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Humanitarians In
Action Foundation

Join us in creating brighter futures by providing hope, delivering help, and fostering lasting change for communities .









About Us

Humanitarians in Action Foundation (HIAF), a pan-india organization (Section 8 nonprofit) with its headquartering Bhubaneswar, Odisha, works at the grassroots level to empower rural and tribal communities for a self-dependent society. With a core focus on women’s empowerment, livelihood generation, public health, and education, HIAF implements field-driven, participatory models of change. The foundation has impacted thousands of lives by enabling self-reliance and enhancing community capacities across underserved areas of Odisha.

our mission

To organize, empower, and enable rural, tribal, and underserved populations especially...

our vision

To create an inclusive, just, and sustainable society by empowering marginalized communities...

our Goal

To strengthen economic, cultural, and social consciousness among marginalized communities...

Our Core Focus Area

Livelihoods &
Micro-Enterprise

Skill Development
& Employability

Women's
Empowerment

Health, Nutrition & Sanitation

Education &
Youth Leadership

Climate Action
& Environment

Human Rights
& Social Justice

Research &
Policy Engagement

Where HIAF Local Action
Meets Global Goals


End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Reduce inequality within and among countries.

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage forests sustainably, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

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Board Members

Dr. Gourishankar Patnaik

Director

Dillip Pattanaik

Director

Sushree Pratyasha Mishra

Director

Trupti Sarangi

Director

Dr Nituranjan Dash

Director