Minor Fixing Offers Major Benefits

IRAQ — As the residents of Iraq’s Darashakran Camp sheltered from the heat in their tents, Suhaila Ahmed Muhammad stood outside one of the public latrines teaching a group of men how to install a water tap. Ms. Muhammad is a graduate of Relief International’s Minor Fixing program, a 10-day training...Read More

Neighbors Help Each Other Rebuild

Typhoon Haiyan brought a coconut tree crashing down onto Lorena Malda’s simple pit latrine, leaving her family of six without the most basic amenity. The...

Kitchen Gardens Feed the Future

Marem Tiben’s three children love “asida,” a doughy dumpling served with vegetables such as okra and tomatoes. But the dish was a rare treat until Ms. Tiben...

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Relief International relieves poverty and restores dignity to the world’s most vulnerable communities.

Meaningful Relief

RI partners with vulnerable communities to deliver education, health, water and sanitation, and economic opportunities. The result: communities gain long-term well-being and dignity.

Measurable Impact

Every year, our programs educate children, feed families and create livelihoods across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Each community has a story.

The RI Way

We have a distinct approach. We call it The RI Way. That means empowering communities to find and implement the solutions that work best for them.

Caring in action

4.4 Million

Lives touched by RI in 2015

1300+

Staff working to empower communities around the world

$65 Million

Dollars spent to assist vulnerable communities in 2015 alone

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The African continent faces many challenges: weak or absent education systems, food insecurity, political conflict, water and hygiene issues, and of course, health crises such as the 2014 Ebola outbreak. Relief International partners with communities in east and west Africa to address the immediate...

Working in Asia often means being in the eye of the storm — literally. The region is prone to earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters that can threaten already fragile political and economic environments. Humanitarian aid is a cornerstone of RI’s role in Asia. We also partner with...

Our Middle East programs address the immediate and long terms needs of people forced from their homes and the communities that welcome them. We work in refugee camps, urban centers and remote, hard-to-reach areas, bringing our integrated approach to health, clean water and sanitation, education and...