About H2BO Consulting
Bridging Technical Knowledge, Strategic Thinking and Practical Delivery
H2BO Consulting—Hydrology to Business Opportunities—is an independent advisory practice supporting NGOs, development partners, institutions and businesses to transform complex challenges into practical, sustainable results.
The firm combines deep experience in water resources engineering and management and WASH with programme leadership, MEAL, organizational strategy, research and business management. Our approach is grounded in evidence, shaped by context and designed for implementation.
Our Mission:
To empower organizations with strategic insights and innovative solutions that balance business growth and sustainable development.
Our Approach:
• Evidence-based strategies
• Client-focused solutions
• Sustainable and impactful outcomes
What guides our work
Practicality: Recommendations must work within real resources, institutions and operating constraints.
Integrity: Advice is evidence-based, transparent and grounded in professional responsibility.
Partnership: Solutions are developed with clients and stakeholders, not imposed on them.
Sustainability: Every assignment considers ownership, capability, resilience and long-term value.
Measurable value: Good consulting should improve decisions, delivery or outcomes—not merely produce reports.
Meet the founder
Hussien Hassen is a Water Resources Engineer and senior humanitarian and development professional with more than 20 years of progressive experience. He has led WASH programmes, consortia, technical teams, coordination platforms and country-level programme functions across Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Iraq and Syria.
His experience includes coordinating international and national NGOs, UN agencies, donors, local authorities and other sector groups; developing country and response strategies; strengthening programme quality and accountability; designing proposals; and supporting delivery in fragile and conflict-affected environments.
Hussien holds a Bachelor of Science in Water Resources Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. He is also an MA candidate in Political Science and International Relations, strengthening his ability to interpret governance, conflict, institutional and geopolitical dynamics affecting development programmes and water resources management and security.
Through H2BO, he brings this multidisciplinary experience together to provide clients with advice that is technically sound, strategically informed and operationally realistic.
Looking for a consultant who understands both technical delivery and organizational strategy?