Somalia Drought Brings Food Shortages, Leaving Millions at Risk of Starvation

Somalis rely on the annual April-June seasonal rains as a lifeline for growing food and nourishing the livestock that most of the population relies on as a principle source of income. This year’s crippling drought has left 5.1 million people without reliable access to the food they need to stave off hunger.Read More

CRISIS UPDATE: Iran Floods

Continued heavy rains and flash flooding have severely damaged infrastructure and agriculture in more than half of Iran’s provinces and have opened up a...

Relief International Announces Alliance with French nonprofit MRCA

Relief International (RI) and MRCA are pleased to announce that the French non-governmental organization has joined the RI alliance network and is now named...

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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

5 Million

People served by RI in 2017

6,000

Full-time and auxiliary staff working to empower communities around the world

$117 Million

Dollars spent to assist vulnerable communities in 2017 alone

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Africa

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...

Asia

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...

The Middle East

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...