Our Uniqueness
The HDI at Wheaton College is:
- The first faith-based academic disaster research center in the country
- One of the few academic disaster or humanitarian centers in Illinois and the Midwest, and
- Among only a small group of truly interdisciplinary academic disaster or humanitarian centers in the country
Our Vision
The Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI) envisions a world where the response by the church and faith-based organizations to humanitarian disasters and conflict bears witness to Christ and the Church by:
- Reducing the humanitarian toll of crises, conflicts, and disasters
- Promoting community development and rebuilding, and
- Strengthening people and communities against future crises, conflicts, and disasters