For many NGOs it is a huge challenge to find new partner organisations in project countries with whom they can implement humanitarian projects. In this seminar we will discuss the following questions: What is partnership and what are important aspects in a partnership for my organisation? How can potential partner organisations find common understandings of partnership? How can a partner assessment be carried out that is based on reciprocity (where not only capacities of the local partner are assessed)? What are different methods to conduct assessments? What are specific requirements from donors (esp. GFFO) with regard to partner selection (e.g. financial, structural)? How can you find out if possible partner organisations fit to your organisation and your organisation’s way of working (‘soft skills’ of cooperation besides financial or structural checks)? How can assessments be harmonised and results be shared among different organisations to enhance transparency and to avoid duplication of work?

This course will take place on 04 and 11 March from 09 am to 12:30 pm and on 23 and 30 March from 09 am to 1 pm. Between the different course sessions, participants will engange in self-learning phases and group work.

In this overview course, you will learn the basics of malnutrition, anthropometry and realimentation after food abstinence or reduced food intake in humanitarian aid. Based on case studies, concepts are introduced and you can actively deal with different situations. Almost half a billion people worldwide are malnourished and about half of all infant deaths worldwide are related to severe malnutrition. The term malnutrition encompasses both caloric undernutrition and overnutrition as well as malnutrition of trace elements and vitamins. In this course we first look at the biological basics of energy metabolism and starvation metabolism in order to build on this to understand the clinical manifestations and long-term consequences of malnutrition and to be able to derive the right conclusions for nutrition therapy and sustainable food security.

The course language is English and the training from 10:00 to 17:15 includes regular breaks.

"Anything without us is not for us" - people affected by crises know best about their situation and what it takes to improve it. They only really accept the solutions that they themselves have helped to create. For cooperation in emergency and disaster situations, there are working methods that make it possible to respect these principles. The course offers access to such working methods that go beyond many current practices. More and more actors in the international humanitarian aid system are working with these approaches. The trend in this direction and the need for it are obvious - especially in view of the current Covid crisis.