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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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), …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …