Addressing critical humanitarian & development issues
CARE ~ ENGAGE
EMPOWER ~ ACT
What We Do
Mission: Enhance understanding of critical humanitarian issues around the world and support practical actions to address them.
Approach: Bring together experienced persons engaged in addressing critical issues - Facilitate a forum for discussion with global thought leaders - Support the efforts of affiliates in diverse fields in which they are making contributions - Undertake studies evaluations and consultancies - Offer training and mentoring.
SPECIALIZED SERVICES/ Working Groups
- Child Protection in Emergencies
- Impowering Persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Addressing Trauma in Migration
- Emergency Preparedness /Risk Reduction
- Ethical Considerations in Decision Making
ONGOING COURSES AND SEMINARS
- Seminar: Addressing the Impact and Trauma of Migration
- Persons living with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their human rights
RESOURCES/PUBLICATIONS/VIDEOS by HDPI affiliates
THE CAPABILITIES PROJECT - Living with special abilities
MAJOR ONGOING INIATIVES
- Support for agencies working with institutionalized and unaccompanied children in the UKRAINE emergency
- Collaboration with Special Olympics to provide training in refugee camps and local communities on persons living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Haitians Helping Haitians support for communities after the Haitian earthquake
- Support to healthcare professionals and community members who work with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities/Shariti Hospital, Tanzania
SOUND BITES FROM THE HDPI FORUM
Saulo Padilla, speaks on the Trauma of Migration for children
SOUND BITES FROM THE PATHFINDERS FORUM
Marie de la Soudiere speaks about reuniting unaccompanied children.
SOUND BITES FROM CHANGING PERCEPTIONS
Nils Kastberg discusses engagement with persons living with intellectual and developmental disabilities - at Shariti Hospital, Tanzania.
Engagements and Publications by Persons Affiliated with HDPI
Nicholas Alipui, MD
Specializes in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in context of the SDGs and humanitarian strategy
Read More »Martin Barber
Specializes in maintaining peace and security and protecting civilians in conflict
Read More »Krishna Belbase
Specializes in results based monitoring and evaluation. Also, food and nutrition, security, and social protection.
Read More »Mathilde Bienvenu
Specializes in Child protection, child rights and early childhood development
Read More »Marie de la Soudière
Specializes in family tracing and reunification, psycho-social reintegration of boys and girls formerly associated with armed forces and groups.
Read More »Diego Otegui Ph.D.
Specializes in the design and implementation of emergency management and humanitarian educational programs.
Read More »Moira Fratta
Specializes in strategic planning and humanitarian leadership, preparedness, resilience and sustainability.
Read More »Stephen Hanmer D’Elía
Specializes in child protection, forced migration, mental health & psychosocial support.
Read More »William J. Hawk
Specializes in practical ethics featuring an evidence-based ethical reasoning strategy
Read More »Nils-Arne Kastberg
Specializes in advocacy for persons living with mental conditions and syndromes with a focus on human rights and humanitarian action.
Read More »In Memory of Björn Ljungqvist
National Nutrition Policy
Read More »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.
Read More »Heidi Peugeot
Specializes in emergency preparedness, disaster risk reduction and resilience
Read More »Angela Raven Roberts
Specializes in reunification of unaccompanied children, gender based violence, creation of safe spaces.
Read More »Everett Ressler
HDPi Executive Director, specializes in child protection and care and protection of unaccompanied children.
Read More »Frederick Spielberg
Specializes in emergency preparedness, simulations and child protection.
Read More »AR. Subbiah
Mr. Subbiah has operational responsibility for Regional integrated Multi-hazard Early warning System( RIMES ) for Africa and Asia Pacific region.
Read More »John Williamson
Specializes in technical support for programming and policy to strengthen family care for children, preventing separation promoting family reunification.
Read More »HDPI Partnerships







