| Founded | 1980 by Peter Guthrie in Britain |
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| Type | Non-profit NGO |
| Location |
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| Services | Humanitarian training, recruitment and deployment of technical professionals for the humanitarian sector, technical support |
| Website | RedR UK [1] Redr Australia [2] |
RedR (pronounced 'Red R') is an international NGO whose stated mission is to “rebuild lives in times of disaster by training, supporting, and providing aid workers to relief programmes across the world.” It was originally an acronym for Register of Engineers for Disaster Relief, although it is no longer used as such.
RedR delivers training to the humanitarian sector and their staff, enabling them to respond to the needs of disaster hit communities, efficiently and safely. In order to improve future response, RedR focuses on capacity building and disaster risk reduction for communities affected by natural and man-made disasters.
They further help to ensure that skilled professionals are always available to respond to major global emergencies through an aid worker recruitment service and by advising and training potential new relief workers.
The RedR Federation comprises several nationally accredited RedR organisations who all share a common vision and mission. These include RedR organisations in Australia, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, and UK.[1]