Research and Education for Communities in Humanitarian Crisis
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) is a university-wide academic and research center in humanitarian crisis and leadership. Our mission is to create new knowledge and advance evidence-based leadership in disasters and humanitarian crisis. Our work focuses on two main areas: the Humanitarian Academy at Harvard and Research & Translation.
Humanitarian Academy at Harvard
HHI produces a variety of online and in-person trainings designed to prepare students, practitioners and emerging leaders to succeed in the humanitarian field.
Professional Education
Programs to train emerging leaders, executives, and practitioners on best practices to maximize impact in their humanitarian work.
Harvard Students
Activities and offerings to prepare Harvard Graduate and Undergraduate students to enter humanitarian careers.
Research and Translation
HHI programs explore topics critical to communities affected by crises, such as disaster preparedness, risk resilience, humanitarian negotiation, gender-based violence, program evaluation, and the ethical use of data in humanitarian settings.
Humanitarian Strategies
Investigates how to advance the humanitarian field, focusing on the critical areas of negotiation, leadership, education, and evaluation.
Risk, Resilience, and Response
Examines the impact of complex humanitarian emergencies and aims to find ways to improve resilience and response.
Technology and Innovation
Explores the impact of emerging technologies on the humanitarian field, focusing on both ethical and technical considerations.
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Featured Course
Building a Better Response
Free online course that aims to strengthen the capacity of humanitarian practitioners. Links to an external site.