Who we are
The Humanitarian Development Program (HDP) is a nonprofit and independent NGO in Yemen. It focuses on improving the quality of Yemeni people’s life through well-planned and comprehensive projects in water, education, livelihood and health interventions and related activities that strengthen underserved communities in all parts of Yemen with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies.
HDP uniquely believes in the power of community, and the strength of partners and donors to make a positive impact in the lives of Yemeni people
- Our Vision
- Our Mission
- Our Values
Our Vision
The first partner to create a decent life for people.
Our Mission
Humanitarian Development Program (HDP) is a nonprofit and independent NGO in Yemen dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance and development support in the areas of health, nutrition, water and environmental sanitation, food security, livelihoods, education, and emergency response in line with humanitarian principles (Humanity–Impartiality- Independence- Neutrality) and sustainable development goals.
Our Values
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Humanity
We contribute to alleviating Human suffering must be addressed wherever it is found. The purpose of humanitarian action is to protect life and health and ensure respect for human beings.
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Impartiality
We carry out Humanitarian action must be carried out on the basis of need alone, giving priority to the most urgent cases of distress and making no adverse distinction on the basis of nationality, race, gender, religious belief, class or political opinion.
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Independence
We believe that Humanitarian action must be autonomous from the political, economic, military or other objectives that any actor may hold with regard to areas where humanitarian action is being implemented.
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Neutrality
We refrain from taking sides during the conflict or engaging in differences of a political, ethnic, religious or ideological nature.
Our Goals
Contributing to achieving the sustainable development goals.
Contributing to supporting the economic recovery to lead to more capable and more resilient societies.
Contributing to the delivery of humanitarian relief, alleviation of suffering, and reduction of the risks of disasters and crises.
Our Sections
Water and environmental sanitation (Wash)
HDP works through its projects in the Wash sector to provide water and sanitation for people and make it available to them in a safe and easy manner and at a lower cost. HDP also engages women and men in managing water resources, sanitation and safe hygiene practices to achieve maximum benefits for their communities.
Health
Emergency intervention projects in the health sector, as well as development projects with valuable interventions in supporting the health sector in the most affected areas.
Education
Interventions to support teaching and learning and reduce educational dropout among children, with a focus on gender in providing an opportunity to obtain education, such as cash-for-education interventions, or school rehabilitation, and others.
Protection
Provision of Child protection direct assistants and critical services to IDPs, conflict affected and host community children.
Food security and livelihood
Food basket distribution projects, comprehensive interventions that support economic recovery in the targeted areas, support the protection of productive assets, contribute to reducing unemployment in the targeted communities, gender support in the economic contribution to the affected communities, and other activities of value from that cash for work.
Intervention bundling (multiple interventions)
A set of interventions that can be applied to manage a specific case. The best practices for the target communities are identified in several sectors that are linked to a mechanism that achieves integration and inclusion in the intervention.