Additional resources
Working in humanitarian duty stations can be challenging, but promoting mental health and well-being in your workplace can make all the difference. Discover our tools and resources to help you set up systems on humanitarian personal security in national and international contexts and guidelines on how to take care of your staff during critical incidents or crisis contexts. Learn about relevant trainings that can help you promote a supportive and resilient environment for your team.
Course: Stay Safe
Source: IFRC
Type: Online course
Time: >15
Description: Multiple courses with different focus areas of staying safe as a volunteer or staff member within the movement. Example modules: “Duty of care” “Sexual and Gender-based Violence” “Travel Safety” and “Field health”
The World of Red Cross and Red Crescent (WORC)
Source: IFRC
Type: Online course
Time: >15 minutes
Description: Course about the international red cross and Red Crescent Movement; modules containing knowledge about the movement, history, principles, emblems and structure of the movement.
Guidelines for Caring for Staff and Volunteers in Crises
Source: IFRC, Psychosocial Centre
Type: Guidelines
Time: >15 minutes
Description: These guidelines describe different ways of giving recognition and psychosocial support through various types of resources, for staff and volunteers after a crisis.
Caring for Volunteers: A Psychosocial Support Toolkit
Source: IFRC Psychosocial Centre
Type: Toolkit
Time: >15 minutes
Description: The Toolkit is designed to adequately show the responsibilities and risks volunteers may face and make best use of a National Society’s capacities and resources.
Supporting volunteer teams
Source: IFRC, Psychosocial Centre
Type: Poster
Time: 1-5 minutes
Description: This poster can be displayed anywhere to show how to support volunteer teams!
