TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

With Article 25, delivering to you the essentials of humanitarian and development architecture.

Devastation following the earthquake, Haiti, January 2010Image credit: outreach-international.org

WHAT IS ARTICLE 25?

Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights shows that adequate, dignified shelter and housing are fundamental to our human rights.

Article 25, the UK organisation, work to enable this human right by providing built solutions to global problems.

We look forward to welcoming you at ournext training event.

HOW TO BOOK

Visit us online:www.article-25.org/cpd-training.htmEmail us:training@article-25.org Or call:+44 (0)20 7375 0144

Article 25 believes in the vital role which built environment skills can play in international development and disaster relief.

£80: one day course (Professionals) £50: one day course (Students) £10 per delegate or £200 maximumper practice: one hour lunchtime orevening seminar.

Would you be able to rebuild this school using only basic resources?

ONE DAY COURSES

STAGE 1 (ONE DAY)

Bricks and Mortals:Human Rights and the Humanitarian Sector.

Architects and International Development Case studies: Schools, DR Congo; Conservation facilities, Sierra Leone; Children’s home, Ghana

Seismic Resistance in Building MethodsCase study: Housing, Pakistan

Techniques and Benefits of Participatory Planning Case studies: HIV & sports centre, Lesotho; Conservation facilities, Sierra Leone; UK practice

Workshop:Participatory Planning

STAGE 2 (ONE DAY)

The Disaster Response Cycle:The role of the built environment professionalCase study: Schools, Haiti

School Design for International Development: Case studies: Child-Friendly School Prototype,Sierra Leone; School for street children, Goa

Building for Improved Public Health:With special focus on infectious disease

Biodiversity and Conservation:Building in natural habitatsCase study: Conservation facilities, Sierra Leone

Workshop:Managing Diverse Stakeholders

Please note, it is recommended to attend Stage 1 prior to Stage 2.

Expert Guest Speakers

We are pleased to be able to offer additional bespoke lectures by expert guest speakers from the RIBA Knowledge Community for Development and Disaster Relief. Please contact us for further information.

Article 25 Training Courses

We understand that the professionals’ schedule can be restrictive. So we are pleased to present our menu of courses which can be delivered in house at Article 25, as one day courses (delivered quarterly), including lunch and materials.

Alternatively we also provide any of our individual seminars as one hour CPD training to practices on request, as lunch- time or evening seminars at a location of your choosing.

Seismic Resistant Housing, Pakistan

ABOUT US

Article 25 is a UK registered NGO working with partners across Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe, providing built solutions to global problems. We have worked on over 40 projects with partner NGO’s in over 15 countries. We are the first UK organization offering CPD accredited training courses focusing on humanitarian development.

These CPD courses are ideal for built environment professionals and students, and international development practitioners.

Article 25 focuses on the essentials of humanitarian and development architecture. Our lectures help you understand how your professional skills can help to deliver projects in some of the most vulnerable places on earth, with very few resources.

Innovation is key to our projects and our lectures provide an excellent platform to learn about these new ideas.

HOW CAN ARTICLE 25 HELP?

Using local labour and limited resources to build world-class Conservation Facilities, Sierra Leone

As professionals, training forms an essential part of maintaining your competence withinyour field. Both our one day courses on the‘Essentials of Humanitarian Architecture’ consists of 5 hours of RIBA and CPD accredited courses and are run quarterly. We are keen to build development requirements around your needs. If youfeel there is a development subject notcovered above, we would like to hearyour suggestions. Please send themto training@article-25.org

“Well chosen range of topics, giving insight intothe impact of building design in international development, and lotsof interesting lessonsfor our own practice.” Attendee 26-03-2010