Our Initiatives
The HPC meets on the 4th Tuesday of every “odd” month (January, March, May, etc.) at 7:00 pm ET to listen to an expert in the humanitarian and development field. Please join us by emailing our Chair for the contact information or watch our past presentation through the links below.
Upcoming Webinars
Past Webinars
Design Beyond Borders: Community Engagement in rural Tanzania and the Global South
By Michael Zaretsky, AIA. Architecture Department Head and Associate Professor, University of Oregon.
https://villagelifeoutreachproject.org
Village Life Outreach Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Cincinnati, Ohio whose mission is to unite communities to promote Life, Health and Education. We work in partnership with three remote villages in the Rorya district of Tanzania, East Africa to design and implement projects to fight poverty and improve lives while bringing important lessons of love, humanity, and community to our own friends and neighbors.
Community Leaders: Crucial players in the sustainable development of the excluded city
By Belén Gonzalez, US Department of State Humphrey Fellow and Former CEO of TECHO-Uruguay
Tuungane: Community-Driven Reconstruction in DR Congo
Senior Planner for the City of Trenton, NJ; Chair of the APA International Division
Adapt Humanitarian Shelters to Cultural Living Patterns
Assistant Professor at Western Washington University
The Humanitarian Field Today: Opportunities and Challenges for Planners
By Emily Clifton
Director of Humanitarian Program Portfolio, Save the Children