Planning, Monitoring, Accountability and Learning (P-MEAL) is an essential component to ensuring quality and accountability in humanitarian action. Measuring and assessing the efficacy of a project allows humanitarian practitioners to learn and adapt, ultimately resulting in improved programming to better serve affected communities. This training offers a foundation of P-MEAL tools and processes, best suited for beginners who want to strengthen their practical monitoring skills. Participants can expect to: Work hands-on with developing indicators and designing protection tools. Gain practical experience with KoboToolbox for digital data collection and PSPP for analysis and interpretation. Learn how to design and prepare questionnaires as key data collection tools for monitoring. Explore the use of artificial intelligence in MEAL processes, including both benefits and challenges. Gain an understanding of how to use results to inform decision-making and reporting. The course will take place online in six sessions: 1, 8, 27 October and 12, 17, 26 November from 9:30 to 13:30. The language of instruction is English. The cost of attendance is €500,00. Members of ADH organizations can apply for fee reimbursement.

The BMZ-funded GIZ BRIDGE project “Strengthening the Capacity of Syrian Civil Society” is launching the fourth round of the TAKAMUL Fund (TAKAMUL IV). The fund aims to strengthen Syrian civil society and promote social cohesion and peaceful coexistence across social, ethnic and religious differences.  To assist with the application process, two virtual information sessions on the TAKAMUL IV call for proposals and on the assessment of commercial and legal eligibility (KEP) will be held, organized by the “A New Beginning for Syria” platform: October 7, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (CET) on TAKAMUL IV October 12, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (CET) on KEP The events will be held in English and Arabic with simultaneous interpretation. TAKAMUL IV is based on a TANDEM approach. Projects are jointly implemented by a civil society organisation registered in Germany and working in the Syrian context as the main applicant and at least one a local civil society organisation in Syria as the co-applicant. Projects can be implemented nationwide across Syria and must follow a local approach that strengthens social cohesion and peaceful coexistence at the community level.  Application Deadline: 8 November 2026, 23:59 (Damascus Time). 

Together with Amnesty International, the Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC) is organising an event on 9 October 2026 on the topic of "Self-Care, Community Care & Resistance in Activism". Sustainable activism needs resilient structures, spaces and concrete skills that make it possible to remain healthy and capable of acting in the long term. This is an opportunity to create a space for activists and to deal with self-care, collective care and sustainable activism. On the podium, Aischa Sane, Asma Aiad and Salomé Sarah Grünberger will discuss experiences, challenges and opportunities to think about care as part of political and social commitment. This event is part of the new VIDC event series Diaspora Talks.This free event will take place in German on October 9, 2026 from 19:30 – 21:00.

In contexts where civil liberties are restricted, under repressive governments and amid internal or international conflicts, the civilian population faces a serious risk of fundamental rights violations. Human rights defenders, social activists, community leaders, and racialised groups, among others, are frequently targeted due to the vital roles they play in such contexts. Protection by Presence is a strategy designed to safeguard the lives and civic space of communities, civil society organisations, and activists. Through a deliberately visible presence, it aims to deter potential perpetrators from committing acts of violence, while also providing moral support, solidarity, and accompaniment.  This five-day training introduces participants to the principles, tools, and practical application of Protection by Presence (PbyP), combining theoretical presentations, participatory exercises, and simulations.  Participants can expect to learn: Introduction to Protection by Presence: fundamental concepts and historical evolution. Links between PbP and advocacy, self-protection, and communication strategies. Communication skills and advocacy messaging tools. Managing difficult actors. Challenges and opportunities of Protection by Presence. Key concepts and tools of community-based protection: understanding self-protection, community ownership, stakeholder analysis, community risk assessment and community-led protection strategy.  Analysis of privilege in power dynamics, including differential and decolonial analysis. And more. The course is taught in English in Manila, Philippines. It is best suited for humanitarian professionals with at least two years of experience.  The cost to participate is  €350, and scholarships are available upon request in cases of financial need. The payment deadline is 1 October 2026. Upon completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate from NOHA.

This course offers a comprehensive overview of WASH in humanitarian programming. Across the three days, speakers from the German WASH network and external experts will share approaches and technologies for water, sanitation and hygiene provision in humanitarian crisis settings. Participants can expect to learn: Core WASH concepts, humanitarian principles, relevant minimum standards, including Sphere. Technical and non-technical intervention options for water supply, sanitation and hygiene promotion in emergency settings. Key considerations for WASH assessment, response planning and context-appropriate technology selection. Global WASH coordination structures and critically reflect on practical examples from humanitarian responses. This course is best suited for humanitarian practitioners with several years of professional experience. Classes will be taught in Bochum, Germany, and the language of instruction is English. The cost of the course is €550,00.