Medair
Sign in to savethumb|Medair HQ in Écublens, Vaud, Switzerland Medair is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) whose purpose is to relieve human suffering in some of the world's most remote and devastated places. Medair aims to assist people affected by natural disasters and conflict to recover with dignity through the delivery of quality humanitarian aid.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- nonprofit organization
- Country
- Switzerland
- Headquarters
- Ecublens
- Industry
- humanitarian aid
- Official website
- www.medair.org
- Image
- Medair Ecublens.jpg
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- inception
- 1989-00-00
- Commons category
- Medair
- funder
- Open Society Foundations
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Encyclopedic overview
38 sectionsContents
- History
- Founding
- Early years
- Today
- Organisation
- Past leadership
- Current leadership
- Global offices
- Staffing
- Programming
- Finances
- Activities
- Emergency response
- Emergency relief
- Building Back Better
- Women and children
- Nutrition
- Health care
- Community health
- Refugees and displaced people
- Emergency relief
- Emergency health care
- Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene
- Cash assistance
- Innovation
- Notable past projects
- Rwanda
- Uganda
- Sri Lanka
- Pakistan
- South Sudan
- Haiti
- Afghanistan
- Syrian Crisis
- The Philippines
- Accreditations, affiliations, and partnerships
- References
- External links
thumb|Medair HQ in Écublens, Vaud, Switzerland Medair is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) whose purpose is to relieve human suffering in some of the world's most remote and devastated places. Medair aims to assist people affected by natural disasters and conflict to recover with dignity through the delivery of quality humanitarian aid.
Founded in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, in 1989, Medair is inspired by the Christian faith to serve the most vulnerable—regardless of race, gender, religion, age, or nationality. As of 2019, Medair employs more than 1,500 employees worldwide and has an annual operating budget of $105,286,664. More than 4.6 million people worldwide received direct support from the organization in 2022.
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