In-Sight Collaborative’s leadership program (formerly known as the Mentorship Program) is designed to provide an accessible and welcoming introduction to participation and leadership in the humanitarian sector with continuing opportunities to refine personal and professional reflection skills, facilitation, and mentorship.

Applications open:
October 20, 2025-January 30, 2026
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Program runs:
February 16- April 20, 2026

This program will be available in English only.

The humanitarian sector is one of the most diverse and intersectional sectors in the world. Unfortunately, it is also wrought with colonial and supremacist mentalities that create a culture of exclusion in both humanitarian education initiatives and sector careers. Difficulty in accessing educational and career opportunities in the humanitarian sector leaves out vital perspectives and voices, oftentimes from those most impacted by humanitarian crisis, and perpetuates harmful practices and narratives within the global humanitarian response.

Since its inception in 2020, the program has been attended by hundreds of participants from over 35 countries around the world. In-Sight believes that anyone with the right mindset and a willingness to engage can be an effective part of the humanitarian response from any background, profession, or sector. It is one of their goals to help inspire future humanitarian leaders and give them the tools and resources they need to participate in a meaningful way.

Throughout the program, participants will be given the opportunity to explore the following areas of the non-profit and humanitarian sector:

• The history of colonialism in forced displacement and the humanitarian response
• How the language we use shapes our identity, the way we understand, analyze and interpret the world around us, and how we interact with it
• Dissecting industrial complexes and the roles they play in forced migration, structural violence, and the humanitarian and nonprofit response
• Exploring decolonized knowledge systems, knowledge-sharing, and arts-based research methods
• Accompaniment and mutual aid as tools in the humanitarian and nonprofit sector
• Planning, assessment, implementation, and evaluation of interventions with human-centered frameworks
• Leadership development and professional networking opportunities with like-minded people from various sectors
• Individual and collective wellness practices through an anti-colonial lens

Click here for more information and to apply.

About In-Sight Collaborative

In-Sight Collaborative is a humanitarian NGO founded in 2016 by a group of friends volunteering in refugee camps in Northern Greece. In an acute humanitarian crisis spanning acres and acres of farm fields, train tracks, gas station parking lots, and abandoned hotels, our founding members recognized that the current lens we had grown up with to view the world was dangerously misleading. We saw a need for more collaboration, for more championing of the agency of the people who call these camps home.

In-Sight Collaborative is a facilitator to those in the humanitarian sector who recognize that cultivating an equitable aid system starts with oneself. Moving from its direct aid model, In-Sight Collaborative now works to embody the accompaniment model. We educate humanitarians to be intentional and empowered to cultivate a more equitable system by providing educational tools, programs, and platforms to address harmful policies and practices.

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What if you were forced to leave home tomorrow? What would you bring with you? What would you leave behind? Join hosts In-Sight Collaborative and EMA Foundation for an immersive film experience where you’ll be transported into the world of a refugee navigating displacement, belonging, and a life across borders.  

It’s not easy to love someone from the other side of a border, but it does not stop us from trying. Loving across borders is becoming a universal experience. Through stories and lively discussion, we invite you to our space to reflect on how love can sustain hope in dark times. Come with curiosity, cultivate new connections, and leave feeling lighter with hope.

We will be exploring these topics through the following films and discussions with filmmakers, local migration organizations, and humanitarian sector specialists:

- Dear Mother (3:33 minutes) and The Sky was Still Perfectly Blue (2:33 minutes) Co-produced by Studio B and Refugee Biriyani & Bananas

- Reflection and community activity

- Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America (84 Minutes) Directed by Tom Shepard

- Discussion and Q&A

- ABUELOS (9 minutes) Directed by Rodrigo Reyes

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Saturday, March 7

2:30-6:00pm

Doors will open at 2:30.

Lynwood Theater
4569 Lynwood Center Rd NE
Bainbridge Island, WA

Entry to the event will also be an immersive experience, so please come prepared to engage!

Net profits from ticket sales will equally support the participating organizations: In-Sight Collaborative, EMA Foundation, Kitsap Immigration Assistance Center, and Refugee Biriyani & Bananas.

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In-Sight Collaborative offers ‍ monthly wellness sessions to the general public. These sessions are designed to provided a supportive space for those who are on the frontlines of change, come together, process the world and our work, and heal. These groups are designed to create a space where individuals involved in humanitarian efforts can connect, share experiences, and process the emotional toll of their work through creative and hands-on means. It’s a place to share the challenges we’re facing, reflect on our personal journeys, and heal together in a supportive, like-minded community.

In the midst of hustle and burnout culture, how can we create a revolutionary rest practice for ourselves and our communities? The sacred act of resting and resisting outside forces that want us to work to the point of exhaustion is a small act of defiance that can have massive ripple effects. Join us for an hour of learning about the seven types of rest and how to cultivate a culture of rest and regeneration in our lives and communities.

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In-Sight Collaborative’s leadership program (formerly known as the Mentorship Program) is designed to provide an accessible and welcoming introduction to participation and leadership in the humanitarian sector with continuing opportunities to refine personal and professional reflection skills, facilitation, and mentorship.

Applications open:
April 6 - June 19, 2026
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Program runs:
June 20 - August 10, 2026

This program will be available in English, Arabic, and Spanish.

The humanitarian sector is one of the most diverse and intersectional sectors in the world. Unfortunately, it is also wrought with colonial and supremacist mentalities that create a culture of exclusion in both humanitarian education initiatives and sector careers. Difficulty in accessing educational and career opportunities in the humanitarian sector leaves out vital perspectives and voices, oftentimes from those most impacted by humanitarian crisis, and perpetuates harmful practices and narratives within the global humanitarian response.

Since its inception in 2020, the program has been attended by hundreds of participants from over 35 countries around the world. In-Sight believes that anyone with the right mindset and a willingness to engage can be an effective part of the humanitarian response from any background, profession, or sector. It is one of their goals to help inspire future humanitarian leaders and give them the tools and resources they need to participate in a meaningful way.

Throughout the program, participants will be given the opportunity to explore the following areas of the non-profit and humanitarian sector:

• The history of colonialism in forced displacement and the humanitarian response
• How the language we use shapes our identity, the way we understand, analyze and interpret the world around us, and how we interact with it
• Dissecting industrial complexes and the roles they play in forced migration, structural violence, and the humanitarian and nonprofit response
• Exploring decolonized knowledge systems, knowledge-sharing, and arts-based research methods
• Accompaniment and mutual aid as tools in the humanitarian and nonprofit sector
• Planning, assessment, implementation, and evaluation of interventions with human-centered frameworks
• Leadership development and professional networking opportunities with like-minded people from various sectors
• Individual and collective wellness practices through an anti-colonial lens

Click here for more information and to apply.
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About In-Sight Collaborative

In-Sight Collaborative is a humanitarian NGO founded in 2016 by a group of friends volunteering in refugee camps in Northern Greece. In an acute humanitarian crisis spanning acres and acres of farm fields, train tracks, gas station parking lots, and abandoned hotels, our founding members recognized that the current lens we had grown up with to view the world was dangerously misleading. We saw a need for more collaboration, for more championing of the agency of the people who call these camps home.

In-Sight Collaborative is a facilitator to those in the humanitarian sector who recognize that cultivating an equitable aid system starts with oneself. Moving from its direct aid model, In-Sight Collaborative now works to embody the accompaniment model. We educate humanitarians to be intentional and empowered to cultivate a more equitable system by providing educational tools, programs, and platforms to address harmful policies and practices.

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