Humanitarian workers ensure that people in crisis areas receive life-saving assistance, but securing this access is often a constant challenge due to a myriad of obstacles.
They demonstrate immense care and dedication in providing welfare, aid, security, safety, education, economic stability, and access to essential goods, like food, water or medicine in challenging and often dangerous environments.
While well-trained for their demanding roles, the question remains: who supports them once their work is done? Do they have the opportunity to recharge, reset, and address their personal needs or professional objectives, to continue on with their essential duties?
We believe that by supporting humanitarian workers, adressing their needs through coaching, we can make the world a better place, one coaching conversation at a time.
We exclusively partner with non-profit organizations, primarily in the humanitarian aid sector, to provide their staff with one-on-one coaching support, globally, in English or their native language when available.
Our network comprises selected, certified, professional, and independent coaches worldwide who voluntarily dedicate their time to provide pro bono coaching for the personal and professional development of humanitarian workers on mission.
As a non-profit organization, UWC is entirely managed by part-time volunteers and do not charge our partners for our services. Upon request, we also offer specialized tailor-made leadership development solutions for a fee, which are entirely reinvested into our projects and in the development of our organization.
UWC IN NUMBERS
150 +
Certified coaches in the UWC community
5500+
hours of pro-bono coaching since 2018
25+
Languages spoken besides English
20+
Different Coaching Specialties
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NEWS
UWC is delighted to announce a new collaboration with the UNHCR in Africa as of October 2025 to support the staff of the UNHCR in Sudan.
Sudan is one of the poorest nations in the world and has been fighting a civil war with many parties involved since 2023. It is one of the world's largest and most severe humanitarian crisis.
More than 150,000 people have died in the conflict across the country, and about 12 million have fled their homes with over 2.7 million Sudanese have fled to neighbouring countries.
Despite immense challenges, UNHCR continues to deliver life-saving assistance through direct response, cross-border operations, and remote monitoring. UNHCR is also working with neighbouring countries to respond to the growing influx of Sudanese refugees and returnees and to ensure protection and support for those fleeing the violence.