Disaster Relief

The Challenge

Imagine losing everything in an instant, your home, your livelihood, and your sense of security. For survivors of global catastrophes, like the Ukraine conflict, Turkey and Syria earthquakes, the Nepal earthquake, this is a devastating reality. While emergency aid often focuses on immediate physical survival, the invisible scars of trauma and mental distress frequently go unaddressed.

Across the world, rapid response usually prioritizes food and shelter, but less attention is paid to the long-term psychological impact on survivors. Without mental and emotional support, individuals remain trapped in a state of high stress and anxiety, making it nearly impossible to rebuild their lives.

Our Aim & Approach

IAHV UK bridges the gap between survival and recovery through a holistic three-stage model, ensuring survivors are supported both physically and emotionally.

1. Immediate Material Aid

We provide rapid-response relief partnering with Art of Living, including food, medicine, and shelter. This includes support to various global events like the conflict in Ukraine, Balkans flood relief, Turkey Syria earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, oxygen concentrators during India's COVID-19 crisis and many more.

2. Trauma Relief & Psychosocial Support

Our core expertise is mental rehabilitation. Through Healing and Resilience workshops, we teach evidence-based breathwork and meditation. These tools help victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes and global conflicts process deep-seated stress and reduce PTSD symptoms.

3. Long-Term Rehabilitation - Where possible we rebuild homes, schools, provide vocational training to restart livelihoods.

Our Impact

• Ukraine - HRE (Healing, resilience and empowerment) training for 1,600 soldiers, programmes for 8,600 civilians and 3,500 children.
• Lebanon - thousands of Syrian refugees and Lebanese benefited from HRE (Healing, Resilience & Empowerment) programs
• India COVID-19 Relief: 2,000+ oxygen concentrators, ventilators, and medical gear procured and supplied to overrun hospitals.
• Nepal Earthquake: 150,000 victims provided with essential food, medicine, and shelter. 225 trauma relief workshops conducted for 30,000 survivors in Nepal and over 40,000 people nationwide
• Balkan floods - material support worth 3000 GBP
• Global Reach: From the SE Asia Tsunami to Hurricane Katrina and Haiti, IAHV UK has consistently fundraised to send aid and deliver psychosocial programs in response to most global disasters.

How You Can Contribute

When disaster strikes, every second counts.

Volunteer with as a fundraiser or connect us with your company's CSR team.

By establishing corporate collaborations now, we ensure immediate, life-saving support for future crises. Join our network today to turn compassion into rapid, global action.