AHL701-The Humanitarian World

Purpose:

Research and critically analyse a topic on humanitarian practices and present a summary in a digital or multi-media format with an accompanying script.

Tasks:

Research and critically analyse a topic on humanitarian practices from a selection provided. This analysis will then be captured in a digital or multi-media presentation for a humanitarian stakeholder audience. Almost any digital tool may be utilised including Prezi; Powtoon; PowerPoint with voiceover; or Video. The focus will not be on the tool used but rather on the ability to summarise and present complex ideas in an engaging and professional manner. An accompanying script will demonstrate the research and critical analysis of the topic .

Critically analyse one of the following topics:

1. The principles and values that inform and support humanitarian endeavour have been so compromised in recent years that they are no longer relevant to the humanitarian sector.

2. The humanitarian principles and ethics should apply to all "non-traditional" actors.

3. In the near future, 75% of donors' funding will flow directly through local and national organisations as part of the localisation agenda. The script on which the presentation is based is required to demonstrate

a definition and analysis of the topic with a clear reference to the literature and other sources researched and consulted. References are to be cited in a bibliography which will not be counted in the word count