Organization: Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs
Registration deadline: 04 Jul 2016
Starting date: 18 Jul 2016
Ending date: 22 Jul 2016
The ability to handle external relations successfully has a growing impact, particularly at higher levels of management, on the ability of organizations to deliver humanitarian assistance. Students are given the knowledge and skills to respond to the various external relationships that enable humanitarian agencies to operate successfully in a competitive and often hostile environment. Through case studies, the course teaches techniques for dealing with politically motivated and highly stressed interlocutors.
This course will explore the notion of accountability within humanitarian assistance through an exploration of case studies from the field, grey and academic literature. In particular it will look at the contemporary significance of accountability for humanitarian response – when and why it has become such an important concept for humanitarian intervention.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify and describe different definitions and frameworks of understanding for accountability in the context of humanitarian action, clarify the origins of the accountability debate and the historical events that have led to greater demand for accountability in humanitarian action, and critically examine the limits of accountability as a central component in improving aid delivery and effectiveness. Additionally, students will develop a critical eye and be equipped in the following tasks: identify and describe the major accountability organizations in the humanitarian space and their functions and roles including HAP, ALNAP, ECB Project, People in Aid and Sphere; identify, describe and evaluate various accountability mechanisms and techniques practiced by humanitarian actors in programming response to complex emergencies (distinguishing between beneficiaries, donors and staff); and Identify mechanisms by which accountability to affected populations can be improved and ways in which those mechanisms can be monitored and governed
There is a course fee of $1,600 and students will earn two credit hours upon completion. This course can be taken independently or as part of the of the MIHA, Fordham University’s Master of Arts in Humanitarian Action. For those who do not wish to receive formal academic credit, the cost is $913 USD. Students who choose not to take the course for academic will receive a certificate of attendance for the program.
About the IIHA:
The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) at Fordham University offers humanitarian training courses in various locations around the world. With the creation of a Masters in Humanitarian Action (MIHA), the Institute offers a flexible yet academically rigorous training model for aid practitioners looking to further their knowledge and skills in the humanitarian sector.
How to register:
All of the IIHA courses can be taken for academic credit and counted towards Fordham University's Masters in International Humanitarian Action (MIHA) or taken individually, independent from the MIHA at a reduced cost.
To take this course in pursuit of the MIHA, please apply here: http://ow.ly/DbpVH
To take this course independently, please click here: http://bit.ly/14x2wof
