Working in the humanitarian sector is associated with a high level of stress for staff. Heavy workloads, stressful managerial practices and travelling to crisis and/or disaster contexts can have massive impacts on their psychosocial stability. The corona pandemic also adds to this burden.
Participants will learn what impact mental stress can have on their work and the organisational culture. After the training, they will be equipped with solid basic knowledge on concepts for integrating psychosocial dimensions into staff welfare and project design as well as methods to pass on the knowledge to colleagues and partner organisations.
The three-day training is directed at experienced staff of German humanitarian NGOs with project and/or staff responsibility.
The seminar will be facilitated by Amail Bendedda of Bioforce. She has worked for various NGOs in the field and at headquarters in human resources and facilitates trainings on interpersonal skills, conflict management and stress management for Bioforce. Amail is a Mental Health First Aid Instructor and a Preventer of Psychosocial Risks.
The sessions will be in English. Participation is free of charge. The number of participants is limited. Registration through this link. After the seminar individual coachings are offered.
The event will be online. Participants will receive some pre-reading materials and/or pre-watching videos before the training.
The seminar is part of a joint project of the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) of Ruhr-University Bochum and VENRO.
For any further information or questions, kindly contact:
Karoline Krähling
Policy Advisor Humanitarian Assistance
+49 (0)30/26 39 299-28
k.kraehling(at)venro.org