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Tribune News Network
Doha
Youth from across the region on Sunday attended a number of workshops as part of the MENA Youth Capacity Building in Humanitarian Action (MYCHA) training, organised by Reach Out To Asia (ROTA), a programme of Education Above All.
The three-day youth training initiative provides participants aged between 18 and 30 years with the core humanitarian skills to plan and execute small-scale social and community development projects in crisis-affected contexts.
The topic covered on Sunday included 'Disaster Response Project Cycle', 'Rapid Needs Assessment' and 'Humanitarian Co-ordination Mechanisms'.
In addition to the arranged sessions, the event successfully creates an environment that encourages meaningful discussions on the topic of youth as vital actors in humanitarian response. The training also offers youth participants an unparalleled networking opportunity, where they are able to engage with professionals and the trainers overseeing the workshops.
Aisha al Homaid from Qatar Charity said:"Today's workshops were of great importance to us as youngsters and future humanitarian actors in the field. We were provided an overview of the main challenges that we might face as well as understanding the humanitarian standards, in addition to the priorities in emergency response and the importance of the quality of response."
Essa al Mannai, executive director of ROTA, said:"Today's sessions delved deeper into how to effectively respond to a crisis situation and the lifecycle of a humanitarian project to familiarise participants with how to see a community project through from planning to implementation."
MYCHA is organised by ROTA in partnership with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, Human Appeal, Qatar Red Crescent, Doha Institute, United Nations Envoy on Youth, and United Muslims Relief.
