CHA Berlin

The Centre for Humanitarian Action (CHA) is a think tank founded in 2018 that is committed to the independent analysis, critical discussion, and public communication of humanitarian aid issues. As an initiative of humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), CHA aims to strengthen humanitarian aid from Germany as well as locally and internationally.

The mission of CHA is based on the four fundamental principles of humanitarian aid: Humanity, Impartiality, Independence, and Neutrality. CHA serves as a platform for self-critical reflection, open debates, and the communication of the significance and challenges of humanitarian aid in the public sphere, political discourse, and the education sector.

• Analysis and Reflection: CHA is dedicated to the analysis and reflection of the humanitarian work of German and international actors, including the federal government, German aid organizations, and other civil society, academic, and political actors. It integrates international debates into the German context and enriches the international debate with German perspectives.
• Debate and Policy Engagement: CHA acts as a discussion forum for controversial and open debates with national and international humanitarian actors. It addresses challenges, conflicts of interest, and gray areas of humanitarian aid and advises actors in terms of policy engagement.
• Communication: CHA communicates the significance, concerns, and controversial challenges of humanitarian aid in the public sphere, political discourse, and the education sector and develops corresponding partnerships.

By the end of 2024, CHA focuses on four central areas of work:

• Humanitarian Policy and Strategy Capacity of German Actors
• Opportunities and Risks of Digitalization for German Humanitarian Actors