Relief International

Relief International (RI) was founded in 1990 (501(c)(3)), and "provides emergency, rehabilitation and development services that empower beneficiaries in the process. RI’s programs include health, shelter construction, education, community development, agriculture, food, income-generation, and conflict resolution. RI employs an innovative approach to program design and a high quality of implementation performance in demonstrating deep and lasting impact in reducing human suffering worldwide." 

"Schools Online is the educational division of Relief International." 


 * RI is a member of InterAction (the American Council for Voluntary International Action)

Their 2005 Annual Report shows that they received a total of $21 million in income and support, this included:
 * Grants and contributions - $13 million
 * Government Contracts - $4 million
 * Contributed food and relief commodities - $4 million

In 2004 the total amount they received in government grants was just over $7 million. Pdf


 * On January 10th, 2005 "President Bush held a meeting with a select number of non-governmental organizations involved in the tsunami disaster relief efforts. Two of those organizations, Catholic Relief Services and Relief International-Schools Online, are ECA grantees involved in School Connectivity programs in Southeast Europe, Bangladesh, Syria, West Bank/Gaza and Tajikistan. The meeting was held at USAID headquarters office to acknowledge organizations that were already working in the areas prior to the tsunami disaster and shifted their efforts to humanitarian relief. Following the private meeting, President Bush said, "After that meeting I must tell you my spirits were raised even higher than they were walking into the meeting. There is no question in my mind that the NGOs of America provide such vital, vital help in times of disaster.""

Board Members
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 * Kamran Elahian - Board Chairperson, Global Catalyst Partners Chairperson
 * Kitty Dukakis - Board Member, N/A Lecturer
 * Zohre Elahian - Board Member, Global Catalyst Foundation Secretary
 * John Gage - Board Member, Sun Microsystems Chief Researcher
 * Steve Hansch - Board Member, Georgetown University Senior Associate
 * James Moody - Board Member, Merrill Lynch Former US Congressman
 * Farshad Rastegar - Executive Director Relief International
 * Arthur F. Schneiderman - Board Member Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati Senior Partner
 * Bruce Tenenbaum - Board Member GoldmanSachs Private Client Services
 * Malini Alles - Board Member, Street Foundation Founder
 * Paul Costello - Board Member, Stanford University Executive Director

Staff
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 * Farshad Rastegar - CEO & President
 * Martin Watkinson - Program Director
 * John Maris Vice - President of Program Development
 * Belma Ejupovic - Program Director
 * Silja Paasilinna - Program Director
 * Carrie Greenberg Communications Director
 * Michelle Minc - Executive Assistant
 * Tiffany Chan - Special Projects Officer
 * Jenny Pan - Senior Program Officer
 * Lindsay Mathieson - Program Officer
 * Inge Detlefsen - Program Officer
 * Elizabeth Ross - Program Officer
 * Nadia Abuzaineh - Program Associate
 * Clery Villacrez - Program Associate
 * Charlotte Gopinath - Human Resources Associate
 * Tanory Ateek - Program Officer
 * Amy Nelson - Program Officer
 * Elizabeth Lott - Program Associate
 * Naama Haviv - Program Associate
 * Payal Pathak - Program Associate
 * Michelle Dawson - Program Associate
 * David Eastman - Emergency Response Coordinator
 * Dustin Shiau - Emergency Program Associate
 * Victor Starostenko - IT Officer
 * Bin Su - Web Developer
 * Gulnaz Zohrabbekova - International Operations Manager
 * Cathy Taylor - Staff Accountant
 * Andrew Han - Finance Associate
 * Philong Nguyen - Human Resources Officer
 * Catherine Hayes - International Recruiter
 * Nicole Kieper - Human Resources Associate
 * Roberto Escobar - HR Associate

Major Institutional Donors
2005 Annual Report
 * Annenberg Foundation
 * Architechture for Humanity
 * Bessemer Trust
 * Creative Associates International, Inc. (USAID)
 * DAI (USAID)
 * Estate of Mohammad Ghazizadeh
 * FAO (UN)
 * Fast Link
 * Flora Family Foundation
 * Global Catalyst Foundation
 * Hewlett Foundation
 * HP
 * Huffi ngton Foundation
 * IOM
 * Kaiser Permanente
 * Los Angeles Unified School District Auxil
 * Microsoft Community Foundation
 * Nathan Associates Inc.
 * OFDA (USAID)
 * Oxfam
 * RBC Daine Rauscher
 * Reuters Foundation
 * Rocking Moon Foundation Grant
 * Rotary Club
 * SC-UK
 * Skoll Foundation
 * The Community Foundation of Middle Tenne
 * The Grind it Out Foundation
 * UNHCR
 * UNICEF
 * US Department of State, BPRM
 * US Department of State, ECA
 * Vanguard Group
 * Vanguard Health Systems
 * WFP
 * Women’s Commission MISP
 * World Bank
 * World Reach Inc.

Contact

 * Website: http://www.ri.org