What we do
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We empower civil society groups at all levels, enabling them to reach their full potential. We create dialogue and understanding between organizations from Muslim countries or denominations, and their Western and multilateral counterparts.
At an organisational level, we run workshops and create partnerships with small organisations to increase capacity, accountability and expertise. We provide training, mentoring and coaching in areas such as disaster management, finance and leadership skills, so that they can increase their effectiveness.
At national level our forums link local organisations to create a strong voice. This is particularly crucial where state capacity to respond to disasters is limited, or different humanitarian communities do not cooperate fully. In Sudan, Yemen, Indonesia and Kuwait, our national forums strengthen the local humanitarian and development sector and facilitate peer learning.
Internationally, we work to develop strong global networks, linking humanitarian communities, in particular to deal with emergencies. We convene international and regional conferences where humanitarian and development organisations from different backgrounds meet as equals. Small, often excluded groups can add a vital voice to the international dialogue, air concerns and share local expertise. Larger organisations increase their knowledge, understanding and opportunity for effective partnerships by increasing their exposure to different humanitarian and development actors.
Watch an introduction to The Humanitarian Forum on YouTube.
