HHI Resilient Communities

We recently released the first information sheet about the findings of our 2024 nationwide survey on #disasterpreparedness and #climatechange perceptions in the Philippines. ???? In the coming weeks and months, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative HHI Resilient Communities will be sharing more information on various thematic areas that contribute to community resilience. Stay tuned! Check our information sheet here ?? https://lnkd.in/gSeCQFFn

?? Conference Opportunity ?? The Disaster Studies Initiative at the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University is hosting an international conference on March 28-30, 2025. ?? From natural to man-made hazards, disasters have shaped the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's history, but disaster studies within these contexts remain under-explored. This conference challenges scholars and professionals to rethink disasters and how people should deal with disasters—both past and present. Interested to join? Kindly go to ?? https://lnkd.in/gyjGfm9a. You may also reach out to Liz Flanagan for more information. This international conference is co-sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.

?The H2H Network is pleased to welcome its newest member, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), as we continue to strengthen evidence-based humanitarian action. ??As a leader in practice-based research and education, HHI ensures that humanitarian aid is grounded in scientific evidence and humanitarian principles. By working with scholars, policymakers, NGOs, and humanitarian actors, HHI helps advance leadership and decision-making in crises and disasters. HHI states: "We joined H2H to engage in collective action to meet growing global humanitarian needs at a time when the international humanitarian system itself is under threat." At a time of increasing complexity in humanitarian crises, collaboration and data-driven solutions are more critical than ever. We look forward to working together to drive collective action and improve humanitarian response through research. ?? Learn more about their work here: https://lnkd.in/eTsnz8Ew ??Read the full welcome announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eXrAPJKW

? Happening Today: Our program director, Dr. Vincenzo Bollettino, will join fellow experts in research & humanitarianism for the "Nonprofits and Philanthropy Working Abroad in 2025: Navigating Recent Developments in Government Policy and Regulation" ???? webinar, which will be held today, March 10th, at ? 3:30 p.m. (Central time). The discussion will focus on recent developments in evolving federal aid policies impacting ???? U.S. nonprofits and ?? global organizations. Dr. Bollettino will provide valuable insights from his work at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI), observations on impacts in the field, and the?future of humanitarian aid and funding. ?? Don't miss this insightful discussion today! Join the webinar through Zoom: https://lnkd.in/gYvb_Fta The webinar is organized by the School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. #HumanitarianAid #ForeignAid #HarvardHumanitarian #webinar

The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI) – Program on Resilient Communities is one with organizations worldwide in celebrating this day themed #ForAllWomenAndGirls. Learn more about our research work aimed at strengthening the resilience of women in the ???? Philippines and ???? Nepal to help achieve gender equality. ??

Many people in the public health field—including members of the Harvard Chan School community—have been facing waves of uncertainty due to changes in federal policy. Grant reviews have been frozen in many fields. Contracts have been terminated. Data sets have disappeared from websites and, in some cases, have reappeared with warning labels. And the current administration has cut hundreds or thousands of jobs in federal agencies focused on public health. Karestan Koenen, professor of psychiatric epidemiology and an expert in stress and trauma, discusses the impact on public health professionals and offers tips on coping in our latest Q&A: https://bit.ly/3QN98I5

On Monday, March 3, 2025 the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative hosted an important discussion at the?Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health?on the recent U.S. foreign aid freeze and and its impact on humanitarian efforts globally. A special thank you to our Director, Dr. Michael VanRooyen, MD, MPH?for sharing his insights and to our Executive Director,?Dr. Irini Albanti, DrPH, MPH, MA, for leading this critical conversation. The discussion examined the immediate risks resulting from the cessation of critical foreign aid, including its impact on health, security, and mortality, as well as the shifting role of the United States as a global humanitarian leader. ???Missed it??Watch the full recording on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/dcSaZfXm ?? Stay updated on future events by joining our mailing list: https://lnkd.in/eCx6igu #HumanitarianAid #GlobalHealth #HarvardHumanitarianInitiative #ForeignAid #HumanitarianResponse

Join Dr. Michael VanRooyen and Dr. Irini Albanti of HHI for a critical discussion on the Current State of Humanitarian Aid in a few hours. Register to attend if you haven't yet ?? hsph.me/currentstate

Interested in health and climate nexus? ?? Our program director, Dr. Vincenzo Bollettino, will join Panel 2: "Health and Climate Change in Southeast Asia" at the Southeast Asia Regional Dynamics & International Linkages conference hosted by the Harvard Asia Center on March 7th?in Cambridge, USA. Panel 2 will highlight how regional collaboration can foster more climate-resilient health systems, especially in communities most at risk?in Southeast Asia, through sharing best practices, data, and resources. Other panel discussions will tackle economic development, democratic resilience, and modern Southeast Asian history. Register via https://lnkd.in/eaeJTHf9 or the QR code below.??

This International Mother Language Day, we’re exploring how #resilience sounds around the world. ???? Resilience takes many forms across languages and cultures, but our challenges and hopes are universal. How would you express 'resilience' in your own language? Drop your translations in the comments! ??