Our latest Humanitarian Leader edition, the first in our new format, which now includes commentary, analysis, opinion, reflections and book reviews, features a research paper by Francesca Paola Traglia, called, ‘The invisible architecture of care: Feminist leadership and systems transformation in humanitarian response.’
"It is not enough for individual leaders to be caring; the systems, standards, and architectures through which humanitarian response is organised must themselves be designed to care: to attend, respond, and remain accountable to those most affected by crisis."
Traglia’s article argues that humanitarian response can (and should) be reimagined through the lens of care. She contends that women’s community-based networks already embody a practical form of systems transformation often overlooked by formal humanitarian structures, and calls for humanitarian organisations to recognise care as operational strategy, epistemology, and ethical infrastructure in times of crisis.
