InterWorks designed and conducted the regional Situational Emergency Training (SET) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 6-8 December 2022. The workshop was conducted for UNHCR and its government and NGO counterparts, to strengthen the capacities of UNHCR and its partners to prepare for and respond to refugee emergencies in the east Africa region. Read more
InterWorks led the IASC Emergency Team Leadership Programme (ETLP) online training, organized by UNHCR on behalf of the IASC from 14-18 November 2022 via Zoom conferencing platform. At the request of the IASC, UNHCR serves as the institutional home for the ETLP by facilitating the tendering, overseeing the design, and ensuring the delivery of the learning program. The ETLP is an interagency blended training programme which reinforces individual team leadership competencies and fosters effective, efficient and professional leadership in humanitarian emergency team settings. Read more
InterWorks conducted a UNHCR eCentre “Basics of International Humanitarian Response” (BIHR) workshop in Fort Dhanarajata, Thailand from 6-14 November 2022. Twenty-five participants from UNHCR, government and NGO counterpart institutions participated, representing 11 different countries in the Asia Pacific region. Read more
InterWorks designed and conducted the regional Situational Emergency Training (SET) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 8-10 November 2022. The workshop was conducted for UNHCR and its government and NGO counterparts in West Africa, to strengthen the capacities of UNHCR and its partners to prepare for and respond to a refugee emergency in the west Africa region. Read more
InterWorks facilitated the Workshop on Emergency Management (WEM) for the Emergency Response Team (ERT) roster at the German Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk – Ortsverband (THW) in Neuhausen, Germany from 9-15 October 2022. Read more
For UNHCR’s online Workshop on Emergency Management, InterWorks designed a virtual simulation exercise to enhance participants’ capacity in interagency coordination, shelter response, negotiating with government authorities and security awareness. The online exercise ran over four days, starting on Friday 21 October 2022, and continuing the following Monday-Wednesday, from 24-26 October 2022. Read more
InterWorks conducted a four-day Safety in the Field (SIF) workshop with the support of the Japan NGO Initiative for Safety and Security (JaNISS) from 22-25 August. It was attended by 18 participants, Including participants from Korean NGOs and the AHA Centre in Indonesia. Read more
InterWorks facilitated a shortened version of the Workshop on Emergency Management Online (WEMO) ran over four days, starting on Friday 24 June, and continuing the following Tuesday-Thursday, from 28-30 June. Overall coordination, planning and administration of the workshops were managed by the UNHCR Global Learning & Development Centre (GLDC) which administers the WEM on behalf of the Division of Emergency, Security and Supply (DESS). Overall event design, facilitation, and preparation of workshop materials was done by InterWorks, LLC. in concert with the UNHCR GLDC and UNHCR content experts as designated by the GLDC. Read more
InterWorks facilitated the Workshop on Emergency Management (WEM) for the Emergency Response Team (ERT) roster from 11-17 June 2022 in Starum, Norway. Hosting arrangements for the WEMF2F in Starum were financed by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in direct arrangement with the host institution, the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap – or DSB http://www.dsb.no/forside.asp). Read more
InterWorks facilitated an Essentials of Humanitarian Negotiation (EHN) online workshop from 27-30 June 2022. Participants came from UNHCR and from NGOs – this workshop being specifically dedicated to UNHCR and NGOs staff on request from the Myanmar management. Read more
