Brief Biography
Response USA for Relief and Development is a non-profit organization based in Virginia, USA that works to alleviate the suffering of extremely poor and vulnerable populations, especially women and children by delivering lifesaving humanitarian assistance including food, emergency healthcare, psychosocial support, water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and shelter services. Response USA also works with the marginalized and disadvantaged communities in remote and hard to reach regions of the world and helps them find lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, poor health and powerlessness through participatory development.
Our Vision is to have a peaceful, just and equitable world where everyone enjoys a life free of hunger, suffering and exploitation.
Response USA Mission is to work with others to make a difference in the lives of extreme poor and vulnerable populations - with a focus on women, girls and children, through integrated and participatory approaches.
Response USA provides a lifeline when disasters e.g. floods, earthquakes, drought and hurricanes strike; when people are driven from their homes and countries by conflicts and wars; when economies collapse and when there are deadly disease outbreaks around the globe. Through our community development programs, we build futures with local people, empower them and mitigate the effects of future disasters. Our program strategy is guided by the following three principles:
A. High quality and participatory programming that is well founded on our understanding and analysis of the key underlying causes of poverty, marginalization and social injustice
B. A long-term engagement with the poor and vulnerable communities for achieving a greater and lasting impact
C. Commitment to gender and diversity, as a key element to addressing discrimination in all its forms and manifestations. Through our emergency response and development programs, we serve our program participants regardless of their religion, race and nationality
Community participation is the cornerstone of Response USA’s people centered program approach, which strengthens the voice of the most vulnerable and powerless people.
