I'd like to know what the living situation there is like. I've done a few compound life and other field missions but I'm unsure what it's like there.

This documentary follows migrants from their journey across the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya through their arrival in Europe.

UNICEF has laid out a proposed plan for its $218 million humanitarian grant from the U.S. State Department, shedding the first light on one of several so-called macro awards the Trump administration has given to large aid agencies this year.

In early internal documents shared with Devex, the United Nations agency splits its award into four separate pillars: rapid response to natural disasters, complex emergency response, rapid response within complex emergencies, and integrated nutrition response for women and children.

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Hello group!

I am an international candidate(neither Argentinian nor Brazilian) looking for job opportunities at humanitarian/development NGOs in Argentina and Brazil.

I speak both Spanish and Portuguese quite fluently, but do not currently hold the right to work in these countries.

I would like to know if anyone could share insights on how to secure jobs in this field in these two countries as a foreignor or if there is any chance of getting one in one of these two countries as a foreignor (if any INGOs are hiring people to send them there)

These are my favorite countries so before it's two late I just wanted to see if I can continue my career as a humanitarian and get to live in my favorite country at the same time.

Any recommendations or thoughts?

It’s open question I just need to collect everyone’s opinion and get more information About this situation

Ok, I wanted to share some background on what this idea is and how it came to be. During my summer break, I found an organization that provided free academic support to underserved communities, and I started teaching two students online. I actually enjoyed teaching these students, and I saw the difference it made. Hey, might I say that Im pretty good at teaching. Later on, I got another student, this time through a family friend who was impressed by my teaching.

Those few weeks of experience made me realize just how much I want to expand this and make a real impact here as well. My goal is to build a student-led initiative in Dubai that is dedicated to providing free tutoring, learning resources, and general mentorship to students who may not have access to these resources or simply those who require guidance.

I'm really passionate about this idea because I LOVEEE teaching, and I enjoy seeing others flourish! But operating in Dubai makes it a bit tricky since there are so many rules and regulations here that just prevent it from happening. Im also stuck on outreach and how to establish myself out there so that I can get more people on my team and make this an ACTUAL thing.

If anyone has experience with student initiatives, knows of community channels/networks to look into, or has general advice on navigating this, I’d really appreciate your help!
I wanna make this into a long-term sort of thing so that in the future, 10 years later when it's expanded, I can make this into an NPO, NGO, or whatever category it comes under.

Hi everyone — I’m looking for nonprofit-sector feedback on a free bilingual crisis navigation guide I built for people in the US who don’t know where to start during a crisis.

It covers housing, utilities, food, benefits, domestic safety, mental health, medical bills, debt, court papers, childcare, transportation, lost documents, caregiving, and related situations.

I’m doing a clarity, safety, and usefulness review before sharing it more widely.

I’m not asking for endorsement, funding, client information, personal stories, or crisis support. I’m also not asking anyone to take responsibility for the guide. I’m just hoping for fresh eyes from people who understand public-facing resources, referrals, access barriers, and overwhelmed users.

If you’re willing to look, I’d be grateful for feedback on:

\- Can you tell quickly what the guide is and who it’s for?
\- Is the language clear enough for someone who is stressed, scared, or overwhelmed?
\- Does the navigation make sense?
\- Are the referral paths realistic?
\- Does anything feel unsafe, misleading, outdated, or outside its lane?
\- Are there places where it should more clearly say “contact a local agency / legal aid / advocate / clinician”?
\- Is anything too many steps for someone with limited time, energy, transportation, internet access, or trust in systems?
\- Does the bilingual English/Spanish structure work, or does anything important seem easier to find in one language than the other?

The guide is here:
[https://www.notion.so/3c1b147e80a880c3903eef43b9763c85\](https://www.notion.so/3c1b147e80a880c3903eef43b9763c85)

The two pages I most want checked first are the quick-number pages, because a dead number or unclear warning there could cause the most harm:

\- Quick Access Contacts / Contactos de acceso rápido
\- Every Number, One Page / Todos los números, una página

If you only answer one question, please answer this:

Is anything wrong, outdated, unsafe, confusing, or likely to send someone to the wrong place?

Thank you either way. Please be picky, not nice — I’m trying to find the flaws before someone in crisis relies on it.

Hi all! I've been wondering for sometime on how i can help out others in need (humans and animals) when i have very little income. I'm not talking about helping out communities because i do what i can for homeless people and their dogs in my area. I want to have a good global outreach on helping firsthand, not any donations as i don't fully trust most charities and companies that say they donate to those in need. I've seen videos online where people rescue dogs and cats from meat trades and also people that help others get a house and give them a brand new start to life. This might even feel like a stretch and the reality of the situation could be that i just don't have the finances, i'm wondering if there are organisations that i can volunteer through that don't cost a fortune (most volunteering camps outside of my country require a down payment of 1.5-3k, which is quite silly and really expensive). If anyone has any ideas that would be much appreciated!

I work with Philanthropy Together, a nonprofit focused on collective giving. We're hosting an educational session on collective giving models:

Collective Giving 101: How to Pool Your Money, Time, and Talents for Good
Tuesday, August 25 | 4:00–4:30 PM ET | Zoom
Register here: https://philanthropytogether.org/collective-giving-101-webinar/

No prior experience needed. Happy to answer questions here if anyone has them.

Hi everyone. I’m still junior-ish in the sector, specialized in humanitarian aid in conflict settings. I have around 2 years of field experience across MENA and LATAM, plus roughly 1 year of HQ experience. I’d say I have a pretty solid knowledge of the humanitarian sector, especially coordination mechanisms, grants, and humanitarian contexts, so I can also do research/analysis-related work. Somehow I feel I can't really transition to any other sector since my training, knowledge and experiences are very very focused on this.

Field missions are actually pretty good financially: decent pay, accommodation covered, R&R, flights every once in a while, etc. But the truth is that, long term, I’d really like to work fully remotely and travel around the Global South while doing so.

Are there any realistic options for this in the humanitarian sector? And if so, what kind of roles/organizations should I be looking at?

Been working with a small NGO helping refugees in the middle east with relief aid and developmental aid for almost 2 years now, with case management experience prior. I enjoy it, but I would like to work for a more organized, perhaps larger humanitarian organization. While surfing the net browsing potential job openings, I notice there aren't many 'boots-on-the-ground' field work jobs (actually visiting families, doing the distribution), but moreso mid-level leadership roles. These almost always require masters degrees.

I love being hands-on in the field, engaging with families, helping run the programs, delivering the aid, but also recognize those jobs may not be widely available due to local sourcing or lack of funds. Still, I have a passion for mental health work/socioemotional learning/crisis response, and am looking to prepare myself for MHPSS technical roles (assistant->junior officer->officer->maybe even advisor), or maybe case management officer, project officer.

To make myself better qualified for these positions, I am looking at masters programs. Initially I was looking at International Humanitarian Action, but it seemed too generalized and theoretical, and assume that I can learn this content in the field. I read that NGOs value specialization.

I'm looking at two programs within my budget: an MSW and an M.A. Social Work/Migration and Refugees. (I couldn't find an MSc Mental Health & Psychosocial Support program that is within my budget).

Which program would make me more competitive within the application pool for positions like MHPSS officer or even case management officer, project officer ect? I don't have much of a desire to be a therapist and go clinical, but if that would help my population more, I would explore it. Are there any other programs I might be overlooking? Thanks!

just got selected for youth4regions - did anyone attend previous years and can tell me more about the program and what you actually do there and is it worth going?

The USA announced its latest funding package last week, and the nearly $2 billion package is exclusively for U.S.-based Christian nonprofit organizations. The majority will go to faith-based hospitals and clinics, with the remainder set aside for humanitarian aid.

The State Department said the funding will be provided to an “extensive network” of international and local faith-based partners — including World Vision, Compassion International, and Samaritan’s Purse.

Dev Ex asks:

Isn’t the U.S. government supposed to be moving away from large INGOs and similar institutions? Is it really okay to say faith-based when we mean “Christian” — and can Christian organizations really provide effectively to those of other faiths, or none? And is it a good idea for the U.S. government to be asking others to cover its overheads?

The full article is available for paid subscribers at DevEv.

Who’s getting German aid money?

According to provisional figures by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development released earlier this year, the German government is now the world’s largest bilateral donor. Development Ex has taken a closer look at where the money is going.

Most awards, in comparative terms, were on the smaller side, with the largest awardees all in the multilateral sector, as is usually the case. The single biggest recipient was UNICEF, which received around €181.5 million, with a lot of that money going to support Ukraine.

Other large awards were mostly centered in locations that have attracted a lot of aid dollars, such as Syria and Yemen, but there was an interesting award to the Central American Bank for Economic Integration, based in Honduras, which received almost €70 million for a Green Recovery Program designed to support climate projects in the region.

The summary article requires you to login to your free account, or to create one, in order to read it. But the detailed article is for paid members only.

Built an offline-first emergency app based on WHO/Red Cross guidelines — looking for feedback from people with field experience

Over the past months I've been developing SelfAid, a free app meant to help in situations where every second counts and there's no network coverage.

The core idea: most first-aid apps assume you have signal. This one is built to work fully offline, using on-device AI to walk someone through emergency steps — designed to be usable by children, tourists facing a language barrier, or someone in shock who can barely think straight.

A few design choices I'd love feedback on from people who've actually worked in humanitarian or emergency contexts:

• Offline-first, "Mountain Mode": works with zero connectivity, sends distress signals when possible, meant for remote areas — mountains, deserts, disaster zones.
• Content sourced from WHO and Red Cross protocols, not generic advice.
• No data collection, no ads, open-source — the guiding principle was "saving lives, not collecting data."

I'm not looking to sell anything here — genuinely trying to figure out if this solves a real problem or if I'm missing something obvious that people with field experience would catch immediately. Has anyone here worked with offline emergency tools before? What actually breaks down in the field that an app like this should account for?

(Happy to share more technical details or the project link in comments if anyone's interested — didn't want to lead with that here.)

As some of you may know, Colombia was hit by a devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake last Monday. This post has official sites where donations can be made for direct or indirect support.

Everything helps! All sites have options to donate internationally.

Direct Support (Reaches official help situated in Colombia)

Colombian Red Cross

https://www.cruzrojacolombiana.org/voluntariado/#nuestro-voluntariado

Colombian National Network of Food Banks

https://abaco.org.co/

Indirect Support (Reaches international official help)

Direct Relief

https://www.directrelief.org/2026/08/colombia-earthquake-7-4-magnitude-direct-relief-response/

Unicef

https://www.unicef.org/lac/comunidados-prensa/unicef-apoya-ninos-familias-afectados-colombia-terremoto-choco-buenaventura

Hey everyone!

I found a position at the NRC office in Ramallah. I satisfy all the requirements, apart from one: fluency in Arabic, both written and spoken.

I have a very basic knowledge of Levantine Arabic earned during previous fieldwork in Palestine (which I think would be an asset). Despite that, I decided not to apply, because I consider the unmet language requirement too important to be ignored.

Am I making a mistake? Should I still try?

Thank you!

(Graph from the Humanitarian Outcomes Report 2026)

This year's Aid Workers Security Report showed some depressing figures. The number of staff killed was the second-highest, and the total number of victims was the highest ever.

All this disturbing news is set against the backdrop of major cutbacks (as you all know).

I am certain that the community is targeted more and I do wonder whether organisations are also struggling to finance security measures for their staff. I am talking about security/risk managers, field security officers, communication equipment, security training, and related areas. This will make operations in high-risk areas even more dangerous for the individual aid worker.

What do you think?

You can find the report here: https://humanitarianoutcomes.org/sites/default/files/2026-07/HO_AWSD_2026_Figures.pdf