Addressing critical humanitarian & development issues
CARE ~ ENGAGE
EMPOWER ~ ACT
CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM HDPI
Traveling with former President Jimmy Carter
James Brasher, strategic development and global philanthropy
Humanitarian Ethics
for a New Era of Climate Emergency
Hugo Slim, Senior Research Fellow University of Oxford
Watch the full presentation at HDPI Forum https://hdpi.org/hdpi-forum/
What We Do
OUR MISSION:
To better understand critical humanitarian issues around the world, and to innovate and support practical actions to address them.
OUR UNIQUE APPROACH :
To Explore critical issues; Identify "experienced humanitarian "champions"; invite into a network of peers; facilitate cross-fertilization and exploration of issues; support affiliates initiatives; encourage innovative efforts; work together to provide services, consultancies, studies, and evaluations; support training, mentoring and courses led by affiliates.
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,including:organization development and resource mobilization; program development and M&E; child protection and education; trauma & resilience; advocacy and support for persons with special capacities and needs; health and nutrition, emergency preparedness and recovery; forestry and national agriculture policy, as examples.
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.
HDPI SERVICES
A weekly dialogue with global thought leaders on critical humanitarian issues.
Examples:
- Human Rights at Crossroads – Iain Levine
- Peacebuilding – John Paul Lederach
- Prog/resources development –James Brasher
- Revisioning Education – Robert Jenkins
- Inhumanity – Nora Niland/Antonio Donini
- Ethiopia crisis – Angela Raven-Roberts
- Take Nothing for Granted – Peter Mulrean
- Youth Empowerment – Rob Barnet
- Children in Institutions –J. Rodgers/P. McDermott
- Violence reduction Honduras –Mark Connolly
- Complexity theory – Eve Mitleton-Kelly
- Humanitarianism in age of Atrocities - Mukesh Kapila
- Fundamentals – Everett Ressler
- Misinformation/fake news – Philip Howard
- Rt Hon Lord Mark Malloch-Brown KCMG
Migration
Michele KLEIN SOLOMON
Regional Director for Central and North America and the Caribbean, IOM
HDPI ONLINE
Specialized courses offered by HDPI affiliates based on years of experience in real world issues and interventions.
Course offerings:
- Programme and Resource mobilization for CEO's and Board Members - Jim Brasher
- Living and Working with Persons Living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Nils Kastberg
- Addressing the Impact and Trauma of Migration - AITM - Elaine Zook Barge and Saulo Padilla
- New Forms of International Cooperation - Nils Kastberg
- Results-based M&E for Nutrition - K. Belbase
EXPLORE THE COURSES
Nils Kastberg, Instructor
Current HDPI Initiatives
- Understanding persons with mental syndromes and conditions (N.Kastberg & Working Group)
- Addressing the Impact of Trauma in Migration - AITM (7 person working group)
- Improving decision-making using ethical reasoning – 8KQ (6 person working groups)
- Support of child care reform (supporting a global effort)
Current 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.
Examples of Past Consultancies
- UNICEF Eritrea - National water policy
- Child Fund – Child accountability
- UNICEF Sri Lanka – Restorative justice
- UNICEF East Asia/Butan – report writing
- UNHCR Guinea Bissau – Statelessness
- UNICEF Mozambique – Child protection
- UNICEF USA – Psychosocial/COVID
- UNICEF MENARO - Preparedness
Publications by Persons Affiliated with HDPI
Who We Are
A global network of experienced practitioners
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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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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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