Our Journey

HOW WE STARTED:

Our story begins after the devastating Uttarakhand Floods in June 2013. Our Founder & International Development Consultant Mr Farukh spontaneously headed to Uttarakhand to see how he could help. His intended one-week volunteer visit turned into months. During his visit, he witnessed the lack of expertise, resources and coordination in dealing with disasters. After his return, he founded Rapid Response, India’s first NGO established to deal with disasters.

WHERE WE ARE TODAY:

With the tireless support of our dedicated staff, board and volunteers, Rapid Response continue to respond to disasters across India. In the past 10 years, we have responded to 31 disasters and impacted over 1 million lives!

2023

CYCLONE MICHAUNG

2022

COVID19 THIRD WAVE | ASSAM FLOODS

2021

COVID19 SECOND WAVE | TAMILNADU FLOODS

2020

BIHAR FLOODS | COVID19 FIRST WAVE | CYCLONE AMPHEN | ASSAM FLOODS | TAMIL NADU FLOODS | HYDERABAD FLOODS | CYLCONE NIVAR

2019

ODISHA CYCLONE | ASSAM FLOODS | MAHARASHTRA FLOODS | KARNATAKA FLOODS

2018

MIZORAM FLOODS | KERALA FLOODS | GAJA CYCLONE

2017

TAMILNADU DROUGHT | GUJARAT FLOODS | ASSAM FLOODS | CYCLONE OCKHI

2016

ASSAM FLOODS | MARATHWADA DROUGHT | BIHAR FLOODS | CYCLONE VARDAH | HYDERABAD FLOODS

2015

CHENNAI FLOODS

2014

JAMMU KASHMIR FLOODS

2013

UTTARAKHAND FLOODS

YOUR DONATION CHANGES LIVES

In the face of a crisis often the difference between life and death is immediate access to relief items. We are a pioneer in delivering life saving relief supplies on time at scale. Help us to do more.