Hope and Resilience Initiative (HRI) is a South Sudanese national, nonprofit and non-governmental
organisation established in 2023 to deliver humanitarian and development assistance while
strengthening the resilience, dignity and agency of vulnerable communities. HRI is currently
implementing SSHF multi-sectoral projects in Fangak and Ulang counties targeting Community based
WASH, Nutrition and Health education in collaboration with HFO. HRI places particular emphasis on
youth, women, girls, persons with disabilities, displaced households, returnees, host communities and
people facing the combined effects of conflict, poverty, climate shocks, displacement and limited
access to basic services.
This full cluster edition presents HRI as an integrated, field-facing and community-driven organisation
capable of working across humanitarian response, recovery, development, peacebuilding and
resilience programming. The profile has been strengthened to speak to donors, UN agencies, local
authorities, international NGOs, national NGOs, civil society networks, community leadership
structures and private-sector partners. It is designed to show that HRI is not merely an implementing
organisation, but a platform for locally led problem-solving, protection-sensitive programming and
accountable service delivery.
The central value proposition of HRI is its ability to connect urgent assistance with long-term
transformation. In fragile settings, communities need more than short-term relief. They need safe
access to services, economic opportunity, peace structures, learning pathways, trusted referral systems,
water and sanitation, protection from harm, climate resilience and mechanisms that allow them to
participate in decisions affecting their lives. HRI’s programme model responds to this reality through
an integrated cluster architecture that groups technical sectors into coordinated delivery areas.
The profile organises HRI’s work into twelve strategic programme clusters: Health; Nutrition; WASH;
Food Security and Livelihoods; Protection and GBV; Shelter and Non-Food Items; Education and
Youth; Peacebuilding and Community Cohesion; Economic Empowerment; Climate Change and
Environmental Protection; Governance and Civic Engagement; and Durable Solutions and Resilience.
These clusters are not isolated departments. They are designed to reinforce one another so that each
intervention strengthens safety, dignity, access, inclusion, accountability and long-term community
capacity.
HRI’s operational footprint combines national coordination through the Juba Head Office with field-
level engagement in Fangak, Malakal, Ulang, Bentiu and Bor. This footprint allows the organisation
to remain close to affected populations while maintaining strategic oversight, partner engagement,
programme quality, financial accountability and organisational learning at national level. The profile
also introduces improved institutional sections on MEAL, safeguarding, PSEA, donor readiness,
partnership coordination, risk management, human resources, logistics, financial controls,
communication and sustainability.

Hope and Resilience Initiative (HRI) was established with the purpose of delivering humanitarian and
development assistance to vulnerable communities in South Sudan. The organisation was founded in
response to urgent needs for inclusive development, sustainable peace, protection-sensitive
programming and community-centred resilience in contexts affected by conflict, displacement,
poverty, limited services and recurrent shocks.
HRI’s identity is shaped by the conviction that people affected by crisis are not passive recipients of
assistance. They are rights-holders, knowledge holders, innovators, leaders and agents of change. For
this reason, HRI promotes a participatory model that begins with community consultation, listens to
women, youth, persons with disabilities and local leaders, and transforms community priorities into
practical programmes. This allows the organisation to design interventions that are locally appropriate,
socially accepted and capable of creating long-term value.
The organisation works across both urban and rural locations, recognising that vulnerability in South
Sudan is not limited to one geography. Urban communities may face unemployment, informal
settlement pressures, school dropout, youth marginalisation and economic stress. Rural communities
may face food insecurity, limited health services, water shortages, poor road access, climate shocks
and weak market linkages. HRI’s programme model therefore combines service delivery, capacity
strengthening, community mobilisation, referral pathways, local peace structures and economic
empowerment.
HRI is also informed by a durable solutions perspective, this means that emergency assistance is not
treated as an end in itself. It is linked to recovery, self-reliance, social cohesion and long-term
resilience. For displaced people, returnees and host communities, durable solutions require safety,
access to livelihoods, education, documentation, justice, protection, participation and peaceful
coexistence. HRI’s profile therefore aligns humanitarian support with development priorities and
peacebuilding approaches so that short-term support becomes a pathway to local ownership and
sustainable recovery.
Gender equality is a visible part of HRI’s organizational orientation, the original profile emphasises
that the Board of Directors is headed by a woman to strengthen gender equality in decision-making
and gender-sensitive leadership. This leadership commitment is important because programmes that
seek to empower women and girls must also demonstrate inclusion in organisational governance,
staffing, community engagement and accountability systems. HRI’s profile therefore places gender
equality, youth participation and disability inclusion at the centre of its institutional approach.

HRI envisions a peaceful and resilient society where humanitarian action, development practice and
peacebuilding initiatives are implemented inclusively, without exclusion, discrimination or
marginalisation. This vision is grounded in the belief that sustainable development and meaningful
social transformation are only possible when communities participate in shaping solutions that reflect
their lived realities, aspirations, dignity and agency.

HRI’s mission is to build the resilience of communities in South Sudan by promoting economic
opportunities, empowering women and youth, strengthening local peacebuilding, supporting social
cohesion and delivering inclusive, community-driven programmes. The organisation is committed to
amplifying community participation, unlocking local innovation and supporting a culture of creativity
and practical problem-solving across multiple sectors.

HRI’s objectives reflect its dual commitment to humanitarian assistance and long-term development.
The organisation seeks to improve access to essential services, protect vulnerable groups, strengthen
livelihoods, promote peaceful coexistence and build the capacity of communities to participate in their
own recovery and development.
• Promote access to primary healthcare, WASH, nutrition and basic wellbeing services for vulnerable
populations, especially in underserved and hard-to-reach communities.
• Create economic opportunities through vocational training, entrepreneurship support, access to
markets, savings groups and financial inclusion, with special focus on women and youth.
• Support peacebuilding, reconciliation and healing through grassroots dialogue, local mediation,
trauma-informed approaches, non-violence and community peace structures.
• Strengthen social cohesion by encouraging inclusive participation in local governance, cultural
exchange, civic engagement and joint community initiatives that bridge ethnic, gender, age and
social divides.
• Advance gender equality and inclusion by promoting the rights, leadership, participation and
economic empowerment of women, girls, youth, persons with disabilities and marginalised groups.
• Promote climate resilience, environmental protection and disaster-risk-informed programming that
enables communities to adapt to floods, droughts, resource-based conflict and environmental
degradation.
• Strengthen institutional capacity, accountability, safeguarding, MEAL systems and policy
compliance so that HRI can operate credibly with communities, donors, government and partners

Humanity: HRI acts to protect life, health and dignity, alleviate suffering and ensure that vulnerable
people are treated with compassion and respect.
Impartiality: HRI provides assistance according to need, without discrimination based on ethnicity,
nationality, gender, religion, disability, political opinion, social status or other identity.
Neutrality: HRI does not take sides in political, ethnic, religious, ideological or armed controversies.
This is essential for trust, safe access and community acceptance.
Independence: HRI maintains operational autonomy so that humanitarian and development decisions
are guided by needs, rights, evidence, accountability and organisational mandate.
Do No Harm: HRI designs and implements interventions in a manner that avoids creating new risks,
deepening tensions, exposing survivors or excluding vulnerable groups

HRI’s values provide the ethical and behavioural foundation for its staff, board, volunteers, partners
and community structures. Values are meaningful only when they are translated into daily conduct,
programme decisions, financial stewardship, respect for communities and accountability to the people
served.
These values should be reflected in every proposal, budget, recruitment process, field activity,
partnership agreement, community meeting, complaint response and programme report. They are also
the basis for internal performance management and staff orientation.

HRI applies a community-driven, bottom-up and participatory approach. Before an intervention is
implemented, the organisation consults communities, local leaders, women, youth, persons with
disabilities and other relevant stakeholders to understand needs, risks, priorities, barriers and existing
coping strategies. This consultation is not a symbolic activity; it is the foundation for relevance,
acceptance, protection and sustainability.
The approach combines livelihood programmes, agriculture, tailoring, micro-enterprise, vocational
training, peacebuilding dialogues, inter-communal mediation, trauma healing, youth engagement,
sports for peace, digital literacy, women’s cooperatives, GBV prevention, leadership training,
advocacy and partnerships with civil society organisations, local governments, national NGOs,
international NGOs and UN agencies.
An integrated approach enables HRI to avoid fragmented programming. Instead of treating each sector
as separate, programme teams identify linkages. Health interventions are linked with nutrition
screening and referral. WASH interventions are linked with hygiene promotion and protection risk
analysis. Food security interventions are linked with savings groups, market access and climate-smart
agriculture. Peacebuilding is linked with youth participation, local governance and conflict-sensitive
resource management.
This approach is especially important in South Sudan, where humanitarian needs, development
challenges and peacebuilding priorities often overlap in the same community. The organisation’s
model therefore supports the humanitarian-development-peace nexus by linking immediate relief,
community recovery and long-term resilience.