Our Community Values
We built goHADR.com as a shared space for people involved in humanitarian response to learn, connect, and strengthen their practice. It brings together resources, conversations, and opportunities so that individuals and teams can operate more effectively and contribute to more impactful humanitarian efforts.
Our members come from different backgrounds, organisations, and stages of experience in the sector. We recognise that values, principles, and operational approaches may be expressed differently across contexts. While we aim to be inclusive and open to diverse perspectives, we ask that members guide their conduct within this community in alignment with the values, principles, and commitments set out in the Humanitarian Charter and Sphere Standards. These provide a common reference point for dignity, accountability, and responsible humanitarian action.
An abridged version is outlined below, with links to the relevant sections of the Sphere Handbook.
Core Beliefs in the Humanitarian Charter
Right to life with dignity
Right to receive humanitarian assistance
Right to protection and security
Protection Principles
Enhance the safety, dignity and rights of people, and avoid exposing them to harm.
Ensure people's access to assistance according to need and without discrimination.
Assist people to recover from the physical and psychological effects of threatened or actual violence, coercion or deliberate deprivation.
Help people to recover their rights.
The Core Humanitarian Standard and the 9 Commitments
Communities and people affected by crisis receive assistance appropriate to their needs.
Communities and people affected by crisis have access to the humanitarian assistance they need at the right time.
Communities and people affected by crisis are not negatively affected and are more prepared, resilient, and less-at-risk as a result of humanitarian action.
Communities and people affected by crisis know their rights and entitlements, have access to information and participate in decisions that affect them.
Communities and people affected by crisis have access to safe and responsive mechanisms to handle complaints.
Communities and people affected by crisis receive coordinated, complementary assistance.
Communities and people affected by crisis can expect delivery of improved assistance as organisations learn from experience and reflection.
Communities and staff affected by crisis receive the assistance they require from competent and well-managed staff and volunteers.
Communities and people affected by crisis can expect that the organisations assisting them are managing resources effectively, efficiently and ethically.