Courses

Overview

In humanitarian emergencies, development, international aid, and field operations, data management has become one of the most strategic elements for ensuring effective decision-making, coordinated interventions, and the protection of affected populations.

Collecting, analysing, and using data in an ethical, safe, and effective way is essential for developing programmes and activities that genuinely respond to community needs while minimizing risks and vulnerabilities.

The original full course  DESEDA – Designing Ethical, Safe, and Effective Data Activities course is now evolving into a new modular format designed to provide greater flexibility and accessibility for participants.

The new structure allows participants to attend individual thematic sessions, enabling them to deepen specific aspects of ethical, safe, and effective data management according to their professional interests and learning needs.

The modular structure maintains the practical and operational approach that characterizes the DESEDA course, supporting progressive learning directly applicable to humanitarian, research, and international cooperation contexts.

Through interactive sessions, practical examples, and methodological insights, participants will gain competencies related to:

• responsible and ethical data management;

• research methodologies and data collection;

• design of data collection tools;

• action-oriented data analysis;

• information use and sharing for programme development and operational response.

 

The first two modules focus on the principles, methodological approaches, and operational aspects of data management. 

In the coming months, it will be possible to attend additional thematic modules covering advanced aspects of data management, analysis, research design, and operational practices in humanitarian and international contexts.

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Why participate

Participating in the DESEDA programme means acquiring practical and methodological tools to understand how to design, collect, manage, analyse, and use data in an ethical, safe, and effective way within humanitarian, development, and applied research contexts. The full programme is designed to strengthen operational and decision-making capacities throughout the entire data management cycle, promoting a responsible and action-oriented approach.

The first two modules also provide an essential foundation for participants wishing to immediately develop competencies in responsible data management and in defining research strategies and methodologies, offering practical tools directly applicable to assessments, monitoring, programme design, and field data collection activities.

 

Who is it for

The course is intended for:

• students and recent graduates interested in international aid, humanitarian and development careers, field research, and data management;

• humanitarian workers and professionals, including staff from NGOs (local and international),community-based organizations and those responsible for project development;

• researchers and professionals involved in assessment, monitoring, and evaluation activities, especially in the field;

• anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of ethical and safe approaches to data management.

 

Format, Structure, and Certificate

• Online course

• Interactive live sessions

• Language: English

• Practical approach including examples, exercises, and case studies

Participants may register:

• for a single module;

• or for both available modules.

Each module is independent and participants completing each session will receive a certificate of attendance.

 

Module Dates

Module 1:Foundations of Ethical, Effective, and Safe Data Activities

Tuesday 16 June | 10:00 – 13:00 CET | Registration and Paypal contribution by 13th June 

Topics:

• Responsible Data Management

• Ethical data management

• Safe Data Management

• Effective Data management

• Roles, Responsibilities and Process

 

Module 2:Data Management Strategy & Methodology

Tuesday 7 July | 10:00 – 13:00 CET|Registration and Paypal contribution by 4th July  

Topics:

• Develop your Research Strategy and methodology

• Commonly used Methods and sources: pro and contra and what to consider

• Participatory methods

 

Contribution Fee

• Contribution for one single module: 30 EUR

• Contribution for both modules (if is done at once): 50 EUR

The course adopts a solidarity-based and participatory contribution model as a form of self-financing and crowdfunding for future learning activities.

This approach aims to balance accessibility and sustainability, allowing the continued development of contents, modules, and training opportunities open to the professional and academic community, including individuals working across organizations and structures of different sizes — from small local associations and grassroots initiatives to larger NGOs and international organizations — contributing to the creation of a shared, interdisciplinary, and accessible learning space.

 

Facilitators

Daunia Pavone is the founder and head of Daunia Consulting, specializing in Safe, Ethical, and Effective Data Management for Decision-Making. An Italian and Canadian aid worker, she brings over 20 years of experience in Coordination, Information Management, Assessments, Analysis, Research, Programmes, and Protection. She has worked across more than 16 countries and at regional and global levels with leading organizations such as UNHCR, IOM, OCHA, WFP, UNICEF, the Canadian Red Cross, and national and international NGOs. Additionally, Daunia has significant experience collaborating with universities, non-profit civil society organizations, and providing technical and organizational support to the private sector.

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Zeudi Liew is a protection specialist, researcher, mentor, and Founder of Future Rights, with over 15 years of experience in complex crises and fragile settings. Her work focuses on communities and groups affected by migration, conflict, systemic violence, and structural inequalities, with particular experience working with children, women, and youth.

She has worked across the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia, operating at grassroots, programme, and policy levels while collaborating with NGOs, national authorities, universities, and UN agencies. Throughout her career, she has worked with organizations including UNICEF, Save the Children, War Child, Oxfam, and UNHCR.

Zeudi promotes protection-based, justice-oriented, and participatory approaches. Her work combines research, programme design, and mentoring, strengthening connections between communities, institutions, and humanitarian actors while supporting sustainable and locally driven solutions.

Her multidisciplinary background includes a degree in Biology from the University of Pisa, with a focus on Ethology, and a Master’s degree in Human Rights and Conflict Management from the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. This academic and professional pathway enables her to integrate multiple disciplines, research approaches, and operational practices across humanitarian and social contexts.

 

Registration and Confirmation 

Registration for the course will be considered confirmed upon:

• completion of the registration form (link here)

• sending evidence of contribution payment fee to info@futurerights.org.

Contributions may be made:

• via PayPal; click here

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Kindly note that registration and confirmation of contribution fee will both need to be done by the following deadlines:

• Module 1:Foundations of Ethical, Effective, and Safe Data Activities | Registration and Paypal contribution by 13th June 

• Module 2:Data Management Strategy & Methodology|Registration and Paypal contribution by 4th July