Training Services to Candidate Volunteers of the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps

Humanitarian Aid Volunteering projects funded under this initiative give young people aged 18–35 the chance to support humanitarian operations through meaningful volunteering activities. These projects enable volunteers to contribute to the work of their hosting organisations by carrying out essential tasks.

Led by Lattanzio KIBS in partnership with Punto Sud, Bioforce, IECAH and IFHV, the project guides potential volunteers from registration on the European Solidarity Corps Portal to their inclusion in a pool of candidates available for selection. Before deployment, volunteers must complete a mandatory training programme that equips them with the skills and competences needed to operate effectively in third countries. 

Training covers transversal competences such as intercultural awareness and personal health and safety and specific competences linked to humanitarian aid and development, including the application of humanitarian and development cooperation principles.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
 

• Work effectively in teams within a hosting organisation, identifying roles, responsibilities, and key stakeholders.
• Apply project management tools and methods relevant to humanitarian aid and development cooperation.
• Demonstrate intercultural awareness and communication skills in diverse humanitarian contexts.
• Adopt strategies to manage stress, protect personal health, and prevent risk behaviour in challenging environments.
• Explain key concepts of safety and security and relate them to humanitarian field operations.
• Apply humanitarian and development principles in practice through scenario-based exercises and simulations.
• Reflect critically on their learning experience and design an action plan for future volunteering or professional engagement.