Programs

The HADR Institute’s programs are structured around five key pillars that drive our mission to enhance humanitarian response, support local resilience, and improve disaster preparedness. Our initiatives prioritise local ownership, sustainability, and protection-focused humanitarian action, ensuring that communities affected by crises receive targeted and meaningful support.

Regional Focus

Myanmar

We operate in Karen, Karenni, Shan, and Chin States, where conflict, displacement, and limited access to essential services pose ongoing humanitarian challenges. Our work focuses on:

  • WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene): Supplying clean water systems and sanitation facilities.

  • Protection & Human Rights: Supporting local NGOs in documenting violations and improving community safety.

  • Humanitarian Logistics: Coordinating aid distribution and ensuring access to crisis-affected populations.

Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea

We work closely with PIANGO, FALE network partners, and local actors in Papua New Guinea to strengthen disaster preparedness and anticipatory action across:

  • Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Kiribati, and Papua New Guinea through coordination with FALE/PIANGO

  • Localised Early Warning & Disaster Response: Helping communities build resilience through forecasting and early action initiatives. This is an initiative being co-designed with PIANGO.

  • Capacity Strengthening & Training: Equipping community leaders and NGOs with disaster risk reduction skills.

  • Technical & Information Solutions: Implementing digital platforms for humanitarian coordination and data management.

Program Pillars

1. Capacity Building & Training

  • Developing frontline responders and local leaders through structured courses.

  • Providing technical training in disaster intelligence, logistics, and humanitarian protection.

  • Offering pathways from training to deployment via our Humanitarian Operations Roster.

2. Targeted Aid & Logistics

  • Delivering WASH interventions and essential relief supplies.

  • Strengthening local supply chains and enhancing logistical preparedness for crisis response.

  • Partnering with community-based organisations to ensure culturally appropriate aid distribution.

3. Technical & Information Solutions

  • Supporting anticipatory action and early warning systems for disaster risk reduction.

  • Providing data security, humanitarian intelligence, and crisis analytics tools to local responders.

  • Building low-cost and mobile-friendly platforms for remote humanitarian coordination.

4. Human Rights & Protection

  • Advocating for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) accountability.

  • Supporting investigations into humanitarian access and protection challenges.

  • Embedding safeguarding and inclusion measures across all programs.

5. Sustainable Revenue & Partnerships

  • Expanding training services, ethical consulting, and donor partnerships to sustain operations.

  • Strengthening long-term partnerships with governments, civil society, and academic institutions.

  • Reinvesting program-generated revenue into scholarships and community initiatives.