IEDA Relief is an international Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) whose mission is to alleviate the suffering of vulnerable people by tackling the underlying causes of poverty so that people can become self-sufficient and achieve their full potential. Internationally, IEDA Relief works to empower communities in conflict-torn and disaster-affected areas, to sustain human dignity, and to restore healthy communities. Within the United States, IEDA Relief works with refugees, new immigrants and other indigent communities with an emphasis on establishing a path towards self-sufficiency through education and integration. Since 2008, EDA Relief has been providing humanitarian assistance and serving communities, working with local, national and international partners such as UN agencies, governments, and other NGOs. IEDA Relief is headquartered in Houston (Texas, USA), with a sub-office in Arlington (Virginia, USA) and regional office for West & Central Africa in Dakar, Senegal. Currently, IEDA Relief's programs support populations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Niger, Central African Republic, The Philippines, and the United States. In the past, IEDA Relief also conducted programs in Liberia, Ivory Coast, and Haiti. For more information, visit IEDA Relief's website at www.iedarelief.org.