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Alex Haas, Building Stronger Local Communities with Haagse Helpers

By Sarah Bumberger Today's episode is all about local impact: Alex Haas, founder of Haagse Helpers, talks about how to improve the lives of people with little or no social network through volunteering here in The Hague: MEET ALEX  Why…

UN Centre for Humanitarian Data report: HDX platform used by 1.5 million people in 2022

February 2023: The Humanitarian Data Centre of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which manages the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) platform, has published a report on the state of ‘open humanitarian…

The Hague Humanity Hub hosts over 150 peacebuilders, policy makers, and practitioners at the Peace & Justice Reception 2023 

By Thomas Ansell  On February 2 more than 150 figures from the world of Peace & Justice came together at The Hague Humanity Hub for an evening of networking and finding new opportunities for collaboration.   Perhaps…

How technology impacts human rights and freedoms, including the use of AI and advanced technologies: Do we need to rethink human rights? An interview with Afef Abrougui of Fair Tech 

By Thomas Ansell In 2021, there were an estimated 6.3 billion smartphone subscriptions around the world, whilst the IBM Global AI Adoption Index for 2022 estimated that more than 37% of companies worldwide utilise AI in their processes.…

Clooney Foundation for Justice launches new ‘Justice Beyond Borders’ mapping tool at The Hague Humanity Hub

By Thomas Ansell On February 7, 2023, the Clooney Foundation for Justice’s programme The Docket launched its new Justice Beyond Borders Tool: which intends to help survivors of atrocities achieve justice through the principle of Universal…

European Commission to open centre in The Hague to document war crimes committed in Ukraine

By Thomas Ansell The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that an international centre to record and investigate war crimes committed in Ukraine will be opened in The Hague. Here is the readout of the speech announcing…

What is Impact Investing and is it the future of capital raising? We spoke to the experts at Floyd Davis Finance to find out!

By Thomas Ansell Whilst the idea of socially-responsible investing has its roots in religious thought, the idea of investing for social impact has its modern Western history in the anti-Apartheid movement of the later 20th century, and the…

The ‘Breaking the Silence: Turning Pain into Power’ exhibition aims to reorient the way we think about victims of sexual violence in conflict

By Thomas Ansell The Dr. Denis Mukwege Foundation, working with the SEMA Network and portrait photographer Rachel Corner, have put together a new exhibition on display in The Hague library until February 24.‘Breaking the Silence: Turning…

Trust the Process: Vinario helps non-profits get finance-ready

By Thomas Ansell Finding funding is never too far from the mind of a Director, and non-profit organisations obtain their revenue streams from a diverse number of sources. From governmental grants, to funds from foundations; direct project…

SDG Traineeships 2023: Got a wicked problem? Need a fresh perspective? Sign up as a host organisation until February 13

Translating policy into action, ideas into projects, or indeed the Sustainable Development Goals to initiatives can be a conundrum. Innovation requires diversity, fresh thinking, and new approaches to existing issues. That’s what the SDG…