Global Relief: Who we are and what we do 

Global Relief (GRf) is a South African based relief organisation facilitating professional and other volunteers to assist the survivors of major disasters around the world. It all started when a group of volunteer medical people, a psychologist and civil engineers assisted earthquake survivors in Turkey, 1999.

Our medical volunteers provide medical treatment and our civil and structural engineers inspect buildings to determine their safety. Our psychosocial workers are trained to help survivors deal with the emotional trauma of a disaster.

We have provided essential services at major earthquake scenes in Turkey, Algeria, India, Iran and during the Southeast Asian tsunami of December 2004. GRf is a volunteer organisation. We rely heavily on donations from the public in order to continue providing these emergency services. Click here to read about our projects. Click here to make a secure online donation towards any of our projects.

GRf Emergency Fund

Project by Global Relief at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
<[link];">Global Relief (GRf) is in contact with church groups in Japan who are working on the ground and know best what the changing priorities are. Your donation towards the GRf emergency fund will...

The GRf staff fund

Project by Global Relief at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
Global Relief's work is done by skilled volunteers who give of their time for free to support disaster-stricken communities. Medical staff, psychologists, engineers and others are on standby to be mobilised...

Global Relief Emergency Fund

Project by Andries Louw at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
Thank you for everyone who has contributed so far. You are helping Global Relief (GRf) help survivors of disasters.The GRf Emergency Fund allows GRf to respond quickly to emergencies. The money is used for...

Waves of Compassion for Padang

Project by Andries Louw at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
I have created a Group on Facebook, Waves of Compassion for Padang: http://bit.ly/WBIBd Please note that this project has been cancelled due to a lack of funds. Please consider donating towards Global...

Help the Survivors -revived

Project by Ben Bester at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
As a survivor of the 2004 Tsunami and at that time resident in Thailand, we not only dealt with our own trauma in the aftermath of it, but have seen and experienced the trauma of the Thai peoples. We worked...

Cycling for Global Relief - South Africa

Project by Andries Louw at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
I want to raise R10 000 by cycling for Global Relief. I started by riding the 2010 edition of the 94.7 cycle challenge. Global Relief is a South African organisation that sends volunteers to communities...

Cycling for Global Relief - USA

Project by Andries Louw at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
I want to raise $1,500 by cycling for Global Relief. Starting with the 94.7 cycle challenge in Joburg on 21 Nov, I want to rekindle an old love affair with my bike and start racing again on a regular basis. ...

Running the comrades marathon for global relief

Project by Minette Murray at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
I will be running the comrades marathon - 89 km from Pietermaritzburg to Durban - to support Global Relief's volunteers. These are professional people giving their skills and time for free to help communities...

Fan fever moments

Project by Andries Louw at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
With only one week of football madness left in South Africa, we all have our special fan fever moments to talk about. Please share your stories, experiences, pictures and video clips. My wife and I watched...

Japan Tsunami

Project by Colin Habberton at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
Thoughts and prayers to the people of Japan who lost their loved ones today. It is my hope today that all the organisations that have a will and a way to help the relief efforts receive all they need to...

Help South Africans help Japan.

Project by Kathleen Anne at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
Just adding this to my other fundraising efforts to feel less helpless about the awful situation my friends find themselves in.

R100 for Japan

Project by Luke Menzel at 09:15 AM Nov 16 '11
The recent events in Japan are devastating, and I'd like to help out by getting 20 friends / family to donate R100 each in order to reach the R2000 target. Let's do this!

R100 for Japan

Conversation by Luke Menzel at 06:06 AM Mar 28 '11
Update: We've raised 30% (R600) of our R2000 target for Japan. Thanks to everyone who have donated. 34 more days to go! Anyone can help the people in Japan by donating - click here: http://bit.ly/i7spSH or...

GRf Emergency Fund

Comment by Andries Louw at 05:40 AM Mar 23 '11
Thank you Anne-Marie, Ilona and Sidhika for your donations for the survivors of the Japan tsunami!

R100 for Japan

Conversation by Luke Menzel at 07:24 AM Mar 22 '11
Thanks to Sidhika Sooklal for your R100 contribution in helping Japan recover. Anyone can donate online http://bit.ly/i7spSH

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