How do you become an 'aid worker'?

REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF INDEPENDENT AID PROFESSIONALS EVERYWHERE

How to start out

So, you want to be an aid worker, huh? These resources will help you make your decision ...

Relief Web

Jobs

Reliefweb is the 'go to' website for anyone wanting to know what's going on in the world of international relief and development. It also has a jobs page. Another useful resource is https://www.irinnews.org For UN jobs, go to https://unjobs.org

Becoming a Humanitarian Aid Worker

Book

How to become an international humanitarian aid worker I've been an aid worker for more than 20 years, and I STILL found this book useful !

Harvard Humanitarian Initiatives

Online Short Course

A free online course to help understand the spectrum of what aid work involves. Highly recommended.

International Development Guide

Online blog and guide

This guide was written by an aid worker who, like the rest of us, gets asked all the time 'how do I get to do what you do?' Super-useful. Thanks