International Relief Foundation was founded in 2011. and registered as a company limited by guarantee on 27 September 2011, we registered with the charity commission in 2015.
It was founded in response to a devastating drought and widespread famine in Somalia in 2011/2012 that killed 260,000 people and affected more than 13 million people across the Horn of Africa.
IRF responded to emergencies such as drought, famine, and poverty in its various forms in Somalia.
Since the 2011s, we have supported the most vulnerable communities, including disadvantaged, marginalized minorities, refugees, and internally displaced persons across Somalia, affected by humanitarian crises, conflicts, and the cycle of poverty to survive, recover and rebuild their lives through humanitarian response activities such as food aid, shelter, education, healthcare and clean water.
We did projects favouring those displaced by conflicts, droughts and floods in some of the many camps in Mogadishu. These projects included food and non-food distribution such as blankets, shelter (tarpaulin), and mosquito nets.
Furthermore, we have also reached many people affected by famine and armed conflict. Areas of intervention include IDP camps in Baidoa, Brava, Marka Afgoye  Jowhar Berdaale and the rest of the Southern regions and closed rural villages along the Shabelle River.
In 2008, we started our first project related to education in the Shangani district of Mogadishu, Somalia (Sharif Qulatein Primary and Secondary School), where we targeted some of the most disadvantaged communities, including orphans. The aim was to help these communities affected by ongoing civil war and tribal conflicts to access quality primary education.
In 2012, we established a project related to health in Hamar Jab-jab district in Mogadishu, Somalia, intending to provide medical treatments and services to the local community.
In 2015, we carried out a restoration project in Marka’s main hospitals in the Lower Shabelle Region of Somalia.
In 2016, we carried out another restoration project in Brava’s main hospital in the Lower Shabelle Region of Somalia.
Since our beginning, we have endeavoured to reach as many underprivileged and vulnerable people as possible. As the state of the world sadly worsened, we responded by reaching out and offering relief during the most challenging emergencies.
Today, we continue our life-saving work to improve the quality of life of some of the most abandoned nations in the world.
We constantly seek to explore new countries to extend our relief efforts and maximize our assistance. We hope to alleviate as much needless suffering in the world as possible.