CARE Canada

Published purpose

This project aims to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of humanitarian action by Canadian non-governmental organizations. The project supports the Humanitarian Response Network (HRN), formerly PAGER, a forum for Canadian humanitarian non-governmental organizations to share information, coordinate humanitarian responses, and build organizational knowledge and skills. Project activities include: (1) coordinating information sharing and activities in response to major humanitarian crises, as well as on best practices and lessons learned; (2) providing training workshops for HRN members and other humanitarian stakeholders; (3) organizing 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. This project expect to benefit members of the Canadian humanitarian community including researchers, practitioners and policy makers.