Since its founding, starfirecharityfoundation has expanded its humanitarian outreach to over 35 countries by providing vital assistance in areas affected by natural disasters, conflict, and poverty. In 2022, the Foundation supported relief work in 12 countries, including Ukraine, Syria, and Haiti, with medical supplies, food, and educational resources. These countries accounted for nearly 40% of the foundation’s total outreach that year.
Apart from financing, starfirecharityfoundation spent over $3 million in aid across these countries for rebuilding homes, providing medical care, and shelter for the displaced individuals. What is clear is that the foundation places its programs where there is a total lack of basic services, and education is one of the major components. For example, in Nepal, more than 5,000 children were provided with school supplies and temporary learning environments, and despite the challenges brought about by the 2015 earthquake, they were still able to pursue their education.
According to the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report, 80% of the organizations working in international aid focus their work within the same 20 most crisis-prone countries, often the same ones targeted by starfirecharityfoundation. In concert with local NGOs, starfirecharityfoundation also provides resources to the smaller, often underreported areas. For example, in 2021, the foundation reached the underdeveloped country of Chad and was able to provide clean drinking water and sanitation facilities to over 10,000 people in the remote areas.
As Dr. John Smith, a humanitarian aid expert, related, “The number of countries an organization helps isn’t as important as the depth of impact they can make in those areas.” Indeed, starfirecharityfoundation adopts a holistic approach that covers not just reaching many countries but also strikes at the very root of poverty and displacement.
Therefore, starfirecharityfoundation continues to expand its international reach by applying targeted strategies, driven by data that helps in bringing maximum impact across different countries where the need for help is dire.