Scholars have generally observed that humanitarianism has increased in scope over time, as individuals and … See more

Humanitarianism was publicly seen in the social reforms of the late 1800s and early 1900s, following the economic turmoil of the Industrial Revolution in England. Many of the women in Great Britain who were involved with … See more

Today, humanitarianism is particularly used to describe the thinking and doctrines behind the emergency response to humanitarian crises. In such cases it argues for a humanitarian response based on … See more

In 2005, a question was raised as to whether Wikipedia can be seen as digital humanitarianism.
Patrick Meier used the term 'digital humanitarianism' to describe crowdmapping for the … See more

Examples of humanitarianism can include: Raising Funds for people in need
• Medical aid
• Livelihood assistance and financing
• Refugee care… See more

• Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies
• Human rights
• Humanitarian Accountability Partnership International
• Humanitarian aid… See more

• The Humanitarian Organisations Dataset (HOD): 2,505 organizations active in the humanitarian sector
• Cotter, Cédric: Red Cross, in: 1914–1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War.… See more