United States
EducationRelief International - Schools Online - Support Youth at 3 Elementary Schools, New Orleans
Address
Relief International - Schools Online
255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 520
Redwood Shores,
California
94065
United States
1 650 486 2436
http://www.ri.org
Mission
Relief International-Schools Online provides emergency, rehabilitation and development services that empower beneficiaries in the process. RI-SOL’s programs include health, shelter construction, education, community development, agriculture, food, income-generation, and conflict resolution. RI-SOL employs an innovative approach to program design and performance to achieve deep and lasting impact in reducing human suffering worldwide.
Programs
AFGHANISTAN: School Reconstruction, Education, Women’s Development Centers; AZERBAIGAN: Income Generation, Small Business Development, Peace/Tolerance Education, Community Information Resource Centers; IRAQ: School Reconstruction & Digital Community Centers; TAJIKISTAN, BANGLADESH, SYRIA, PALESTINE: School Connectivity, Global Connections & Teacher Exchanges; IRAN: Home reconstruction, Clinics and Schools in Bam; TANZANIA; Internet Learning Centers for Burundian refugees and host communities.
Relief International - Schools Online's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Personnel Overview
Emily Keehn - Program Associate
Emily is the Desk Officer for Relief International's work in Louisiana and Pakistan. She is a graduate of the Anthropology department at the University of California, San Diego. She has been actively involved with non-profit organizations both in California and abroad in its various forms including museum education, legal advocacy for migrant workers and relief and development work.
Chandra Gilmore - Program Coordinator in Louisiana
Chandra, a graduate of Tulane’s School of Public Health, manages RI’s Katrina recovery projects in the field. A returned Peace Corps Volunteer, she has a long history of grassroots nonprofit work. From working at a homeless youth shelter, to counseling and testing people for HIV/AIDS, to helping refugees integrate into American culture, she is committed to giving help and hope to those in need.
Personnel Statistics
Farshad Rastegar, PhD, President & CEO
Founded in 1990
Employees: 15
Volunteers: 8
