Humanitarian work is inherently stressful. Staff are often working in insecure environments where they can be affected by critical incidents. When working in risky situations aid workers can potentially be subjected to verbal and physical assualt, robbery or abduction/kidnapping. Therefore, it is essential that humanitarian organisations have the ability to provide the training and support to aid workers who are affected by these types of critical incidents. This course aims to bring together humanitarian workers to identify and address stress while equipping them with stress management techniques.

Are you an effective leader? Can you motivate your team when in the midst of an emergency, even if you are miles away? Managing people can be a challenge for any organisation, but in the relief sector, there is often the additional challenge of managing remotely. As a manager working with a team remotely, it is important that you can engage and value staff that is working in stressful and chaotic environments, even if you are not in the same location. 90% about the people issues and 10% about the new technology, successful distance management is essential for the success of any humanitarian response. This workshop is an ideal way to get some top tips and tools to help you manage more effectively from a distance. Through a combination of theory and practical group exercises, participants will examine how to establish strong working relationships at a distance.