Hunger Reduction International

Hunger Reduction International (HRI) is a humanitarian relief and development organization working towards the alleviation of systemic hunger in all its forms in Somali communities. 

HRI works in partnership and collaboration with local communities to develop holistic and sustainable solutions for alleviating local calorific inequities and malnutrition. Due to the multidimensional nature of hunger, our remit covers the redressal of gender inequality in Somali communities as well. Our focus on the twin areas of food security and gender equality at a local level allows us to present indigent communities with a pathway out of poverty. 

Vision:

Hunger Reduction International is a humanitarian relief and development organization committed to ending the prevalence of famine, hunger, and malnutrition throughout the Horn of Africa. We shall eventually deploy our solutions and 

Mission:

HRI focuses its efforts upon improving food security and the economics associated with pastoral livelihoods. Fundamental to the achievement of its vision is the recognition of the role that the economic and social marginalization of women has to play in deepening food insecurity. Consequently, HRI uses a two pronged approach of promoting food security and gender equality by achieving the social and economic empowerment of communities to achieve its vision. HRI engages with rural communities and other stakeholders (government agencies, private sector, the local NGO space in Somalia) to develop and implement scalable solutions that are realistic, practical, and that gain the commitment of all stakeholders invested in ensuring the development of our communities. 

We engage base of the pyramid markets in Somalia and provide them with entrepreneurial solutions. We are guided by the necessity of creating locally responsive markets for the allocation of food resources, and enabling the preferences of our communities to be aggregated and reflected by such markets. 

Value: HRI is committed to end the poverty throughout horn of Africa.

So the principles or core values necessary for HRI continuity are:-

-Integrity professionalism and autonomy.

-Self reliance empowerment.

-Truth worthiness and accountability and partnership

-Non stigmatization or discrimination. Respect teamwork and transparency

Our thematic areas:

Nutrition: to improve community capacity to tackle the impact of malnutrition

Food security and livelihoods: improve household food security and livelihoods stabilization:

Emergency and relief intervention: to improve the lives of community by providing food, temporary shelter, mobile education and mobile health clinic.