CCIC - Canadian Council for International Cooperation

Published purpose

This project aims to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of humanitarian action by Canadian non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The project supports the Humanitarian Response Network (HRN), a forum for Canadian humanitarian non-governmental organizations to share information, coordinate humanitarian responses, and build organizational knowledge and skills. Project activities include: (1) information sharing and coordinating activities in response to major humanitarian crises, as well as on best practices and lessons learned; (2) training workshops for HRN members and other humanitarian stakeholders; (3) conducting speaker series that brings experts, both academics and practitioners from Canada and abroad, to speak on key humanitarian topics; and (4) developing a short public engagement strategy, to define key opportunities and approaches to the public engagement component of the HRN’s work. The activities of the Humanitarian Response Network are of benefit to members of the Canadian humanitarian community including researchers, practitioners and policy makers.