We've had questions from some of you about ways to use and utilize your account. In this post, we will answer those questions and give you advice for the best ways to use the HumanSurge platform. If you have a question that isn't listed in...
After the recent cave rescue of a football team and their coach in Thailand, the public has now been able to gain insight into the huge number of individuals and their concerted efforts that made the rescue a success. While the Thai Navy SEALs, international...
In August, Loek Peeters (one of our founders) went to the Singularity University (SU) summit in San Francisco. This was a gathering of over 1400 participant discussing how converging technologies can help humanity progress forward. The event was incredibly visionary and the type of out-of-the-box...
It takes two to tango. So, for this new blog we decided to have a joint interview with both a recruiter and the professional she recruited through HumanSurge. A great example of real-time on-demand connections which enhance surge capacity, boosting emergency response operations. It is often the...
It’s exciting to see that HumanSurge (HS) is now going into a second year. Over 5.000 professionals, in 22 countries, have registered and 34 organisations use our site to look for people to fill their vacancies. As a result, we want to start with more...
"One of the great constants in emergency response is the difficulty of surging the right staff, at the right time, with the right skills sets." Humanitarian Groundhog Day, August, 2014, Iraq. One of the constants in emergency response for me has been the difficulty of recruiting...
NOAH Network interviews Loek Peeters, HumanSurge co-founder. He describes this platform as an open roster where all humanitarian professionals can freely register. This is the first initiative online, enabling each professional to update their profiles and availability status. ...