Humanitarian Response Intensive Course

Due to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, Harvard University has cancelled the Humanitarian Response Intensive Course scheduled for April 2021 in Cambridge, MA.

We plan to hold the workshop again in April 2022. Please sign up for the Course Interest List to be notified when new online and in-person courses are announced. 

The Humanitarian Response Intensive Course is offered each year to professionals from around the world at Harvard University. Through presentations and hands-on table top exercises offered by faculty and guest lecturers who are experts in their topic areas, participants will gain familiarity with the primary frameworks in the humanitarian field (human rights, livelihoods, Sphere standards, international humanitarian law) and will focus on practical issues that arise in the field, such as personal and team security, rapid assessments, application of minimum standards for food security, shelter, WaSH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and operational approaches to relations with the military in humanitarian settings. Throughout the class, students will participate in pre-assigned learning teams to complete in-class projects designed to compliment a humanitarian case study. At the conclusion of class, student teams will present an aid delivery proposal designed to meet the needs of the population portrayed in the humanitarian case study.

Classes will be held in English. To successfully participate in the course, we recommend that participants have at least a B2 English language level (CEFR).

For more information and answers to your questions, including payment and cancellation policies, please see a page of frequently asked questions and policies for the course.