IsraAID

Founded in 2001, IsraAID is a non-governmental organisation based in Tel Aviv, Israel working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, international development, water & sanitation +2 more.

IsraAID is an international non-governmental humanitarian aid organisation based in Israel and described as the largest humanitarian aid organisation in Israel. Founded in 2001 as a coalition of Israeli organisations working in disaster relief and international development, it has since become an independent NGO. It responds to emergencies such as earthquakes, hurricanes, epidemics, forced displacement and armed conflict, and runs emergency and long-term development programmes in partnership with local communities and partners. Its work covers water and sanitation, public health, social work, disaster risk reduction and recovery, with a stated approach called Communities First. The organisation reports working in more than 60 countries and having around 300 staff worldwide, with a majority of staff in each country office recruited locally. Long-term programmes are run in Colombia, Dominica, Guatemala, Kenya, Malawi, South Sudan, Uganda, Ukraine and Vanuatu, with emergency responses in Israel and Myanmar. It is a non-profit registered in Israel and holds US 501 non-profit status through IsraAID Humanitarian Assistance, Inc.