HELM Overview
Logistics built for humanitarian impact. HELM unifies every part of the aid supply chain — from donor offer to last-mile delivery — in one configurable platform.
For nearly four decades, Humanitarian Software has been dedicated to advancing global supply chain management with a singular focus: supporting humanitarian aid organizations. That commitment has set the gold standard in logistics technology and culminated in our flagship SaaS platform, HELM — the Humanitarian Enterprise Logistics Manager.
Built from the ground up for the mission
HELM was built to meet the unique and evolving needs of nonprofits, NGOs, and disaster relief organizations around the world. Its modular design and high degree of configurability empower organizations to adapt the system to their exact requirements — whether managing Gift In Kind donations, navigating complex donor restrictions, or ensuring compliance with strict pharmaceutical DSCSA regulations.
From advanced warehouse management and barcoding to international shipping, last-mile distribution, donor reporting, and real-time analytics, HELM brings every aspect of humanitarian logistics under one powerful, unified solution. The result is greater efficiency, transparency, and oversight — helping organizations focus on what matters most: delivering aid where it is needed most.
One platform, end-to-end visibility
HELM gives you total supply chain visibility and control, from donor to last-mile recipient:
- Supply Chain Management — total visibility and control across the entire chain.
- Warehouse Management — advanced modules for efficient inventory and warehouse operations.
- Gift In Kind / Donations — the gold standard in complete Gift In Kind process management.
- Pharmaceuticals — full end-to-end pharmaceutical tracking, including DSCSA serialization.
- Financial / ERP / Auditing — financial data warehousing, advanced reporting, and seamless ERP integration.
- Food Banks — turning complex donations into organized, traceable inventory.
Services and extensions
HELM is backed by a team and ecosystem with deep humanitarian-sector expertise:
- Consulting Services — nearly 40 years of industry-specific consulting you won’t find elsewhere.
- Equipment Sales & Services — an authorized Zebra dealer with decades of barcoding hardware sales and service experience.
- Client Web Portals — Portessa, our website-building extension to HELM, delivers client self-service portals for online ordering, last-mile distribution, and more.
- API’s & Integrations — a full-featured REST API, backed by decades of experience with diverse API’s and integration.
Ready to see HELM in action? Schedule a demo to get a look at everything Humanitarian Software can do for you.