First There, No Matter Where
A preeminent first responder, we provide emergency relief often within hours to those hit by disaster, no matter where they are, no matter what the conditions.
Speed saves lives
Teams typically arrive within first 72 hours
Remote areas
Lifesaving work in challenging environments
8,500+ staff
More than 96% of the staff are local
Decades of Experience
More than 80 countries on 6 continents
Training
Since our founding, we have used training to build both confidence and self–reliance among those we assist. Drawing on decades of experience, we train people in their communities, providing them the skills needed to recover from the adversity disasters bring, chart their own path to self-reliance and become effective first responders themselves.
Building self-reliance
Pass essential skills into local hands
Multiply impact
Healthcare workers go on to train and treat millions of others
Ownership over recovery
Shape their own future as they rebuild
100,000+
Training certificates awarded
Our Work
We integrate our core strengths into programs shaped to assist local communities and others we work with—including local, regional and national government and non-government groups—as they make the journey from relief to self-reliance. Training underpins all we do.
Partnerships & Research
We work with a variety of partners in both the public and private sectors, always with the goal to provide better healthcare and related services to those in vulnerable communities looking to build better lives for themselves and their children. We’re continually improving our programs by measuring quality and performance and conducting research.
Building a Better Response
Capacity strengthening of NGO staff
Mental Health Research
Supporting survivors of conflict and disease
FedEx Collaboration
Speeding assistance to survivors of disaster
Trauma-Care Training
Building the capacity of emergency responders