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Project Management for Emergency and Humanitarian Response

Humanitarian projects run under pressures ordinary projects never face, including compressed timelines, insecure environments and rapidly shifting needs. This course adapts project management to emergency response, covering rapid assessment, logistics under constraint and accountability to affected communities. It reflects the realities of relief and recovery work across the African continent.

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What you will be able to do

  • Plan response projects quickly using rapid needs assessment data.
  • Set up logistics and supply lines under insecure or remote conditions.
  • Coordinate with clusters, donors and local authorities during a response.
  • Manage scope and priorities as the situation changes on the ground.
  • Build accountability and feedback mechanisms for affected populations.
  • Transition from emergency response into early recovery and handover.

Course outline

  1. 01The humanitarian project environment
  2. 02Rapid needs assessment and planning
  3. 03Logistics and supply under constraint
  4. 04Coordination and cluster working
  5. 05Managing change in fast moving crises
  6. 06Accountability to affected communities
  7. 07Safety, security and staff wellbeing
  8. 08From response to recovery and handover

Who should attend

Programme and field managers, logisticians and coordinators in NGOs, relief agencies and government units responsible for emergency and humanitarian projects.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
6 to 8 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
19 to 21 Oct 2026
Venue
Johannesburg
3 day programme
FromR13,000
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