
Harvard University: Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Harvard University: Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Year of creation
2005
Type of institution
Academic institution
HQ Location
United States of America (North America)
Languages
English
Description
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative are a university-wide academic and research center at Harvard University that brings an interdisciplinary approach to promoting understanding of humanitarian crisis as a unique contributor to global health problems and to developing evidence-based approaches to humanitarian assistance. This institution provides education or training related to humanitarian studies and disaster management, including the following courses: Certificate in Humanitarian Studies, Ethics and Human Rights; Building a better response; Advanced Professional Certificate on Crisis Negotiation in the Middle East; Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster; Advanced Training Programme in Humanitarian Action (ATHA); Monitoring and Evaluation for Humanitarian Programs workshop; Humanitarian Geospatial Technology workshop; Urban Humanitarian Emergencies workshop; Humanitarian Response Intensive course