Official Information
| Full Name: | Relief International |
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| EIN: | 95-4300662 |
| Tax Status: | 501(c)(3) |
| Website: | http://www.ri.org |
| Address: | 5455 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1280 Los Angeles, CA 90036 |
| Contact Info: |
Brenna Taylor-Ford
Philanthropy Associate philanthropy@ri.org 323-932-7888 |
About this Nonprofit
| Mission: | RI's Mission is to: Serve the most vulnerable - particularly women and children, victims of natural disasters and civil conflicts, and the poor worldwide - with a specific focus on neglected groups and cases. Provide holistic, multi-sectoral, sustainable, and pro-poor programs that bridge emergency relief and long-term development at the grassroots level. Empower communities by building capacity and by maximizing local resources in both program design and implementation. Protect lives from physical injury or death and / or psychological trauma where present. Promote self-reliance, peaceful coexistence, and reintegration of marginalized communities. Uphold the highest professional norms in program delivery, including accountability to beneficiaries and donors alike. |
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| Description: |
Emergency Relief: Since 1990, Relief International has been meeting the immediate needs of victims of natural disasters and civil conflicts worldwide with provisions of food rations, clean water, nonfood items, and emergency medical services. RI's RED-Rapid Emergency Deployment-teams arrive within hours to affected regions with the primary focus of providing relief to the most vulnerable members of society: women, children, and the elderly. From the earliest stages of intervention, RI's Emergency Response activities are designed to translate from urgent relief to long-term development for maximum community impact. Shelter and Infastructure From schools and clinics, to roads, canals, and family homes, a disaster can destroy the basic building blocks of a village. RI partners with local communities to rebuild and recover, using catastrophe as an opportunity. RI's programs build back better, enabling families to get back on their feet, back to work, back to school, and back to normalcy. Health and Nutrition: To meet the critical health and nutritional needs of disaster- and conflict-affected populations, RI operates permanent and mobile health clinics and delivers the highest quality services covering. These services meet individuals' needs in primary health, child health, safe motherhood care, sexual and reproductive health, sexual and gender-asbed violence treatment, and HIV/AIDS education. RI's nutrition interventions, including food distributions, school feeding programs, agricultural programs, and therapeutic feeding for malnourished children, combat the effects of poverty and conflict on the health and well-being of distressed communities. Livelihoods and Food Security: To have enough food, shelter, and take care of one's family is fundamental for survival and basic human dignity. RI enables people to provide for themselves through training and increasing access to resources to lead healthy, productive lives. In communities ravaged by disasters or civil conflict, RI works quickly to restore livelihoods and establish food security, particularly for the most vulnerable. Even in wartime or the aftermath of disaster, livelihoods projects can bridge the gap between despair and well-being using proven tools such as micro-credit, business courses, and community education. In many societies, women are the sole providers, but they are also highly susceptible to poverty and marginalization. RI designs many livelihoods projects to specifically strengthen the sell sufficiency and status of women. Civil Society, Protection and Capacity Building: Relief International believes that a healthy and active civil society is vital for successful community development. RI'S programs seek to bolster avenues for nonviolent conflict resolution, freer medias, and increased human rights for women, children, and other vulnerable members of society. Education and Global Connectivity RI's programs range from post-conflict and post-disaster reconstruction to equipping schools with much needed information and communications technology. With its unique approach on youth philanthropy and global citizenship, RI offers opportunities that increase individual and community connectivity-both locally and internationally. RI's programs include literacy, cross-cultural exchange and dialogue, service-learning, as well as professional development training for teachers. This multi-faceted approach gives RI the tools to tailor its programs for cultural appropriateness and to meet the specific needs of vulnerable and marginalized populations. |
| Countries of Operation: | Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Niger, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, and USA |
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