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Conducttr is the go-to crisis-exercising platform for the humanitarian sector. Their simulation software enables NGOs to build and deliver realistic, emotionally-engaging team exercises.
Summary Are your operations secure enough? Join us for an immersive live simulation! Crisis management is an integral part of managing risks, but simulating the…
The threats confronting aid workers are rising significantly. The environments in which NGO staff travel and work delivering programs around the world present considerable risks to their security, safety, health, and wellbeing. In the face of such threats, organizations have…
Project Soteria is bringing law enforcement and the aid sector together to: Prevent sexual offenders from using their positions to access and offend against children and vulnerable adults; and Strengthen the capacity of law enforcement to investigate, prosecute and arrest…
GISF’s Compounding Crises podcast series unpacks just some of the issues impacting humanitarian SRM (from COVID-19 and beyond) and offers insights from security professionals. Conversations explore the interlinked risks that face the sector, including: partnerships in crisis, digital security in the…
GISF is a proud member of the H2H network, and in a recent article published by The New Humanitarian, the importance of this network is highlighted. The article covers the range of needs that H2H groups provide support for, from…
GISF Publications GISF Briefing Papers and Reports GISF Briefing Papers and Reports investigate some of the key conceptual issues facing NGOs and security risk managers in humanitarian operations. The papers aim to consolidate theory in practice; many contain practical tools…
GISF’s Research & Communications Assistant, Scarlett Moore, recently produced a blog for Disaster Ready, introducing the new Security Risk Management Essentials Certificate. The blog considers the value of accessible, affordable professional development opportunities for humanitarian security risk management and explores…
For decades, aid workers have responded to increasing humanitarian needs in complex environments while facing serious threats and access challenges. Security risk management (SRM) has become crucial in allowing humanitarians to deliver aid despite these obstacles, and the sector’s professionalisation…
Developed in collaboration with DisasterReady and Insecurity Insight, this free assessment-based certificate programme enables humanitarian organisations and staff to understand the basic principles and practices behind security risk management, strengthen their security capacity and systematise security risk management processes and…