CAS in Humanitarian Action: Communication and Advocacy for Humanitarian Action

This Certificate of Advanced Studies in Humanitarian Action is part of CERAH's training offer proposing
1 MAS, 1 DAS and 1 CAS with 6 specialisations.

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to teach participants about the different stages of communication in emergency contexts, and the strategies which can be used to effectively advocate for humanitarian projects in these settings
audience
Professionals engaged in developing humanitarian intervention strategies and/or managing programmes or projects
programme
Week 1: Actors, typology and the specific contexts of communication in humanitarian crisis • Week 2: Local codes of communication, communication objectives, links between communication and humanitarian principles • Week 3: From local to global: link between local and international, Information, Education and Communication (IEC) methodologies, critic the use of media • Week 4: From local to global: specific contents of a message, process of picturing human suffering, message using ethical principles • Week 5: Advocacy • Week 6: Communication between humanitarian actors • Week 7: Personal work
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Prof. Doris SCHOPPER, University of Geneva
Diploma jointly awarded by the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID)

Duration
February to March 2014
7 weeks
10 ECTS credits

Application deadline
Candidates who need an entry visa for Switzerland: 1 November 2013
Other candidates: 1 December 2013

Registration fee
CHF 5'000.-
Chèque formation

Information
Geneva Center for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH)
Elisabeth BOUJON
+41 (0)22 908 44 53

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