Expert-led capacity building, built for the field.
Six flagship courses for humanitarian and development professionals — combining theoretical grounding with hands-on practical application. Designed and delivered by sector specialists with operational track records, not generalist trainers.
Six courses, three practice areas.
Each course is delivered in-person or hybrid, customised to the operating context, and paired with practical application exercises drawn from the participants’ own programmes.
Capacity Building for Early Recovery and Reconstruction
Equip professionals with essential knowledge and skills for effective engagement in post-crisis early recovery and reconstruction efforts.
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Module 01Peace-building and securityConflict analysis, community-based security, and coordination with security actors.
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Module 02Justice and reconciliationTransitional justice mechanisms, truth commissions, reparations, and community healing.
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Module 03Social and economic well-beingLivelihoods restoration, social services, and sustainable development pathways.
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Module 04Inclusive governance and participationStakeholder engagement, participatory processes, and local-governance strengthening.
Mastering the 2021 Single Form: DG ECHO-Funded Actions
Enhance capabilities in preparing, implementing, monitoring, and managing ECHO-funded humanitarian projects through the 2021 Single Form.
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Module 01Single Form structure and logicECHO requirements, form overview, priorities, and operational logic.
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Module 02Needs assessment and beneficiary targetingEvidence-based proposals, vulnerability criteria, and beneficiary identification.
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Module 03Logframe development and financial planningBudgeting, indicator development, and results-based management.
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Module 04Monitoring, evaluation, and riskCompliance, monitoring frameworks, risk assessment, and adaptive management.
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Module 05Practical applicationCase studies and guided proposal-development exercises.
Protection Mainstreaming and Inclusion
Strengthen protection and inclusion knowledge of humanitarian practitioners across all sectors of intervention.
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Module 01Protection in humanitarian actionProtection concepts, Centrality of Protection, mainstreaming principles, and legal frameworks.
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Module 02Mainstreaming and AAPIntegration across sectors and effective feedback mechanisms for accountability to affected populations.
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Module 03Gender mainstreaming and PSEAGender analysis, gender-responsive programming, and organisational PSEA prevention and response.
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Module 04Disability inclusion: principles to practiceInclusive humanitarian action, barrier removal, and inclusive assessment, design, and monitoring.
Business Development for Humanitarian Organisations
Develop skills in proposal writing and strategic business development for challenging humanitarian and development funding environments.
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Module 01Strategic proposal writingDonor landscapes; tailoring proposals to donor priorities, formats, and criteria.
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Module 02Evidence-based proposalsUsing data effectively — needs assessment, baseline data, and impact measurement.
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Module 03Business development strategyOrganisational alignment, strategic planning, diversification, and resource mobilisation.
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Module 04Donor engagement and relationshipsEffective communication, visibility planning, and relationship-building with key donors.
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Module 05Operational planningTranslating strategy into action plans, resource allocation, team structures, and performance tracking.
Protection Analytical Framework and Information Management
Build organisational capacity for protection analysis, data collection, and information management for evidence-based protection programming.
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Module 01Centrality of Protection & mainstreamingProtection risk equation, vulnerability and capacity frameworks, and intersectional approaches.
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Module 02Gender mainstreaming and feminist analysisGender-sensitive protection programming, GBV risk analysis, and feminist analytical frameworks.
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Module 03Protection Analytical Framework (PAF)Methodology and applications: context analysis, risk identification, and response options.
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Module 04MHPSS pyramid and measurementMulti-layered approach, assessment methodologies, intervention design, and outcome measurement.
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Module 05Practical applicationHands-on development of protection monitoring tools, sampling approaches, and analysis frameworks.
Mainstreaming Human Rights and Evidence-Based Advocacy
Enhance practitioners’ ability to integrate human rights principles into development programming and conduct effective evidence-based advocacy.
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Module 01Human-rights-based approachRights-based frameworks, international human rights standards, and PANEL principles.
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Module 02Rights-based programmingProgramme-design methodologies, rights-based indicators, and implementation strategies.
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Module 03Stakeholder analysis and engagementIdentifying duty-bearers and rights-holders, mapping methodologies, and power analysis.
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Module 04Evidence collection and documentationHuman-rights documentation, fact-finding, interviews, verification, and ethical standards.
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Module 05Strategic advocacyCampaign design, target-audience analysis, message framing, and outcome-measurement frameworks.
Theory plus practice, in equal measure.
Our trainings are not lecture marathons. Every module is structured around a working example from the participants’ own context — so the skills walk out of the room with the people who learned them.
Practitioner-led delivery
All trainers are sector specialists with field track records — protection, GBV, business development, M&E, human rights. Theory is anchored in operational experience, not slides borrowed from a generic curriculum.
Context-customised
Every course is adapted to the participants’ operational context: country, sector, donor portfolio, and language. We do not deliver a fixed curriculum — we deliver outcomes.
Application embedded
Each module includes hands-on exercises using the participants’ real proposals, monitoring tools, or programme designs — so participants leave with actionable outputs, not just notes.
Three ways to engage.
Choose the format that fits the team, the budget, and the operational rhythm — or combine them as needed.
In-person
Classroom delivery at the partner’s location, with full materials, group exercises, and certification.
Hybrid
Live sessions for distributed teams — with breakout rooms, recorded modules for asynchronous review, and a final in-country workshop.
Train-the-trainer
Build internal training capacity: materials, facilitator notes, and a coaching cycle so the partner can deliver the course independently.
Custom curriculum
Bespoke courses designed against your specific learning objectives — from a half-day briefing to a multi-week programme.
Train your team, where it matters.
Tell us the team, the topic, and the timeline — we will scope a training proposal within five working days. Custom curricula and multilingual delivery on request.