Building a Better Response
Self-paced foundation humanitarian training in multiple languages for international NGOs, UN agencies, academic institutions, and other humanitarian actors.
BBR aims to fill knowledge gaps by providing an easily accessible and high quality online platform, as well as in-person training geared toward NGOs and other humanitarian actors. The “Building a Better Response: Strengthening Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Capacity and Engagement in the International Humanitarian Coordination System” project aims to strengthen the capacity of national and international NGO personnel, as well as other humanitarian actors, to engage with the international humanitarian coordination system in a manner that improves overall coordination and response to the needs of affected populations.
Our Online Courses provide training in the following areas:
- Unit 1: Foundations of humanitarian action
- Unit 2: The international humanitarian coordination system
- Unit 3: The cluster approach
- Unit 4: Planning and funding disaster responses
- Unit 5: International law and humanitarian standards
- Unit 6: Complex humanitarian emergencies
Register and successfully complete the Arabic, English, French, or Spanish language versions to earn the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative's Building a Better Response certificate.
Thank you for your interest in Building a Better Response. Due to funding constraints, we are now required to charge a fee to access this course. We believe that access to humanitarian learning should not be limited by geography or financial constraints. That’s why we offer an 20% discount to learners in countries classified as low- and lower-middle-income economies by the World Bank. This discount is automatically applied during registration based on your location.
Tuition: $60
