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Harvard Humanitarian Initiative - (HSI) Simulation Exercise - An Appreciation
Our partners (HSI) had the tough work mucking about in the cold and wet weather. Our resulting map…
“This past April 27-29 over 100 HSI program participants came together in a state forest just north of Boston, Massachusetts to participate in a simulation exercise designed to replicate a complex humanitarian crisis. For two and half days of unseasonable New England weather, participants worked in the rain and cold to respond to the needs of a (simulated) vulnerable population in need of immediate humanitarian assistance.”