Humanitarian aid is all about helping people in need, and although a lot of people are paid to do humanitarian aid there is often also need for volunteer workers.

We typically associate humanitarian aid with major crises such as wars, natural disasters, and so on, but we also find humanitarian aid at work to help the sick and the homeless.

What are the characteristics of humanitarian aid and what types of humanitarian aid projects seem to work and why? How do you get involved in humanitarian aid?

Keynote speakers on humanitarian aid typically look at topics and questions such as these.