After six years of destruction and violence, the need in Darfur is greater than ever. Click here to learn more.
Assisting Displaced Families in Iraq
Shelter and clean water are among the most critical needs of the millions of displaced Iraqi families who have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the ongoing violence. Relief International is working to meet these needs by installing water treatment facilities and rehabilitating buildings to make them habitable.
RI's Zam Zam Clinic in North Darfur, Sudan serves 400 women each month with lifesaving motherhood services and cares for more than 4,000 children every month, providing protective vaccines, nourishment, and check-ups. The clinic has also provided more than 25 local health professionals with training to advance their medical skills.
RI has been working with local communities in Afghanistan and Pakistan to support education and will now work to strengthen literacy through the creation of community-based libraries. The goal of the project is to create libraries that children can access easily and safely, allowing them to learn important life skills in order to build a better tomorrow.
Nearly 3 million women, children and elderly have been displaced by the escalating violence between the Pakistani Army and Taliban militants in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Relief International's emergency response team is providing immediate life-saving services to 72,000 people in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. The emergency program includes food distribution, temporary work, shelter support, health clinics and essential hygiene and family supply kits. As the number of displaced grows and the needs mount, you can directly help by providing basic supplies that help save lives.
Thanks to extraordinary supporters, the Pakistan Libraries Program event on March 1, 2009, raised enough funds to build another 400 libraries in Pakistan. Click here to learn more
