SIPA Humanitarian Affairs Working Team - HAWT

06/20/2020

On this World Refugee Day, we are remembering the 79,5 million brave souls who are so strong, so loving, so creative, so resilient, and so...superhuman! We are spending the day reminding ourselves of the work we do and the commitment we have made towards supporting these super-humans to restore hope and to improve their quality of life. And though we are far away, we are spending the day sharing with them positivity, love, and compassion.

Join us in celebrating the refugees fighting on the frontlines of this pandemic:

For World Refugee Day 2020, we celebrate the refugees fighting on the frontlines of this pandemic, alongside their hosts and the aid workers supporting them....

05/26/2020

Originally built for only 10,000 people, Dzaleka Refugee Camp In Malawi has now reached its absorption capacity with a 300% increase in the number of residents, currently 41,000 UNHCR-registered refugees. And this number is still on the rise, making the camp even more vulnerable during the current pandemic.

Help us support There Is Hope Malawi - an NGO founded by a refugee himself who is doing an incredible work for the Dzaleka community on the ground. There is Hope Malawi is seeking donations for their COVID-19 Appeal, aiming to supply food packs, soaps, and face masks to 1,500 households. With whatever you can, be it financial support or just positive energy, thoughts, and prayers, to be sent their way, please help the Dzaleka community fight against the spread of COVID-19. Please use this link to donate: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/dzalekacovid19

Thank you!

HAWT board members hope you and your loved ones are doing well, physically, mentally, and spiritually during this times!

When it comes to Covid19, the residents of Dzaleka Refugee Camp are especially vulnerable to the threat. A lack of running water combines with overcrowding to make infection control a near impossible challenge. A hand-to-mouth existence also makes bulk food shopping and a life in ...

04/24/2020

Learn more from about the Ethics, Engagement, and Localization agenda from the humanitarian field's experts and leaders through a COVID-19 lens. Shoot us a message, leave us a comment, we are excited to hear your thoughts on this topic!

The world is experiencing a global humanitarian emergency. Social distancing measures and travel restrictions imposed...

04/08/2020

HAWT is raising funds on behalf of The Azadi Project to send hygiene kits to refugee women in Moria camp on Le**os Island to assist them in this COVID-19 battle. If you have a moment, please check out the organization, the initiative, the living condition of the camp and help out with anything you can.

Link to donate: https://www.charidy.com/azadi/SIPA

Living condition:

1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/09/moria-refugee-camp-doctors-story-lesbos-greece.

2.https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2020/03/27/greece-island-refugee-camps-coronavirus

We appreciate you all!

How do you avoid crowds when you live in a refugee camp? How do you quarantine when you share a tent of 3 square metres with 5 to 6 people? How do you wash your hands when there is one tap for 1300+ people and no soap?How do you keep distance when you stand in a crowded line for hours to get food?Ho...

11/07/2019

Menstrual Health in Emergencies
When: Thursday, November 7th at 1pm
Where: IAB 402B
Food will be served!

Join HAWG, GPWG, and HRWG this Thursday over lunch for an event on menstrual health in emergencies with Dr. Marni Sommer, a menstruation researcher at the Mailman School of Public Health. She has been working in the menstrual health space for over a decade and has collaborated with many humanitarian actors to help mainstream menstrual health considerations into emergency response. We look forward to an interesting conversation with her!

08/20/2019

Hey all, we wanted to share an awesome opportunity for the Fall semester through the Earth Institute's Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity: the Peace and Social Change Internship.

Read more about it here, but note that applications are due Aug. 30th!

04/12/2019

Happening tomorrow! Only a few spots left- register now! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1K4tozSBCuA3BMtEj5n6R58Vels1tQvU9I8-s6mX_CXAKsQ/viewform

10/01/2018

Join us for our General Body Meeting tomorrow, Tuesday October 2nd, from 1-2 pm in IAB 324. You'll hear a bit about what HAWG does, opportunities for engagement, and what some awesome second years were up to during their internships this summer! Lunch will be served.

08/22/2018

World Humanitarian Day was on August 19th, and we want to take the time to remember that civilians and aid workers are , and thank everyone for the work they do to affect those in crises around the world. Check out this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=45&v=XMIuWqaDnnw) put together by OCHA, and head over to the World Humanitarian Day (https://www.worldhumanitarianday.org/en) site to learn more and sign a petition to urge world leaders to protect civilians caught in armed conflict.

08/22/2018

World Humanitarian Day was on August 19th, and we want to take the time to remember that civilians and aid workers are , and thank everyone for the work they do to affect those in crises around the world. Check out this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=45&v=XMIuWqaDnnw) put together by OCHA, and head over to the World Humanitarian Day site (https://www.worldhumanitarianday.org/en) to learn more and sign a petition to urge world leaders to protect civilians caught in armed conflict.

04/22/2018

Can't wait to see everyone this Wednesday, April 25th from 6-8pm for a great panel - don't forget to RSVP on Orgsync!

01/28/2018

Join HRHP & HAWG this Monday at 1pm @ 1302 for Helen Epstein's presentation of her new book "Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror".