Welcome to Humanitarian Access and Principles

This e-learning course will cover the four basic humanitarian access principles, the red lines that humanitarian aid agencies have in place and the rights and obligations of parties to a conflict. 

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Is this course for me?

This course is for all frontline humanitarian workers who engage with interlocutors and wish to know more about the principles and access.

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How will I benefit from this course?

You will gain an introduction to basic humanitarian principles which will prepare you to ​make decisions that will help you carry out your work effectively.

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How long will it take?
 This course should take you around 60mins to complete.

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How much does it cost? 
 This course is free!
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Will I get a certificate at the end?
 Yes - you will be able to download a certificate once you have completed all of the modules within the course.

The word START and a question mark in a circleHow do I start?
 Scroll to the top of the page and click on the  Join course  button. This will take you through the course content. You don't need to complete the course in one go - you can always continue later from where you left off.


Data Protection

This course was created and is administered by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). This means that NRC will be able to see the name you use on "Kaya" and any professional information you have given us. All such data will be anonymized before being used for any analysis or reporting purposes. If you have any questions about it, please send an email to kayasupport@nrc.no