our work

HAI's commitment to strengthening local capacity in humanitarian advocacy, response, disaster risk reduction, and climate resilience.

Reshaping Futures

Our 4 thematic Areas

Driving Change, Building Resilience, Empowering Communities

Humanitarian Aid International (HAI) is a not-for-profit organisation headquartered in New Delhi, India. We work for the endowment of an equitable humanitarian sector rooted in local and traditional capacity strengthening through four thematic areas

Humanitarian Advocacy

Within and outside India. Strong Emphasis on LOCALISATION and decolonisation to amplify voices of local actors to strengthen an Indigenous and locally-led humanitarian architecture.

Humanitarian Response

Enhancing emergency response architecture to make it timely, effective, cost-efficient and relevant for affected communities through its network for local organisations.

Disaster Risk Reduction

Build resilience and minimise disaster risk through anticipatory risk mitigation programmes and technology-enabled solutions.

Climate Change Adaptation

Promote climate resilience and strengthen the adaptive capacities of communities at risk of adverse impacts of climate change and climate-related disasters.

Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future

Our Key Initiatives

Driving sustainable change and accountability

1. Sclr- Survivor and community-led Response

Survivor and Community-Led Response (sclr) is a structured approach designed to support the natural efforts of individuals and communities in crises to help one another.

Sclr involves transferring leadership, decision-making, and resources to community responders.


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Objectives of sclr

It is an evolving practice that aims to:

Strengthen the initiatives of the crisis-affected people to help each other.

Survive the crisis with dignity.

Recover communal well-being.

Start addressing the root causes of vulnerability.

Our MisSion

HAI’s LOCAL initiative is strategically positioned to lead this transformation, offering a scalable and replicable model that can be adapted to various contexts within the Global South.

  • HAI supported 76 community groups from Assam and Manipur receiving microgrants for community led initiatives.

  • 19076 individuals benefitted through SCLR Approach with a cost of USD $ 2 per person.

  • 22 grassroots organisations across 13 states of the country are members of the LOCAL platform to support rapid response at the time of an emergency or disaster.

  • HAI, along with LOCAL partners have addressed 41 disasters and impacted more than 22,000 individuals.

  • HAI provided social security through insurance coverage to 84 frontline workers among LOCAL member organisations.

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Objectives of sclr

It is an evolving practice that aims to:

Strengthen the initiatives of the crisis-affected people to help each other.

Survive the crisis with dignity.

Recover communal well-being.

Start addressing the root causes of vulnerability.

Our MisSion

HAI’s LOCAL initiative is strategically positioned to lead this transformation, offering a scalable and replicable model that can be adapted to various contexts within the Global South.

  • HAI supported 76 community groups from Assam and Manipur receiving microgrants for community led initiatives.

  • 19076 individuals benefitted through SCLR Approach with a cost of USD $ 2 per person.

  • 22 grassroots organisations across 13 states of the country are members of the LOCAL platform to support rapid response at the time of an emergency or disaster.

  • HAI, along with LOCAL partners have addressed 41 disasters and impacted more than 22,000 individuals.

  • HAI provided social security through insurance coverage to 84 frontline workers among LOCAL member organisations.

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Objectives of sclr

It is an evolving practice that aims to:

Strengthen the initiatives of the crisis-affected people to help each other.

Survive the crisis with dignity.

Recover communal well-being.

Start addressing the root causes of vulnerability.

Our MisSion

HAI’s LOCAL initiative is strategically positioned to lead this transformation, offering a scalable and replicable model that can be adapted to various contexts within the Global South.

  • HAI supported 76 community groups from Assam and Manipur receiving microgrants for community led initiatives.

  • 19076 individuals benefitted through SCLR Approach with a cost of USD $ 2 per person.

  • 22 grassroots organisations across 13 states of the country are members of the LOCAL platform to support rapid response at the time of an emergency or disaster.

  • HAI, along with LOCAL partners have addressed 41 disasters and impacted more than 22,000 individuals.

  • HAI provided social security through insurance coverage to 84 frontline workers among LOCAL member organisations.

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2. Dashboard for Aid Transparency and Accountability (DATA)

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3. Refugee programme

The Pakistani Refugee Programme was initiated in Majnu ka Tilla and Signature Bridge camps in Delhi to deliver comprehensive humanitarian, and developmental support to the Pakistani minority refugees through a rights-based and participatory approach.

The Pakistani Refugee Programme was initiated in Majnu ka Tilla and Signature Bridge camps in Delhi to deliver comprehensive humanitarian, and developmental support to the Pakistani minority refugees through a rights-based and participatory approach.


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4. Climate Resilience Programme in the Sundarbans Delta

The Sundarbans, home to the world’s largest mangrove forests and millions of vulnerable communities, is on the frontlines of climate change.

The Sundarbans, home to the world’s largest mangrove forests and millions of vulnerable communities, is on the frontlines of climate change.


The Sundarbans, home to the world’s largest mangrove forests and millions of vulnerable communities, is on the frontlines of climate change.


The Sundarbans, home to the world’s largest mangrove forests and millions of vulnerable communities, is on the frontlines of climate change.


The Sundarbans, home to the world’s largest mangrove forests and millions of vulnerable communities, is on the frontlines of climate change.


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