Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, HCI delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities. Families are uncertain and vulnerable as they return to their communities to rebuild homes and lives after a crisis. HCI help them transition from relief to recovery through innovative programs that get them back to work quickly, which restores dignity, puts pay in workers’ pockets and injects cash into ailing local economies.
Emergency and Transition
On June the 1st, the Egyptian authorities exceptionally opened the Rafah border crossing in both directions, for humanitarian cases and aid, for an unspecified period of time. It is expected that an average of 750 people will cross daily. In addition, on the day of the opening, 13 electrical generators for the Al Quds hospital [...]
HCI examines and discusses the challenges facing humanitarian assistance with leading aid agencies at the DIHAD Conference & Exhibition
Conference, Emergency and Transition, Exhibition, Networking, Regional
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May 042010
In April, HCI team members headed to Dubai to participate in the largest humanitarian event in the Middle East; the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference (DIHAD). The conference brings together all of the key actors working in international development and humanitarian assistance with the goals of sharing knowledge, increasing cooperation, and enhancing effectiveness. [...]
HCI Helps Provide a Proper Eid Feast
Adahi, Egypt, Emergency and Transition, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Jordan & Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Seasonal Projects, Sudan
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Dec 162009
Understanding the culture and living conditions of the local communities we work with is part of HCI’s philosophy while serving these communities, especially at times such as Eid when great importance is placed on reviving and enjoying the traditional aspects of local culture. In addition, these traditions serve to strengthen community ties and embody important [...]
Sowing Hope, Harvesting Opportunity: Gaza in the Holy Month of Ramadan
Emergency and Transition, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Seasonal Projects
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Oct 142009
Every Palestinian woman and family have a story to tell, many of these stories reflect the profound sadness of Gaza’s own story; stories about the healing of wounds, about deprivation, about women struggling to support families and most of all about keeping hope alive. HCI is acutely aware of this nations suffering and follows the [...]
Ramadan 2009: HCI's Experiences around the Arab World
Egypt, Emergency and Transition, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Jordan & Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Seasonal Projects, Sudan, West Bank
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Oct 072009
For the Muslim world, the month of Ramadan is traditionally a time for inner reflection, devotion to God, self control, and fasting from sunrise to sunset. It is also a particularly joyous time when relatives and friends invite each other over to gather around a table and break the fast together-Iftar-and above all a time [...]
Sustainable Development in Gaza: One Step at a Time
Agriculture, Children, Emergency and Transition, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Woman, Youth
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Jul 222009
At a time when Nobel Peace Laureate, Mairead Maguire, and former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney are detained for attempting to provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza, at a time when toys, food and medical supplies are lingering elusively at the gates of the city, and the imposed blockade continues to exacerbate millions of lives, the residents of [...]
Helping Hands for War-Affected Rural Families in Lebanon
Agriculture, Agriculture and Food, Emergency and Transition, Lebanon
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Apr 292009
Cultivation of land and farming are amongst the most basic of human activities. Although we take it for granted, self sufficiency in farming is vital for a community, especially in troubled regions. As well as providing a source of food, the agricultural sector is a major force in the local economy in remote rural areas [...]
Bringing Warmth and Hope to Gaza’s Preschool Children
Children, Emergency and Transition, Gaza Strip, Housing and Infrastructure, Kindergarten, Palestine
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Mar 242009
In post-war Gaza, one can easily observe the aftermath: displacement and homelessness are prevalent; poverty is visible; unemployment is raging; malnutrition among children is rampant; trauma and grief are widespread; and lost livelihoods are common. For many families, everything they had worked for or achieved all their life has been destroyed. If such a reality [...]
Launching the Kindergarten Rehabilitation Program in Gaza
Children, Emergency and Transition, Gaza Strip, Housing and Infrastructure, Kindergarten, Palestine
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Mar 162009
HCI launched this week the Kindergarten Rehabilitation Program in Gaza and is now working towards reconstructing the physical damages incurred on the Al-Majed School and Kindergarten located in the Rimal neighbourhood in Gaza City. The Al-Majed school and Kindergarten was established in 1972 under the name Hashim’s Gaza, and renamed the “Two Sisters” Kindergarten in [...]
Aid for Change: A New Initiative Supporting Iraqi Refugees in Need
Children, Disability, Emergency and Transition, Iraq, Jordan & Iraq, Protection and Human Rights, Woman
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Mar 122009
HCI team in Jordan was busy last month in Jordan launching its new initiative for Iraqi refugees living in Jordan: the Aid for Change initiative, aiding vulnerable people with the aim to change their lives through self-help and self-directedness. This new initiative will be implemented in partnership with the Jordan-based New Development Organization. It will [...]
