A short seminar aimed at new and prospective humanitarian practitioners as a primer on the fundamentals of humanitarian action. Each session includes a Question-and-Answer session with an experienced speaker to provide a unique perspective on the realities of deployment.
What You'll Learn
The disaster management lifecycle and what humanitarian action involves.
A primer on the different types of intervention around health, food security, WASH, and shelter.
The standards that humanitarian practitioners should abide by.
The role of humanitarian volunteers and professionals in the sector.
Who It's For
This course is aimed at those who are new to the humanitarian sector or considering a pathway into it. Ideal for:
Mid-career professionals exploring humanitarian service
Students or youth looking for meaningful humanitarian engagement
Anyone in the “curious but unsure” stage about humanitarian practice
No prior experience required.
Format
Live, in-person session
2 hours, including Q&A and interactive elements
Includes access to online learning resources
Registration
All fees include training, materials, and a record of attendance.
Please contact hello@gohadr.com if you have problems registering.
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By registering for this event, you agree to the Event Participation Policy and Privacy Policy.
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All registrations for this course are final. Due to the logistics involved in planning this event, we follow the refund structure below:
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made less than 30 days from the event date, including no-shows on event day.
Registrations are non-transferable and may not be reassigned to another individual.
In the event of postponement or cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances (including but not limited to severe weather, safety concerns, or public health restrictions), the organising team will communicate alternative arrangements or potential partial refunds at their discretion.
By registering, participants acknowledge and accept this policy.
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If the event reaches full capacity, your name will be added to a waitlist. Should a slot become available, you will receive an email notification and have 24 hours to complete your registration. After this window, the spot will be offered to the next individual on the list. Please note that this process is automated.
Trainers
Muchsin Dahalan
Muchsin is a humanitarian trainer and field practitioner with extensive experience in disaster response, volunteer preparedness, and experiential learning.
He has participated in multiple humanitarian deployments across Asia and Africa, supporting needs assessments and WASH operations in disaster responses in Mozambique, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, and the Philippines. These field experiences shape his training approach and help volunteers understand the realities of humanitarian operations.
Muchsin currently serves as Senior Manager for Training Assets Development at Outward Bound Singapore, where he designs and delivers leadership and field-based training programmes focused on resilience, teamwork, and decision-making in challenging environments.
Muchsin also contributes to humanitarian training initiatives and has supported programmes preparing volunteers for overseas disaster response, including serving as a Psychological First Aid instructor with the Singapore Red Cross Academy.
He holds a Master of Community Leadership and Social Development from SIM University, Singapore, and a Bachelor of Sports and Outdoor Recreation from Monash University, Australia.
Nadim van der Ros
Nadim van der Ros is a dedicated humanitarian with over a decade of experience working with social organisations and has been volunteering with Singapore Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and the SAF Volunteer Corps. He is an ALCP-certified trainer and facilitator, volunteering as a first aid instructor and Overseas Disaster Deployment Training trainer for Singapore Red Cross. He has led humanitarian missions to Batam, Sri Lanka and Egypt. He also serves as an Auxiliary Security Trooper for the SAFVC and leads an active extra curricular community for that body.
Why Learn with Us?
This training is provided by Vector Volunteer Services Limited, our parent nonprofit whose mission is to empower humanitarian practitioners for mission success. We bring experienced humanitarian practitioners to deliver our training services, providing practical, real-world perspectives and learning to our participants.
Please contact hello@vectorvs.com if you have any questions about this course.
Licensing notice
This course references concepts from the Sphere Handbook (2018) and Sphere Training Package (2018), used under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License. More at handbook.spherestandards.org