Introduction to History of Humanitarianism

Save the Children is a global movement made up of national member organisations. Save the Children UK is the oldest and one of the biggest members.

The earner of this badge can successfully demonstrate the following:

• Describe the origins of humanitarianism in the nineteenth and twentieth century. • Describe how humanitarian ideals and practices have changed over the last 200 years. • List the meanings of the term ‘humanitarianism’ and ‘internationalism’ in historical context. • Describe the role of humanitarianism in both challenging, and creating, global inequalities. • Identify the principles of ‘neutrality’, ‘impartiality’ and ‘independence’, and how far they have been upheld in past humanitarian action. • Use past humanitarian dilemmas to think about contemporary challenges facing the sector.