Bargain from a global promise to a field reality
During the World Humanitarian Summit 2016 the Grand Bargain (GB) was signed with great fanfare. A promise was...
What can INSPIRE achieve for children in humanitarian contexts?
Written by Nina Nepesova and Erin JoyceOne of the most promising solutions to address violence against children...
Platforming - what can NGOs learn from AirBnB and Amazon?
Cash programming is being used by operational agencies and donors to revolutionise the entire humanitarian sector. Cash...
Are conflicting incentives in cash-based programming delaying critical reform?
Delays in releasing donor funds allocated to supporting Syrian refugees through cash programmes have sparked a ‘who is...
Three ways the Grand Bargain is poised to make real difference for humanitarian implementers
At the end of last year I posted a blog wondering whether the Grand Bargain (What is...
The Grand Bargain: will it all be over by Christmas?
As the year draws to a close it is natural to look back and reflect on what...
Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall learn more about World Vision’s work
The impact of World Vision’s work with children affected by violence and emergencies was on full display for...
Three Years On From Haiyan, Innovative Cash Aid Has Served Thousands
“World Vision’s livelihood project came at a time when business wasn’t doing well,” says store owner Alejandro...
Where are we on forced migration?
Google the recent meetings on forced migration and you will find highly mixed opinions on the outcomes...
Refugees, migrants and internally displaced people
"Are they really refugees? Or people who just wanted a better life?" I was asked this question while...