Birgitte Yigen

Various board memberships

MHPSS.net is growing global platform for connecting people, networks and organizations, for sharing resources and for building knowledge related to mental health and psychosocial support both in emergency settings and in situations of chronic hardship. The network functions as an online community of practice for mental health and psychosocial support in challenging humanitarian and development contexts. Do visit our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4180567/

Various board memberships

ADVISORY & CONSULTING SERVICES THINK FACTORY & KNOWLEDGE LAB HUMANITARIAN PHOTOGRAPHY HILAB I Humanitarian Innovation Lab is an independent think factory, knowledge lab and consultancy offering advisory and consulting services to humanitarian and international development organisations. HiLabs mission is to rethink, share and promote innovative and creative ideas and solutions to the challenges facing the humanitarian field today. The aim is to challenge conventional humanitarian thinking and inspire the sector for the benefit of those in need. It is also a visual space for humanitarian photography. Areas of expertise: Humanitarian programming I Innovation I Change management I Idea and concept development I Protection I Disaster management I Public and emergency health I Food security I Child protection I Social protection I Climate change, adaptation and resilience I Disaster Risk Reduction I Mental health and psychosocial support I Cooperate Social Responsibility I Emergency, recovery and development I Humanitarian advocacy I Crisis communication I Humanitarian photography I Meditation in humanitarian aid I Program cycle management I Monitoring and evaluation I Management of multicultural and interdisciplinary teams I Strategy and policy design I Capacity building I Training, facilitation and lecturing I Handbooks and guidelines I Building strategic alliances. Present and previous partnerships, employers and clients: Humanitarian Innovation Fund, Nordic Consulting Group, The Peace and Stabilization Response, NIRAS, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Institute for Policy Analysis and Development, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Rescent Societies, University of Copenhagen, International Media Support, United Nations, Project Aftermath, Roskilde University, Berlingske News Paper, Nykredit, ActionAid. HILAB is a philanthropic enterprise - It gives all profits away. It covers costs, pays fair wages, and donates the rest to charities in a way that aims to improve the world. You are welcome to get in touch for short- or long-term assignments.

MHPSS.net is growing global platform for connecting people, networks and organizations, for sharing resources and for building knowledge related to mental health and psychosocial support both in emergency settings and in situations of chronic hardship. The network functions as an online community of practice for mental health and psychosocial support in challenging humanitarian and development contexts. Do visit our LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4180567/