Prioritizing Gender Equality
May 2, 2017 3:30 pm Leave your thoughtsAmongst the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations in 2015, ‘Gender Equality’ is the 5th. Achieving...
Author Archives for Masooma Haider
About Masooma Haider
Humanitarian/Development worker with 7 years experience of working with the United Nations in Pakistan. Currently, doing a fellowship at the American Red Cross sponsored by Atlas Corps.
Making Communities Self-Reliant
April 25, 2017 4:11 pm Leave your thoughts“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you...
Looking back – One year in the US
April 17, 2017 4:22 pm Leave your thoughtsLooking back at what motivated me to apply to the Atlas Corps Fellowship, I will say it was when I...
How Technology is Shaping Humanitarian Assistance
April 17, 2017 4:18 pm Leave your thoughtsAdvancements in technology have made significant changes in the delivery of humanitarian assistance around the world. Science and technology have...
Hunza Valley, Pakistan – Heaven on Earth
March 27, 2017 1:13 pm Leave your thoughtsBeautiful landscapes, hospitalble people, security, and good schools make Hunza Valley in Pakistan a favourite amongst local and foreign tourists....
Integrating Refugees in New Societies
February 27, 2017 11:11 am Leave your thoughtsThe increase in number of refugees in the past few years, and in most cases the prolonged displacements and settlements...
Informed Decision Making in Humanitarian Emergencies
February 7, 2017 2:14 pm Leave your thoughtsIn case of a humanitarian crisis, primary responsibility of search and rescue and providing assistance to the affected population lies...
Travel – The Only Thing That Makes You Richer
February 6, 2017 5:37 pm Leave your thoughts“Travel is the only things that makes you richer”. One of my favourite quotes! It holds so much truth and...
Assessing when a cash or voucher intervention is appropriate
January 31, 2017 4:55 pm Leave your thoughtsWhile the distribution of commodities continues to dominate humanitarian assistance, there is growing interest and research in cash and voucher...
Cash and Vouchers in Emergencies and Recovery
January 22, 2017 4:48 pm Leave your thoughtsCash and Vouchers are means of transferring resources to an individual or household during a humanitarian crisis, in times of...
Emergencies Can Happen Anytime, Anywhere – Is Your Business Prepared?
August 20, 2016 2:54 pm Leave your thoughtsThere is growing interest around ‘disaster preparedness’ amongst the Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) sector. Natural disasters in recent years,...