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More than half the world’s population struggles to secure access to the basic necessities
of food, water, shelter, and medical care. Direct Relief’s purpose is to strengthen
health care systems around the world by transforming contributions from volunteers, donors, and
sponsors into life-changing aid. Your participation as a member of Direct Relief’s extended
family is absolutely instrumental and greatly appreciated. Our ability to unite together
has enabled Direct Relief to ship more medicines than ever before to clinics across the U.S.,
expand programs in maternal and child health around the world, and prepare vulnerable communities
everywhere for ever more destructive emergencies.
This year alone, disasters such as the famine in Africa, the earthquake and tsunami in Japan,
and the myriad of storms that swept across the U.S., killed hundreds of thousands and
caused unprecedented damage. Yet it’s a testament to the goodness of human nature
that in the midst of these widespread hardships, so many people joined together with Direct
Relief to provide aid and compassion where it’s needed most.
We recognize that this collaboration only works because trust operates at its very foundation.
Individual members of our giving community trust Direct Relief to transform their donations
into life-changing aid. Corporate donors trust Direct Relief to distribute their medicines
and medical materials to those most in need. And our local healthcare partners in more
than 70 countries and all 50 states trust Direct Relief to support their work with the
medicines and supplies they need to be effective.
In fact, we believe the best way to honor your support is by using it in the most efficient
way possible. We have worked hard to revolutionize and streamline the distribution of aid, adding
new mapping technology in 2011 that allows us to better understand global health needs
and improve access to care. It is this dedication to precision and innovation that earned us
the prestigious Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation, an honor for the entire Direct
Relief community. Charity Navigator once again recognized Direct Relief with its highest
four-star ranking. Forbes Magazine noted Direct Relief as 100% efficient in fundraising.
We know that every dollar matters, and that transparency and accountability matter now
more than ever. So we are releasing aid-delivery maps that detail how every dollar donated
has been leveraged into $25 of life-changing healthcare. We know that tough times mean
greater volume at free clinics, and we want to ensure that people have the medications
they need.
With your support, we will continue to get things done by thinking differently, running
better, and doing more. Please join Direct Relief to help extend healthcare around the
corner and throughout the world. Thank you.