Areas of expertise

Disaster preparedness

As well as improving knowledge in how to respond following an emergency, it is also vital for people to know how to be prepared before a disaster occurs. Read about how RedR helps aid workers to be better prepared, potentially saving more lives.

Health

Following a disaster there is an immediate need to provide healthcare to the people affected and later to provide psychological support, in order to prevent the spread of disease, save as many lives as possible and help people recover following the disaster. Learn about RedR's expertise in the broad area of health.

Humanitarian practice

In order to provide the most effective aid possible, aid workers need to have a thorough understanding of good humanitarian practice and principles and be able to apply these to their work. RedR provides training opportunities to teach people about best practice in disaster relief.

Logistics

A fundamental part of any relief programme is ensuring that aid is delivered and distributed to the right place, at the right time and within budget. Read about RedR's logistics training opportunities and expertise.

Planning and management

Humanitarian programmes need to be effectively managed and properly planned in order to best respond to the needs of the people who have been affected by disaster. RedR has extensive experience in this area.

Safety and security

Environments in which aid workers operate are becoming more and more hostile and aid workers now increasingly find themselves the targets of direct attacks. It is vital they know how to protect themselves so they can continue delivering aid to those who need it. RedR is heavily involved in improving the safety and security of aid workers all over the world.

Shelter

For any population displaced by conflict or natural disaster, the provision of shelter is essential. It is vital that the shelter takes into account local need and is properly planned. RedR and RedR Members have experience of providing shelter for humanitarian programmes across a wide variety of different contexts.

Training and facilitation

In order to ensure sustainable solutions and enable humanitarian programmes to run smoothly, relief workers need to know how to train others and pass their knowledge and skills onto local relief workers. RedR develops the confidence and ability of aid workers to share their knowledge effectively.

Water, sanitation and hygiene

Following an emergency, relief workers need to ensure that affected populations have access to clean water and proper sanitation. We have extensive experience in the area of water and sanitation provison for humanitarian programmes.

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