Prepare to respond
Building Humanitarian Capacity in New EU States
In 2012 we’re partnering with the Austrian Red Cross to deliver a unique training programme to support aid workers and humanitarian organisations in the new EU states.
Courses will be offered across a range of humanitarian areas including General Humanitarian Skills and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
Co-funded by European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO), the Austrian Red Cross and the City of London Corporation, the programme offers affordable opportunities for aid workers to develop their skills to respond to disasters both in Europe and around the world.
The programme caters for all knowledge levels with training appropriate for individuals beginning a career within the sector, as well as courses for experienced relief workers looking to develop specialist skills.
Diverse programmes and methodologies, skilled facilitators and international groups of 20 participants, each with different skills and experiences, will provide an ideal training environment.
Food distributions during flooding in Kenya © UNHCR / B. Bannon
Course Programme
General Humanitarian Skills courses:
- Training of Trainers:16 - 20 Jan, Croatia
- Managing People and Projects in Emergencies:
23 - 27 Jan, Slovakia - Needs Assessments in Emergencies:6 - 10 Feb, Slovakia
- Training of Trainers:5 - 9 Mar, Slovenia
- Field Logistics in Emergencies:28 May - 1 June, Bulgaria
- Needs Assessments in Emergencies:
11 - 15 June, Czech Republic - Disaster Risk Reduction: 23-27 July, Romania
- Disaster Risk Reduction: 3 - 7 Sept, Czech Republic
- Field Logistics in Emergencies:1 - 5 Oct, Slovakia
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) courses:
- Hygiene Promotion: 28 Feb - 1 Mar, Croatia
- Household Water Treatment: 20 - 22 Mar, Poland
- Hand Pump Training: 24 - 28 Apr, Austria
- Sanitation: 26 - 29 June, Austria
- Sanitation: 25 - 28 Sept, Austria
- Household Water Treatment: 9 -11 Oct, Bulgaria
- Hygiene Promotion: 6 - 8 Nov, Poland
For the training calendar, please click here.
Expert training providers
The training programme will be run by the Austrian Red Cross (AutRC) and RedR, in cooperation with hosting partners in several countries. AutRC has long standing experience in the field of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, both in development and emergencies.
In 2009, the AutRC began delivering WASH workshops in several central and eastern European countries.The ‘Prepare to Respond’ programme has been developed in response to a needs assessment and will extend these capacity building activities into other thematic areas, as requested by the humanitarian community in new EU countries.
Target Participants
The ‘Prepare to Respond’ training programme has been developed specifically to build the capacity of aid agencies in the new EU countries and Croatia. Registration is open to everyone, however priority is given to applicants from new EU countries and Croatia. More information is available on the Application Conditions page.
If you would like more information, or to book a place now, please visit the specific course page linked above or email our training team.
This training programme has been co-funded by ECHO.
