Fresh Humanitarian Perspectives

Send us Fan Mail "Your career is what you do. Your purpose is the difference you make along the way." This conversation with Hyelladi Vandi uncovers many heart-felt truths drawn from Vandi's personal and professional journey as a humanitarian from Taraba state in Nigeria to Jigawa - from his building Taraba's first digital library during his national youth service year to problem-solving roles leading to Save the Children Nigeria. Vandi through masterful storytelling shares key lessons on the...

Send us Fan Mail In conversation with Re-Alliance Curious about permaculture practices and what regenerative humanitarian response looks like? In this conversation, the HLA's Fay Loosley and Ka Man Parkinson connect with Re-Alliance's James Atherton (Permaculture Lead, Communication & Storytelling Lead) and Ansiima Casinga Rolande (Correspondent and Regenerative Settlements Storyteller) to find out more. Tune in to learn about Re-Alliance’s work and mission and how environmentally and c...

Send us Fan Mail What does real partnership look like in Sudan? The mutual aid response to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan offers a blueprint for rethinking humanitarian partnerships. Bashair Ahmed, hosts this exploratory conversation with key actors in the Sudan response Safaa Dawoud, Taylor Dudley, and Federico Motka. The discussion analyses how Sudan's ongoing conflict has challenged conventional humanitarian responses and accelerated a shift towards locally led action. Exami...

Send us Fan Mail "It is in spaces like this we get inspiration, this is where we build networks, this is where we connect to others that ultimately translates to improvement for the lives of others because the networks that we build in these kinds of spaces help us to mobilise resources for instance, or co-create or plan together and it becomes improvement for people on the field or in the communities." - David Habba On July 7 and 8, 2026, over 100 humanitarians from across Nigeria convened f...

Send us Fan Mail When we talk about co-designing humanitarian AI systems with communities, what does this look like in practice - and what happens when systems fail to address real world humanitarian complexities? The HLA's Ka Man Parkinson sits down with three practitioners who have been an integral part of the HLA/Data Friendly Space humanitarian AI research and convening journey over the past year: Musaab Alhadi, Ali Al Mokdad and Nour Arab. They explore tensions between humanitarian rea...