HI works in around sixty countries in emergency, reconstruction, chronic crisis and development contexts. Since 1982, the organisation has been working alongside vulnerable populations, in particular people with disabilities. Our combat is guided by HI’s vision, mission, and values.
Our mission
HI is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
Humanity
All our actions are underpinned by the value of humanity. We include everyone, discriminate against no one and recognise each individual’s right to dignity. Our work is characterised by respect, benevolence and humility.
Inclusion
We work for the inclusion and participation of all people in society, ensuring diversity, equity and individual choice. We value difference.
Commitment
We are resolute, enthusiastic and bold in our commitment to developing appropriate, pragmatic and innovative solutions. We take action and rally those around us to fight injustice.
Integrity
We work in an independent, professional, altruistic and transparent manner.
Beneficiaries
Our international aid and development work targets the following population categories in the different countries where we work:
- Vulnerable populations
- People with disabilities
- People living with disabling diseases
- Populations of refugees, displaced persons and people requiring humanitarian assistance
- People with disabling injuries / trauma
- People exposed to the threat of weapons, munitions and explosive devices
Intervention contexts
The context describes both the situation which justifies our intervention, the environment, and the conditions and issues faced. We work in all of the following contexts
- Emergency response
- Post-emergency
- Reconstruction or rehabilitation
- Development
- Chronic crisis
Areas of expertise and activity
HI’s professional and organisational expertise is mobilised in thirteen different sectors of activity:
- Health
- Prevention
- Rehabilitation
- Economic inclusion
- Social inclusion
- Education
- Local development
- Accessibility
- Disaster preparedness and risk reduction
- Demining and accident prevention
- Camp coordination and management
- Basic needs
- Reconstruction
Advocacy
HI also mobilises its advocacy expertise, in order to influence and improve public policy:
- Advocacy
- Campaigns mobilising public opinion
- Testimony, whistleblowing and condemnation of violations
- Development and international aid and development education
- Direct approaches to decision-making bodies (lobbying)
- Participation in institutional representative bodies
- Promote and improve regulatory and legal frameworks, as well as relevant legal instruments to further human rights, international humanitarian law, and disarmament
Values and principles charter & Scope of activity
This document presents the update of the HI charter, around its four fundamental values (Humanity, Inclusion, Commitment, Integrity), and around the main external references on which our organization relies to carry out its social mission. It reaffirm the HI Scope of activity, which defines our target populations, our contexts of intervention, the aims of our actions and our sectors of intervention.
Photos : © K. Holt / HI
