Relief International

Founded in 1990, Relief International is a humanitarian, nonprofit agency that provides emergency relief, rehabilitation, development assistance, and program services to vulnerable communities worldwide. Relief International is solely dedicated to reducing human suffering, and is nonpolitical and nonsectarian in its mission.

The mission of Relief International is multifaceted. It serves the needs of the most vulnerable—particularly women and children, victims of natural disasters, and civil conflicts, and the poor—with a specific focus on neglected groups and cases. It also provides holistic, multisectoral, sustainable, and pro-poor programs that bridge emergency relief and long-term development at the grassroots level. It works to empower communities by building capacity and by maximizing local resources in both program design and implementation. It strives to promote self-reliance, peaceful coexistence, and [Page 575]reintegration ...