Most people who attend an RRI Medical Camp have never been treated by a doctor. RRI's Medical Camps are designed to allow Relief Riders with no previous medical experience to fully participate in assisting our team of Indian medical professionals providing essential medical treatments. Read more...
Since 2004, RRI's "Gift of Sight" program works with local doctors and NGOs to provide sight-restoring cataract surgery to rural communities in Rajasthan. Read more...
In regions where people are struggling to find enough food to feed their families RRI provides sustainable sources of nutrition and income generation through the "Give a Goat" program. Read more...
In regions where food is scarce, children are the most vulnerable and edu cation can all too often slip to the bottom of the priority list. Relief Riders International is able to help with our education and pediatric medical programs designed to keep children in school as long as possible. Read more...
In all the regions served by RRI, dental care is an extremely rare resource. Many who benefit from the RRI Dental Camps have either never had any dental care or currently have no access to it. The RRI dental team is outfitted to travel into remote locations as many rural residents are unable to travel to cities to find a dentist. Read more...
We are pleased to announce the creation of our year round sustainable humanitarian programs designed especially for the communities we serve.
For 9 years, we have been providing medical, educational and food aid on our Relief Rides which have taken place three times a year between November and March. Read more...
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In 2010 Relief Riders International won the United Nations NGO Positive Peace Award in the small business category for its outstanding leadership in combining adventure travel with humanitarian aid.
The human soul is looking for meaning, context, relationships and archetypal stories to participate in.
Social entrepreneurs like Alexander (RRI Executive Director) are creating meaning and purpose for themselves as well as others"
Deepak Chopra,
Motto Magazine
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"My experience of the February 2007 Nagaur Relief Ride was a breakthrough that picked me up and put me down somewhere exponentially further along the road than I expected to get.
In my field of travel writing, the description "life-changing" is bandied about loosely, but I could not be more sincere when I say this trip changed my life."
Andrew Mersmann, Author of Frommer's
"500 Places Where You Can Make a Difference"
"For me, the relief program was a spiritual experience! It is so special to see a small child smiling when he receives a pad of paper and an adult so grateful when they receive a goat which will provide milk for their family!
I received an education about another part of the world that I could never get from a book. I hope that I can hold on to the spirit, innocence and wisdom of the Indian people that I met."
Barbara Jenkle, Relief Rider
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