RedR Australia

In any humanitarian crisis, communities need access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene.

Water-borne diseases are major killers in disasters and complex emergencies. They can occur where large populations are displaced, or where local infrastructure has been destroyed by a natural hazard or conflict.

This course will introduce you to the Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector in emergencies, and is designed for those who want to benefit from industry-leading WASH engineering practice.

This course provides an in-depth knowledge of public health engineering and environmental health in emergencies, the practical application of internationally recognised standards and best practice approaches to the delivery of emergency water, sanitation and hygiene responses, and the basics of WASH cluster coordination.

Learning Objectives:

• The links between water, sanitation and health, and the threats posed by environmental diseases
• Effective hygiene promotion in a crisis context
• The complexity of delivering safe water and sanitation in an emergency
• The standard equipment used in the field for emergency WASH response
• Planning and coordinating WASH responses in emergencies

Logistics is a highly in-demand skill during a humanitarian crisis and this RedR training course will teach you what it takes to build a logistics career in the humanitarian sector. 

Humanitarian logistics encompasses moving goods and equipment, relocating disaster-affected people, transferring casualties and moving of aid, relief workers and volunteers. Around two-thirds of funding in each emergency is spent on logistics, highlighting the need for effective and efficient systems.

This highly practical course provides an overview of logistics in humanitarian emergency operations. The course equips and refreshes individuals with the background and knowledge to apply logistics skills through a combination of on-site visits, exercises and scenarios.

The course focuses on the importance of logistics in the provision of aid to disaster survivors as well as its role in carrying out other disaster management operational activities. It examines the design of logistics systems and the importance of coordination in carrying out logistics operations efficiently and effectively.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine the humanitarian logistics system and the activities involved in a logistics operation
• Understand logistics processes
• Assess the sharing of information, tools and resources of an effective networking / collaboration between humanitarian agencies

RedR Australia’s Essentials of Humanitarian Practice training course teaches you everything you need to know about working within the modern humanitarian system and what it takes to respond to an international humanitarian crisis that involves a global response.

On this training course, you will learn the complexity of the international humanitarian relief system and the legal framework for humanitarian assistance. We will introduce you to the characteristics of natural hazards, conflict-induced emergencies, and the requirements for an effective humanitarian response, highlighting some of the dilemmas faced by humanitarians and aid workers.

During the training, you will learn about the various United Nations agencies that respond to disasters and the roles these agencies play in coordinating responses for various sectors such as health, water and sanitation and logistics.

You will discover how international non-government organisations work with these agencies to share information and data, to avoid duplication and ensure humanitarian aid reaches those who need it without causing harm.

We give you the opportunity to put the knowledge you gain into practice and to explore the team skills required to work effectively in the field.

The overall aim of the course is to improve the quality and professionalism of humanitarian action by deepening understanding of the modern humanitarian context, fundamentals and practical realities.

Learning Objectives:

• A comprehensive overview of issues, systems and practice related to working in disasters and humanitarian emergencies
• Increased depth of understanding of the context, history, foundations and new developments in humanitarian practice
• An experience-based learning environment in which you can put your own skills and newly acquired knowledge into practice, as well as understand what humanitarian work is really like

Learning Objectives:

• Legislation for DRR, DM, emergency/ crisis management/ response
• Policies and strategies for DRR, DM, emergency/ crisis management/ response
• Institutional structures for DRR, DM, emergency/ crisis management/ response (national, local; central, sectoral; public and private sectors)
• National inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms
• Local / field level inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms
• Coordination mechanisms with the international community (humanitarian country team & UN RC-HC, activation of the IASC cluster system)
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Participatory monitoring & evaluation