Human Cabinet

We are a cabinet of professionals who challenge common trends in the humanitarian and development work

The human cabinet defies traditional charity and philanthropy models by shifting power dynamics into the hands of communities through human-centered design approaches.

The human cabinet sets the trend in the use of technology to ensure effective management and data protection

About latest projects

Review of BRCiS Early Warning and Early Action systems (EWEA), Concern Worldwide 2024 – contracted through Oxfam consults

Development of Expression of Interest for Global Partnership for Education, BRAC 2024

Identifying Joint Innovation and Research Opportunities in Humanitarian WASH Responses. – Elrha (03/2024 – present)

Education proposal writing, BRAC Uganda, September 2023

Instructor for the introductory module on WASH in Emergencies for the international course «WASH Specialist in Emergencies and Humanitarian Settings». KALU Institute (09/2023 -present).

Development of MHPSS framework, Trainer of Trainers (TOT) manual and facilitator guide for the Ministry of Homeland Security and Technology, Maldives, and delivered in person training to department leaders (DJJ, victim support, and others). Beyond Group, 2023-2024

What does the human cabinet do then?

The Human Cabinet works with humanitarian, development, and public organizations to improve the situations of the most vulnerable populations.

Inspired by Sigmond Freud’s analogy that humans and societies are cabinets full of secret drawers, our work opens these hidden drawers, in the humanitarian and development contexts, promoting more effective and accountable support to communities.

What we do

The Human Cabinet follows human-centred, alternative and creative thinking approaches in designing sustainable solutions to respond to the unpredictable, volatile, nature of humantiarian and development contexts. Looking to serve our clients around the clock of their project cycles, we perform meaningful research and invest in our sector-specific expertise to feed into their strategic, operational, programmatic, and technical decision-making streams. We design and define, through words and visuals, clear pictures and roadmaps for clients to best serve communities and their environments.

Covering the below sectors, we deliver: