Restoring hope, rebuilding lives

OUR PROGRAMS:

International Relief Teams alleviates the suffering caused by poverty and disaster around the globe, from the forgotten corners of the world to right here at home, by sending volunteer teams, relief supplies, and other assistance to improve the lives of those who suffer most.

Community & Family Health

Disaster Response

Health Services

Medicines & Supplies

Nutrition & Education

Countries

IRT has worked in 70 countries around the globe.

$372 million

HUMANITARIAN AID

in food, medicine, relief supplies, and volunteer services to families worldwide since 1988.

98%

Charity Navigator Rating

for 17 consecutive years.

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Featured Project

Rohingya Refugee Crisis

The Rohingya, an ethnic group of one million from Myanmar, is considered the world's most persecuted minority. Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees now reside in Bangladesh after fleeing sustained violence and ethnic cleansing by the Myanmar government. These refugees now live in makeshift camps along the border and the camps continue to grow every month. They are completely dependent on humanitarian aid for their survival.

Featured Project

COVID-19 Response

With your help, we are providing food in the United States for families deeply affected by the coronavirus pandemic. We are also providing personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in India facing the worst COVID outbreak in the world right now.

Featured Blog Post

“As soon as I got to Kids Kingdom, I felt at home” - Chuy

Sweet little Chuy was only six years old when his mother tied him up with rope. Then she beat him with a paddle and a hose. At nine years old, Chuy’s mother abandoned him and he had no other choice but to live with his abusive, alcoholic stepfather.

Hurricane Iota in Honduras

A neighborhood in Honduras one day after heavy rain from Hurricane Iota

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Hurricane Iota in Honduras

A neighborhood in Honduras one day after heavy rain from Hurricane Iota

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