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About Focus Humanitarian Assistance

Focus Humanitarian Assistance is an international group of agencies established in Europe, North America, and South Asia to complement the provision of emergency relief, principally in the developing world. It helps people in need reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid and facilitates their transition to sustainable, self-reliant, long-term development. Focus Humanitarian Assistance is affiliated with the Aga Khan Development Network, a group of institutions working to improve opportunities and living conditions, for people of all faiths and origins, in specific regions of the developing world. Underlying the establishment of FOCUS by the Ismaili Muslim community is a history of successful initiatives to assist people struck by natural and man-made disasters in South and Central Asia, and Africa.

International Voluntary Service Activities

FOCUS continues to be committed to engaging volunteer professionals in its international programs and projects. These programs include: fostering disaster resilience in Tajikistan through risk assessment and mitigation; vulnerability awareness in these regions; relief and recovery in Afghanistan, refugee resettlement assistance as well as multi-secotral Preparedness, Mitigation, and Preparedness (PMP) in India and Pakistan. Currently, there are 6 volunteers deployed to program areas. Over the next twelve months, contingent on funding, FOCUS hopes to deploy 3 volunteers in the coming year.