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Led by Co-Director of the Humanitarian Collaborative Lucy Bassett and Practitioner Fellow Charles Bradley, students Gabi Bartlett (MPP) and Grace Shawah (MPP) have spent the summer advancing participatory research that …
Highlight: Scaling Impact Through Strategic Consulting
Humanitarian Collaborative Alumni Practitioner Fellow Melissa (Missy) Boucher, along with students Elisabeth Doty (MPP), Kate Hatley (BA), and Grace Theriot (BA), have teamed up through Boucher Impact Co., Missy’s …
Highlight: Feminist Resourcing in Humanitarian Action
Humanitarian Collaborative Practitioner Fellows Jeanne Ward, Sara Abbas, and Amel Gorani, along with students Allaire Tetrault (MPP), Phoebe Helms (MPP), and Lauren Yeboah-Kodie (MPP), are advancing a feminist approach to …
Highlight: Advancing Humanitarian Risk Modeling Across Southern Africa
Humanitarian Collaborative Practitioner Fellow Mark Slezak and students Kendall Hyer (BA), Hiba Khan (BA), and Pacific Rwanika (MPP) have been exploring ways to support disaster preparedness and response across Southern …
Highlight: Exploring Technology’s Role in Humanitarian Response
This summer, a team from the Humanitarian Collaborative’s Summer Cohort—comprising Alumni Practitioner Fellows Madison Cohen, Baillie McNitt, and Anna Grace Calhoun, as well as students Chiara Purificato (MPP), …
Highlight: Celebrating Promising Changes for Refugees on World Refugee Day
By Gabriella Bartlett, Lucy Bassett, Charles Bradley, and Grace Shawah University of Virginia Humanitarian Collaborative As we mark World Refugee Day in 2025–at a time when over 123 million people are …
Highlight: Celebrating Promising Changes for Refugees on World Refugee Day
To mark this year’s World Refugee Day, the Humanitarian Collaborative co-published a blog with Amna, a refugee-founded and refugee-led organization. With escalating conflicts, climate crises, and economic instability amid …
Highlight: Stories of Migration and Adjustment – Venezuelan Children Share Their Own Perspectives
For World Refugee Day, the Humanitarian Collaborative published a blog with the Moving Minds Alliance, a multi-stakeholder alliance focused on early childhood development in crisis response. The blog shares insights …
Highlight: Storytelling Workshop
As part of the Humanitarian Collaborative’s Summer Cohort, Practitioner Fellow Kate Katch led an interactive workshop focused on using storytelling to influence decision-makers. The session emphasized the strategic value …