A leader in innovative thinking on critical humanitarian issues
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WHAT WE DO
As a global network of highly experienced humanitarian practioners
We are deeply concerned about global issues today
We innovate ideas and actions
We are a service provider
The HDPI Forum
- Explore issues
- Challenge thinking
- Share information
Weekly virtual conversations between senior leaders on critical humanitarian concerns.
Brief introductions to recent FORUM presentations
Humanitarian Ethics
for a New Era of Climate Emergency
Hugo Slim
University of Oxford
"Reflections on Famine Analysis and the IPC Famine Review Committee"
Prof Daniel Maxwell
Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security
Friedman School of Nutrition, and Research Director
Tufts University
Working Groups
HDPI Affiliates collaborating on critical global issues.
Global leaders collaborating, innovating, and providing services to address needs.
CURRENT WORKING GROUPS
- Special Abilities (Changing Mindsets)
- Preparedness
- Child Protection
- Trauma in Migration (AITM)
- Climate Anxiety (Climate STARR)
- Ethics in Decision Making (Ethical Briefs)
One minute introduction to working group issues
WORKING GROUP ON CHILD PROTECTION
Current threats to children
Cornelius Williams, UNICEF
WORKING GROUP ON ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
Practical applications of the 8KQ - an ethical framework for decision making
William Hawk, Peter Mulrean, Fred Spielberg
WORKING GROUP ON SPECIAL ABILITIES
Nils Kastberg, Seminar for Persons living with Special Abilities, Shariti Hospital, Tanzania.
Trainings and Seminars
HDPI supports Affiliates working for positive social change
EXECUTIVE SEMINAR
Tailored Fundraising for Successful Institution Building
FACILITATED by James Brasher and Carolyn Williams
Registration is now open for 2024 - 2025
EXECUTIVE SEMINAR
Living with persons who are
neuro-divergent
Courses are offered in English, Spanish, and Swahili
COURSE/SEMINAR
Food security in a time of climate adaptation
Collaborations with: ClimateSTARR and Awareness of Trauma in Migration
Projects and Consultancies
RECENT Consultancies
- UKRAINE EMERGENCY - Supporting Lumos Foundation efforts to mobilize global actions on child care reform
- Collaboration with Special Olympics to provide training in refugee situations for persons living with and working with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- UNICEF NIGERIA - Supporting national efforts to reintegrate women and children previously taken in the Boko Haram conflict
- UNICEF Soloman Islands - Evaluating the national preschool education program.
We work with each client to address complexity, current challenges, consider alternative response strategies, and build new partnerships.
Everett Ressler Executive Director, HDPI
HDPI is a voluntary network of persons working for the common good and rights of all. Affiliates bring many years of experience - with UNICEF and other UN agencies, government, World Bank, foundations, academia, media and NGOs. HDPI has no political or sectarian affiliation and operates as a registered not-for-profit organization. It remains by design - modest in size, purposefully dynamic, collaborative, and innovative.
Who We Are
A global network of experienced practitioners
What is the result of bringing together a network of persons with a lifetime of experience?
The emergence of a multidisciplinary caldron of thought, action and mutual support, building on a wide range of specializations in the humanitarian field.
Affiliates
Martin Barber
Specializes in maintaining peace and security and protecting civilians in conflict
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Krishna Belbase
Specializes in results based monitoring and evaluation. Also, food and nutrition, security, and social protection.
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Carol Bellamy
Ms Bellamy was
previously a member of the New York State Senate, President of
the New York City Council, Director of the United States Peace
Corps, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEE). and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Globa
Partnership for Education.
Mathilde Bienvenu
Specializes in Child protection, child rights and early childhood development
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Mark Connolly
In the past decade, he has focussed on applying public health principles to reduce homicide and violence among young people, reducing risks, and increasing protection for children in migrations. For the past four years, he has amassed extensive experience in emergency preparedness and humanitarian response.
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Marie de la Soudière
Specializes in family tracing and reunification, psycho-social reintegration of boys and girls formerly associated with armed forces and groups.
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Diego Otegui Ph.D.
Specializes in the design and implementation of emergency management and humanitarian educational programs.
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Moira Fratta
Specializes in strategic planning and humanitarian leadership, preparedness, resilience and sustainability.
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Stephen Hanmer D’Elía
Specializes in child protection, forced migration, mental health & psychosocial support.
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William J. Hawk
Specializes in practical ethics featuring an evidence-based ethical reasoning strategy
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Victor P. Karunan, Ph.D.
Victor has over 35 years of professional experience in over 40 countries in both the Global North and Global South, with special focus on Child Rights and Child Development, Results-based Management, Social Policy, Adolescent Participation and Development.
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Nils-Arne Kastberg
Specializes in advocacy for persons living with mental conditions and syndromes with a focus on human rights and humanitarian action.
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Leo Kenny
Thirty years of international development experience with UNAIDS, UNICEF, international development agencies and NGOs, including in countries with large humanitarian responses.
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Alejandro Linayo
He is a Systems Engineer, with MSc Organizational Studies, PhD in Education/Social Sciences and also Doctoral Studies (PhD-C) in Human Sciences.
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Daniel Maxwell
Daniel Maxwell is the Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security at the Friedman School of Nutrition, and Research Director at the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University.
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Thomas Mueller
Specializes in child rights advocacy and campaigning, child protection and technology
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Peter Mulrean
Peter Mulrean spent much of his diplomatic career working to make foreign policy and foreign assistance mutually reinforcing.
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David L. Myers
David L. Myers has more than 40 years of leadership experience within faith-based, humanitarian, government, and philanthropic organizations.
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Roger Pearson
Roger holds a master’s degree on Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition from the University of London.
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Heidi Peugeot
Specializes in emergency preparedness, disaster risk reduction and resilience
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Angela Raven Roberts
Specializes in reunification of unaccompanied children, gender based violence, creation of safe spaces.
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Everett Ressler
HDPi Executive Director, specializes in child protection and care and protection of unaccompanied children.
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Frederick Spielberg
Fred Spielberg has over 30 years of experience in disaster and conflict settings, working with UN agencies, NGOs and philanthropic foundations
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AR. Subbiah
Mr. Subbiah has operational responsibility for Regional integrated Multi-hazard Early warning System( RIMES ) for Africa and Asia Pacific region.
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Carolyn Williams
Carolyn works internationally as a consultant focused on peacebuilding, social
justice, political and humanitarian affairs, partnerships and resource mobilization.
John Williamson
Specializes in technical support for programming and policy to strengthen family care for children, preventing separation promoting family reunification.
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Carolyn E. Yoder
Specializing in addressing trauma to interrupt cycles of violence, and eco angst.
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Make a difference - join us
- Translate climate angst into courageous commitment!
- Address trauma and resilience needs in the migration/resettlement experience.
- Change mindsets to improve the rights and well-being of people living with mental syndromes and conditions, particularly in refugee setting
- Enhance child protection and transitional processes in conflict situations,
- Introduce an ethics-based framework for decision making
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Operational Staff
- Everett Ressler, Executive Director
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Jooyeon Kim, Director of Finance
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Kevin Yoder, CPA
Board of Directors
- Vernon Jantzi
- Rick Augsburger
- Nils Kastberg
- Carolyn Williams
- Everett Ressler