Introduction

The course focuses on the specific skills needed to support emergency relief efforts, with an emphasis on finding, importing, and managing spatial data in regions with poor infrastructures. The aim of this training is to explore applications of GIS analysis in humanitarian assistance, and more broadly in emergency management.

Duration:

5 Days

Who Should Attend

The course is designed for both decision makers and technical people involved in offering humanitarian assistance such as National disaster management unit, Red Cross, UN/N

COURSE LEVEL: Intermediate

Course Objectives

By the end of this course you will learn:

• Demonstrate key applications of GIS for humanitarian assistance.
• Apply the geospatial technologies to humanitarian assistance.
• Identify the spatial tools and methodologies that are currently being utilized within humanitarian, human rights and disaster research, prevention, and response.
• Reflect on existing power structures of data, diversity of narratives, and digital colonialism as it affects the humanitarian space.
• Critically review the limitations, ethics, and challenges of spatial data and methods in the humanitarian sector.
• Learn the subjectivity of the visualization of spatial data and ways to clearly communicate outcomes.
• Understand how spatial technologies can be leveraged to explore and address diverse thematic areas relevant to the humanitarian sector in novel ways.

Course Outline

Module 1: Skills needed to support emergency relief efforts, with an emphasis on finding, importing, and managing spatial data in regions with poor infrastructures.

Module 2: Applications of GIS analysis in humanitarian assistance, and more broadly in emergency management.

Module 3:

• Spatial tools and methodologies that are currently being utilized within humanitarian, human rights and disaster research, prevention, and response.
• Power structures of data, diversity of narratives, and digital colonialism as it affects the humanitarian space.

Module 4:

• Limitations, ethics, and challenges of spatial data and methods in the humanitarian sector.
• Visualization of spatial data and ways .

Module 5: Spatial technologies leveraged to explore and address diverse thematic areas relevant to the humanitarian sector in novel ways.

Course Administration Details:

METHODOLOGY

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprise of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

ACCREDITATION

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Indepth Research Institute(IRES) certificate certified by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA).

TRAINING VENUE

The training will be held at IRES Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments and lunch.

All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

ACCOMMODATION AND AIRPORT PICKUP

Accommodation and airport pickup are arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

Email:[email protected] or [email protected]

Mob: +254 715 077 817/+250789621067

TAILOR- MADE

This training can also be customized to suit the needs of your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our IRES Training Centre or at a convenient location.

For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254 715 077 817/+250789621067

Mob: +254 792516000, +254 792516010 , +250 789621067 ,or mail [email protected] or [email protected]

PAYMENT

Payment should be transferred to IRES account through bank on or before start of the course.

Send proof of payment to [email protected] or [email protected]

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