Around the world, more than 123 million people are displaced by conflict and disaster*. With crises becoming more frequent and severe, the humanitarian system is under immense strain.
Too often, decisions are made far from the frontline – slowing response and leaving communities at risk. What’s most needed is empowered local leadership: people with the skills, confidence and networks to act swiftly in their own contexts, shaping responses that save lives and strengthen communities.
Leadership that saves lives
Empowering communities in crisis worldwide
The Centre for Humanitarian Leadership, a partnership between Deakin and Save the Children, is reshaping how the world responds to crisis.
The Centre trains and connects frontline responders globally, equipping them with the leadership skills, strategic insight and global networks to act faster, smarter and closer to where disasters strike.
The Centre’s graduates are transforming their teams, organisations and the way humanitarian aid is delivered in over 100 countries around the world**.
While traditional grant funding may be limited and inflexible, philanthropy fuels innovation and reach: piloting new ideas and scaling proven programs into new regions and empowering local leaders who would otherwise miss out. This ensures that communities in crisis have skilled leadership exactly when they need it most.
Together, we can transform how the world responds to humanitarian crises.
Backing frontline leaders
Building capacity where it’s needed most
Help us strengthen the people and programs transforming humanitarian response.
With your generosity, we can:
- empower local leaders – funding scholarships for crisis responders in countries where resources are scarce, enabling them to lead in their own communities
- deliver training where it’s needed most – supporting the roll-out of leadership training in places like Ukraine, the Pacific, Africa and other regions where demand far exceeds current capacity
- expand our reach – delivering world-class programs to new regions, from Arabic- and Spanish-speaking countries to Australia’s own emergency management sector
- strengthen global impact – ensuring graduates are equipped to respond to today’s disasters, and to reshape humanitarian systems for the future.
If a particular country is close to your heart, you can even choose to sponsor humanitarian workers from that nation to attend Centre for Humanitarian Leadership training – providing assistance for everything from course participation to travel and accommodation.
Strong leaders save lives
Every gift helps empower a new generation of humanitarian leaders – ready to respond faster, smarter and closer to where disasters strike. With your support, we can move quicker and reach further. Together we can ensure no community is left without the leadership it needs in times of crisis.
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*Source: Global Trends | UNHCR
**Source: Centre for Humanitarian Leadership