Course: 4 - Protection in Humanitarian Action

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Protection is a fundamental component of all humanitarian action, ensuring the safety, dignity, and rights of affected populations in crises. This course is designed for humanitarian workers, local responders, and anyone involved in emergency response who seeks to integrate protection principles into their work.
Through this course, participants will gain an understanding of protection in humanitarian contexts, including the centrality of protection and the principles of protection mainstreaming across all sectors. Special attention is given to child protection, a critical area of humanitarian response, where participants will learn to recognize key risks, apply the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, and address urgent child protection concerns.

The course also explores strategies for preventing and responding to family separation, supporting children's mental health, and mitigating risks of sexual exploitation, abuse, and child labor in emergencies.
The course follows a microlearning approach, offering bite-sized lessons (15–20 minutes each) that make it easy to grasp complex human rights concepts. Interactive activities, case studies, and scenario-based exercises provide opportunities for active learning. There are no graded assessments—participants can engage, explore, and retry activities as often as needed to deepen their understanding.

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There are three lessons to complete, which include:
Lesson 1: Introduction to Protection in Humanitarian Action
Lesson 2: Child Protection
Lesson 3: Addressing Issues in Child Protection
The completion time for this course is estimated at 1 hour 30 minutes, comprising 45 minutes of learning resources and 45 minutes of microlearning content. The course requires the completion of three microlessons.
After completing the microlessons, you'll gain access to a final exam at the end of the course. This exam features a detailed scenario that integrates all the concepts learned.
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All quizzes and pass with a 70% with unlimited attempts
All activities
The final exam
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Next Steps
Take the short knowledge pre-test below. It allows us to assess various aspects of the course itself.
Complete the registration form.
Begin the course with Lesson 1: Introduction to Protection in Humanitarian Action
In each lesson, read the description, complete all required readings and any required activity, and take the corresponding quizzes.
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Protection in Humanitarian Action
Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Define protection in humanitarian contexts.
- Explain the concept of the centrality of protection.
- Identify the key elements of protection mainstreaming.
- Recognize the importance of protection in all humanitarian activities.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 15 minutes

Click here to start this lesson
1 File, 1 SCORM package
- Required Learning Resources
- Learning Resource: Protection in Humanitarian Action File 126.3KB PDF document
  Click on the link to access the summary of this lesson's content. You are encouraged to read the summary notes before you begin the microlesson and refer back to them alongside your journey through the lesson. There will be a series of questions and activities throughout the lesson. These questions and activities are designed to help you learn and are not meant to be evaluations.
- Activities
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  Please refer to this video for instructions on how to create and account and enroll in a course:
- Microlesson 1 - Introduction to Protection in Humanitarian Action SCORM package
  To access the microlesson:
  Step 1: Click on the link to the Microlesson above.
  Step 2: Select "Enter"; the microlesson will open in a new window
  Step 3: Click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen to begin the microlesson.
  If you need to exit the microlesson before it is completed, either click on "Exit Course" on the top right of the screen, or simply close the window. Your progress should be saved automatically.
  Within the Microlesson, there will be a series of questions and activities throughout the lesson. These questions and activities are designed to help you learn and are not meant to be evaluations.
Lesson 2: Child Protection
Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Define child protection in humanitarian contexts.
- Identify key child protection risks in emergencies.
- Describe the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action.
- Recognize signs of child protection concerns.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 15 minutes

Click here to start this lesson
1 File, 1 SCORM package
- Required Learning Resources
- Learning Resource: Child Protection in Humanitarian Action File 129.8KB PDF document
  Click on the link to access the summary of this lesson's content. You are encouraged to read the summary notes before you begin the microlesson and refer back to them alongside your journey through the lesson. There will be a series of questions and activities throughout the lesson. These questions and activities are designed to help you learn and are not meant to be evaluations.
- Activities
  In order to access activities, you must be enrolled in the course and logged in to your account.
  Please refer to this video for instructions on how to create and account and enroll in a course:
- Microlesson 2 - Child Protection SCORM package
  To access the microlesson:
  Step 1: Click on the link to the Microlesson above.
  Step 2: Select "Enter"; the microlesson will open in a new window
  Step 3: Click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen to begin the microlesson.
  If you need to exit the microlesson before it is completed, either click on "Exit Course" on the top right of the screen, or simply close the window. Your progress should be saved automatically.
  Within the Microlesson, there will be a series of questions and activities throughout the lesson. These questions and activities are designed to help you learn and are not meant to be evaluations.
Lesson 3: Addressing Issues in Child Protection
Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
- Identify key strategies to prevent and respond to family separation.
- List approaches to support children's mental health and psychosocial well-being.
- Identify how to mitigate the risks of sexual exploitation and abuse.
- Understand the risks associated with child labor in emergencies.
Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 15 minutes

Click here to start this lesson
1 File, 1 SCORM package
- Required Learning Resources
- Learning Resource: Child Protection and Challenges in Emergencies File 118.8KB PDF document
  Click on the link to access the summary of this lesson's content. You are encouraged to read the summary notes before you begin the microlesson and refer back to them alongside your journey through the lesson. There will be a series of questions and activities throughout the lesson. These questions and activities are designed to help you learn and are not meant to be evaluations.
- Activities
  In order to access activities, you must be enrolled in the course and logged in to your account.
  Please refer to this video for instructions on how to create and account and enroll in a course:
- Microlesson 3 - Addressing Issues in Child Protection SCORM package
  To access the microlesson:
  Step 1: Click on the link to the Microlesson above.
  Step 2: Select "Enter"; the microlesson will open in a new window
  Step 3: Click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen to begin the microlesson.
  If you need to exit the microlesson before it is completed, either click on "Exit Course" on the top right of the screen, or simply close the window. Your progress should be saved automatically.
  Within the Microlesson, there will be a series of questions and activities throughout the lesson. These questions and activities are designed to help you learn and are not meant to be evaluations.
Final Exam

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- Graded Quiz: Protection in Humanitarian Action
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  The activity Microlesson 1 - Introduction to Protection in Humanitarian Action is marked complete
  The activity Microlesson 2 - Child Protection is marked complete
  The activity Microlesson 3 - Addressing Issues in Child Protection is marked complete
Course and Self Evaluation

Thank you for trusting us with your learning journey. Feel free to join the other courses that make up our Foundations of Humanitarian Action Program to continue learning. In this section, you can provide feedback about this course to help us make NextGenU.org better. Once evaluations are completed, you will be able to receive your badge.
If you have completed all 12 courses in this program, you may proceed to obtain your Final Program Certificate. You will need to take one short quiz (12 questions) and pass with a score of 75% or higher to be awarded the Final Program Certificate for Foundations of Humanitarian Action, Part 1. Click here to earn your Final Program Certificate

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- Course Evaluation Questionnaire
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- Self Evaluation Questionnaire
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