Humanitarian Development Program

Established by the Global Development Program Group, a UK-registered not-for-profit organisation, the Humanitarian Development Program is an initiative organised to tackle the global concern of humanitarian relief and the requirements of emerging and developing countries to address the key issues allowing for sustainable development.

Among developing countries and in particular those countries affected by poverty and conflict there is the dual need to ensure ongoing humanitarian relief and assistance alongside the long term requirements of sustainable development. Interdependency exists between emergency livelihood building and the follow-on social and economic progress needed to prevent the squandering of humanitarian assistance.

The project will enable public and private sector interface, ensuring the continuous flow of aid and reflecting the international will for sustainable development, improving infrastructure and investment in means of production to shorten the divide between rich and poor.

Multi-platform of participants

With the various participants within the international community including the likes of the United Nations, various other non-government organisations (NGOs), aid agencies and charitable foundations, along with numerous private sector initiatives, several strategies have been devised to meet the huge challenges of rebuilding physical and social infrastructure, integrating populations, strengthening grass-roots governance and civil society and maintaining security while developing a justice system, with no core base to bring these various facets together.

The Humanitarian Development Program will look to provide the adhesive with which to bring all of these aspects together, offering clear direction on how best the aid community and business world can work together to meet the challenges provided by the developing world.

Opportunities for private investors

The Humanitarian Development Program will look to unlock the Pandora’s Box that is the developing world to the international business community, demonstrating that involvement is more than just a quick fix to the region’s many problems and long-term strategic goals can be achieved to the mutual benefit of all concerned.