Who We Are

HOPE International Relief and Development Agency is an American non-profit, humanitarian organization established in 1996. HOPE is dedicated to easing the hardships of the disadvantaged, displaced, and misfortunate people of the world through programs that provide food, shelter, education, and financial means and incentives to start small businesses and industries that could serve as permanent sources of income.

HOPE enacts its programs through and cooperates with recognized, non-profit organization in affected regions in Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Structure

HOPE is managed by a Board of Directors. Headquarters moved from Columbia, MO to Dayton, OH in March, 2001 and is run by its Executive Director, Mr. Zuhair El-Shwehdi and a staff of volunteers.

Our Mission

HOPE International Relief & Development Agency is a non-profit organization with focus on national and international programs aimed at helping the needy, dedicated to empowering the disadvantaged people through emergency relief and participatory development programs based on human dignity, self-reliance and social justice.