Organization: Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, Fordham University
Registration deadline: 22 Jan 2017
Starting date: 05 Feb 2017
Ending date: 03 Mar 2017
Course Description:
The International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA) is an intensive, four-week training program, including more than 200 hours of lectures, presentations, debates, and group work, which caters to a wide range of humanitarian aid professionals. The course provides participants with both an academic and practical orientation towards current issues in the humanitarian field. It is designed to allow aid workers who are active in the field to attend with minimal disruption to their current operations. The IDHA addresses a wide range of disciplines that are involved in humanitarian programs. Among these are management, psychology, anthropology, communication, environment, education, conflict resolution, international law, civil/military relations, politics, and economics.
Course Objectives:
- Provide volunteers and professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds with extensive insight into the needs of refugees and internally displaced people in acute and chronic settings and equip them with the awareness, understanding, and skills that are essential for effective service in a humanitarian crises.
- Enable humanitarian workers to function effectively, both as individuals and members of a team, in acute and chronic situations of conflict and disaster.
- Promote cooperation and dialogue between international, governmental, and non-governmental agencies involved in humanitarian action (assistance and protection).
- Evaluate interventions and identify examples of good practice.
- Examine ways in which humanitarian crises can be anticipated and prevented.
Course Highlights:
- Offered three times each year in various locations around the world
- Cost effective
- Practitioner led and field oriented
- Student body of practitioners
- Scenarios based
- Alumni network
Scholarships: The The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) offers a limited number of scholarships. To be eligible, you must be a citizen of a developing nation and be currently working within the humanitarian field.
For dates of more upcoming IDHA courses, please visit our Course Calendar.
How to register:
HOW TO REGISTER:
To take this course, please ApplyHere
For more details on this course, please visit the IDHA Admissions Page or contact miha@fordham.edu