We have came together as people with different backgrounds and interests, but are driven by a common desire for an inclusive, sustainable, just and interconnected world community. Sometimes we are asked what “Hudara” means. There is no literal translation, but in the beginning there were two Arabic words, حضارة / hadara / civilisation / culture and حضور / hudor / presence / participation. Hudara was created to express the emphasis on cultural sensitivity, dialogue and understanding, community and connection between a variety of people, initiatives and actions.

We are convinced that each and every one of us shapes the meaning of this word through our daily actions.
We support mental health and peaceful community life, adaptation to climate change, clean energy and mitigation of climate change, and social justice. Traditionally, development cooperation activities have always been about power, knowledge and negotiation processes between different actors. We see recognition and appreciation of different perspectives, participation, co-determination and assumption of responsibility by all those involved in this process as the only way to achieve just and sustainable development. Our aim is to decentralise debate and action by focusing on voices, feelings and efforts and from all sides, and to try to strengthen horizontal lines of communication and genuine cooperation in all our projects.ers…