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FILM & MEDIA PRODUCTION

• Achievements. In the coming months, HB will premiere Somali Sunrise, our feature documentary about Somali musicians risking their lives to help end the war, and How We Survive, our multimedia documentary about civilians who innovated nonviolent techniques to help people survive mass violence. We’re also happy to have released Filming Violence (Oxfam), Vanishing Lands (Adeso Africa), Music Too Powerful (Kennedy Center / Freemuse), and Mogadishu Music (UNDP). We’re ready to do more.
• Prior Partners & Clients. Oxfam, Adeso Africa, Kennedy Center, Freemuse, UNDP, UNEP, Bosnia & Herzegovina National Football, Propeller Films, Fairplanet, Freemuse, Abugeth Films, Pompi, Yula Be’eri, Uppanotch, White Page, and Sound Central Festival Afghanistan.
• Services Offered. We provide any level of production or support, ranging from preproduction to script and proposal development, planning safety, security, and logistics; cinematography; and postproduction.
• Team Involved. HB founder/director Daniel J. Gerstle is director of all the films listed above and has also written and developed fiction film. Alongside Daniel, HB can recommend an experienced ally or advisor, depending on the clients goals and context. Our past crew included Academy member Hajooj Kuka (Beats of the Antonovs), migration filmmaker Chris Kousouros (Waynak), war cinematographer Jake Simkin, film storyteller Seth Chase, and many others.
• Rate. Contract rates depend on the context. We will update this section soon, or we can discuss.
• Contact: Humanitarianbazaar@gmail.com

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FESTIVAL & EVENT PRODUCTION

• Achievements. We were the co-producers of the Somali Sunrise Concert Tour for Peace ft. Waayaha Cusub, K’naan, Alsarah, and Ariana Delawari; the Mogadishu Music Festival (also known as the Somali Reconciliation Festival); the Serendi Rap-Against-Violence concert with former fighters in Somalia; the Journey of Peace Festival in Dadaab migration settlements; co-producer of the Sound Central Festival in Afghanistan; and ran a series of workshops.
• Prior Partners & Clients. UNDP, U.S. Embassy in Kenya, Government of Somalia, Combat Comms & the Sound Central Festival in Afghanistan, K’naan, Waayaha Cusub, Alsarah, Kombo Chokwe & Afro Simba, The Hive NYC, and many more.
• Services Offered. We offer festival production, preproduction, promotion, stage management, sound, safety, security, and video and photo documentation. Since we are one of the few organizations who specialized in war zone music festivals, new clients can consider us for tough projects.
• Team Involved. HB founder/director Daniel J. Gerstle,  Advisor Shiine Akhyaar, and Advisor Nur Hassan have worked with international musicians in the toughest situations. That included Africa, Europe, and southwest Asia.
• Rate. Contract rates depend on the context. We will update this section soon, or we can discuss.
• Contact: Humanitarianbazaar@gmail.com

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RESEARCH & CONSULTING

• Achievements. Our clients have included the Danish Refugee Council (Afghanistan), Adeso Africa (Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan), Propeller Films (United States), UntoldStories / SyriaUntold (Germany), and many more. Our War Survivors Advisory project, which includes the manual, How Civilians Survive War, and the multimedia documentary, How We Survive, included conducting high risk research across Afghanistan, Bosnia, and eastern Ukraine.
• Prior Partners & Clients. Danish Refugee Council in Afghanistan, SyriaUntold, Academy for Crisis Management Germany, Adeso Africa, Propeller Films, and more.
• Services Offered. We offer consulting and research across a wide range from emergency response to refugee assistance to broader international affairs and the arts.
• Team Involved. HB founder/director Daniel J. Gerstle has served as an emergency coordinator, security planner, and refugee assistance provider for humanitarian teams in Africa, The Middle East, and Eastern Europe. That included designing security plans on multiple sides of conflict, as well as leading the creation of HB’s War Survivors Advisory. Alongside Daniel, HB can recommend an experienced ally or advisor, depending on the clients goals and context.
• Rate. Contract rates depend on the context. We will update this section soon, or we can discuss.
• Contact: Humanitarianbazaar@gmail.com

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TRAINING & WORKSHOPS

• Achievements. Our HB workshop series spanned a wide range from training Columbia University graduate students on the Sphere Minimum Standards in Disaster Response to training Academy for Crisis Management civil-military leadership on how aid agencies coordinate with governments in emergencies. We also provided workshops on how to produce film and media in conflict zones across Europe and presented our work at the University of Oxford and School of African & Oriental Studies.
• Prior Partners & Clients. Columbia University (USA), Academy for Crisis Management (Germany), Education Villa (Netherlands), University of Oxford (UK), School of African & Oriental Studies (UK), and more.
• Team Involved. HB founder/director Daniel J. Gerstle has served as an emergency coordinator, security planner, and refugee assistance provider for humanitarian teams in Africa, The Middle East, and Eastern Europe. That included designing security plans on multiple sides of conflict, as well as leading the creation of HB’s War Survivors Advisory. Alongside Daniel, HB can recommend an experienced ally or advisor, depending on the clients goals and context.
• Services Offered. We train on a combination of how to produce media about and in the world’s toughest situations, how to improve safety & security for civilians caught in the cross-fire, and how to craft compelling storytelling.
• Rate. Contract rates depend on the context. We will update this section soon, or we can discuss.
• Contact: Humanitarianbazaar@gmail.com

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SAFETY, SECURITY, & MIGRATION

• Achievements. Having conducted deep field research on how civilians survive mass violence in Afghanistan, Bosnia, Germany, Syria, Ukraine, HB will release the first edition of How Civilians Survive War, a manual on nonviolent self-protection, as well as the multimedia documentary, How We Survive in the coming months. Alongside this, HB has been helping Afghan families hit by the current emergency with evacuation, migration, and safety advice and support. HB’s founder also brings experience having served as an emergency coordinator and security coordinator in additional contexts.
• Prior Partners & Clients. HB designed security and safety plans for its projects with UNDP Somalia, US Embassy Kenya, and its independent War Survivors Advisory research in the frontline areas of Afghanistan and Ukraine, and via allies learning how to improve safety for medical teams in Syria. Beyond this, HB’s founder has designed security plans and provided training for People in Need on both sides of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and Relief International in Iraq.
• Services Offered. We offer consulting, evaluation, training, and other assistance to organizations or individuals seeking to keep safe and secure when conducting nonviolent socially responsible action in tough situations.
• Team Involved. HB founder/director Daniel J. Gerstle has served as an emergency coordinator, security planner, and refugee assistance provider for humanitarian teams in Africa, The Middle East, and Eastern Europe. That included designing security plans on multiple sides of conflict, as well as leading the creation of HB’s War Survivors Advisory. Alongside Daniel, HB can recommend an experienced ally or advisor, depending on the clients goals and context.
• Rate. Contract rates depend on the context. We will update this section soon, or we can discuss.
• Contact: Humanitarianbazaar@gmail.com

PRO BONO SERVICES FOR AT-RISK FAMILIES & ARTISTS

• Achievements. Currently in Autumn 2021, we have been advising our Afghan former co-workers and allies and coordinating evacuation applications and safety advisory research. That started before the August Taliban takeover. Prior to this we provided refugee and asylum direct casework for families from Somalia, Afghanistan, Syria, and Iran. Beyond this, our War Survivors Advisory project will publish its long awaited civilian self-protection manual and multimedia resource to help reduce the numbers of civilians hurt in mass violence, and our Frontline Music project provides pro bono promotion and advisory support to musicians and artists overcoming the toughest challenges to promote peace.
• Prior Partners & Clients. Currently, we are keeping the names of most families private for security reasons. However, Humanitarian Bazaar is already well known in the East African community for our long term support for Somali hip hop group Waayaha Cusub, which was covered by the BBC. That case included helping 12 total threatened artists and children obtain asylum in Europe, and helping 3 related people evacuate to avoid threats in Somalia. We will share stories of others who have gone public about their asylum story when they are ready.
• Services Offered. Currently, we are postponing pro bono support for a bit because we are overwhelmed with cases. When we catch up on core funding, then we can provide this support again. In the meantime, we are happy to provide advice and potentially refer any highly vulnerable families when we have time.
• Team Involved. HB founder/director Daniel J. Gerstle has served as an emergency coordinator, security planner, and refugee assistance provider for humanitarian teams in Africa, The Middle East, and Eastern Europe. That included designing security plans on multiple sides of conflict, as well as leading the creation of HB’s War Survivors Advisory. Alongside Daniel, HB can recommend an experienced ally or advisor, depending on the clients goals and context.
• Contact: Humanitarianbazaar@gmail.com

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