Refugee Protection International Inc

What Refugee Protection International Inc does

Refugee Protection International Inc (RPI) is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in late 2015 and headquartered in Belmont, Massachusetts, that delivers humanitarian aid and self-reliance programming to refugees and internally displaced persons near active conflict zones. The organization operates exclusively through a network of refugee-led and community-based implementing partners (including Kids Paradise, MAPS, Olive Branch, Happy Child Foundation, Way Home Odessa, and Orlivka Center for Humanitarian Aid), providing financial grants, technical assistance, in-kind aid shipments, and direct cross-border deliveries from staff and volunteers. Active program geographies include Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Ukraine (via Romania corridor), and Gaza (via Jordan/Egypt corridors), with named beneficiary outcomes including 242,032 displaced civilians aided in Gaza, 160,000 children and pregnant/lactating women screened for malnutrition in Syria, and over 21,000 earthquake survivors assisted.

RPI's portfolio is organized around three pillars — Protection and Self-Reliance, Health and Education, and Shelter/Housing Conditions — covering emergency food and hygiene aid, medical equipment delivery to war-affected hospitals (six Ukrainian partner hospitals including Regional Children's Clinical Hospitals in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Chernivtsi), civilian evacuations (3,000+ from Ukraine frontlines), malnutrition treatment, non-formal education, and skills training for displaced women. The technology footprint is described as a humanitarian aid delivery and partnership coordination platform with no proprietary AI/ML components; the Program Information Systems Officer maintains program databases and automated information management systems supporting program monitoring and the sale of refugee-made crafts.

RPI's business model is a hybrid donations-and-charitable-contributions nonprofit structure combined with a social-enterprise e-commerce channel. Primary funding comes from individual donations (PayPal and GoFundMe campaigns including Malak's Lifeline for Gaza IDPs and Saving Lives from Front Lines), corporate giving (American Securities Foundation, MathWorks Inc), foundation grants (Together Women Rise $50K in 2020, New England International Donors 2019), and limited craft revenue from RefugeeProtection.Shop and Boston-area artisan markets (Greenway Artisan Market, Seaport Summer Market). The core team is 1-10 staff supported by an extended board (including Forbes Nonprofit Council member Jennifer Hill as President/Executive Director), an advisory board of public-health and international-law experts, and a network of named volunteers.

Name

Refugee Protection International Inc

Legal name

Refugee Protection International

Website

https://refugeeprotection.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Refugee Protection International Inc is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers humanitarian aid, medical equipment, and self-reliance programming to refugees and war-affected civilians through refugee-led implementing partners in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Ukraine, and Gaza.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Refugee Assistance

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH), Refugee & Migrant Integration Enterprises (Livelihoods, Services) (BPAGALAN), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG), Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Refugee assistance programs
• Internally displaced support
• Nonprofit humanitarian relief
• Refugee livelihood programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Belmont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: RPI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that generates revenue through donations from individuals, corporate giving programs, foundation grants, and government funding. Major giving partners include American Securities Foundation ($250,000 in 2022), MathWorks Inc ($77,255 for Syria-Turkey earthquake relief), Together Women Rise ($50,000 grant in 2020), and New England International Donors.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Refugee Protection International (RPI) is a 501(c)(3) humanitarian nonprofit that channels donations, grants, and in-kind aid to refugee-led and community-based partner NGOs delivering emergency relief, health, education, shelter, and self-reliance programs in Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, Lebanon, and Turkey. The organization supplements donations by selling refugee-made crafts through its online shop and artisan markets, with proceeds supporting women's livelihoods and humanitarian programs.

Product overview

Refugee Protection International is a 501(c)(3) humanitarian nonprofit organization that provides emergency aid and long-term support to refugees and internally displaced persons in conflict zones. Rather than a unified technology product, RPI operates a portfolio of humanitarian programs including Gaza Relief (Malak Fund, Gaza Giving, Gaza Rescue Team), Ukraine Medical and Shelter Aid, Syria Humanitarian Support (malnutrition treatment, earthquake relief, education), Lebanon Aid Programs, and a Refugee Self-Reliance Program with an associated e-commerce platform (RefugeeProtection.Shop) selling refugee-made crafts. The organization partners with refugee-led charities to deliver aid on the ground.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Malak Fund: Gaza relief program focused on community kitchens providing hot meals to internally displaced persons, run by displaced Palestinian woman Malak Fada
• Gaza Giving
• GRT - Gaza Rescue Team

Products and services

• Gaza Relief Programs Emergency humanitarian assistance to civilians in the Gaza Strip, including food aid, shelter insulation, hygiene supplies, and psychosocial support delivered through programs Malak Fund, Gaza Giving, and Gaza Rescue Team in partnership with Kids Paradise.
• Ukraine Relief Programs Cross-border delivery of medical equipment, supplies, and relief items to Ukrainian hospitals, IDP shelters, and community organizations; civilian evacuation support; and aid to war-affected families implemented with Ukrainian charity partners.
• Syria Humanitarian Programs Support for Syrian refugees and conflict-affected civilians through malnutrition screening and treatment, earthquake relief, winterization, education, and livelihoods programs implemented by refugee-led partner organizations.
• Lebanon Aid Programs Non-formal primary education for Syrian refugee children, birth registration support, medical case management, and cash assistance for vulnerable refugees in Lebanon implemented through partner MAPS and URDA.
• Refugee Self-Reliance Program Skills training, Turkish language instruction, work permit assistance, and livelihood support for displaced women in Turkey, including craft production training with sale of refugee-made goods in the US to support women's economic independence.
• RefugeeProtection.Shop Online marketplace selling crafts made by war-displaced women trained through RPI's self-reliance programs in the Middle East and Ukraine, with proceeds supporting humanitarian cash-for-work and education programs.
• Institutional Donor and Grant Program Donation and grant fundraising program accepting individual donations, corporate giving (e.g., American Securities Foundation, MathWorks Inc), and foundation grants (e.g., Together Women Rise, New England International Donors) that fund RPI's humanitarian operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Aided nearly a million war-affected civilians since 2015
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and past/former.

• Orlivka Logistic Center for Humanitarian AidcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022Ukrainian NGO founded in 2022 by Reni Association of Entrepreneurs to respond to war humanitarian crisis. Based in Odessa region. Equipped with minibus and fuel for evacuations and relief aid delivery to Kherson and Mykolaiv. RPI staff deliver cross-border aid to partner's border tent.
• Bright Kids CharitysecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022Humanitarian nonprofit headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine. Helped expand cash assistance to war-displaced families providing home-based care to children with disabilities. Reached 6 times more children with disabilities across Ukraine.
• Multi Aid Programs (MAPS)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2016Syrian neurosurgeon-founded nonprofit registered in Lebanon, providing non-formal education, health care, and relief items to over 500,000 Syrian refugees and locals in Bekaa Valley. 220 Syrian staff. RPI's main partner in Lebanon.
• Sustainable International Medical Relief Organization (SIMRO)past/formerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2014Established by Syrian doctors in 2014, registered in Turkey. Implemented strategic medical relief projects in Syria including COVID-19 screening and underground hospital relocation. RPI supported movement of largest pediatric hospital in Idlib underground. No longer current partner.
• Kids Paradise OrganizationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2012Syrian refugee-led NGO registered in Turkey, implementing projects in Syria and Turkey focused on food security, livelihoods, urgent response, shelter, protection, and water and sanitation. Founded by Syrian volunteers in 2012, registered as NGO in 2016. Primary implementing partner for Gaza relief programs (Malak Fund, Gaza Giving) and Syrian operations.
• Olive BranchcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2012Humanitarian nonprofit headquartered in Turkey, delivering education, protection, women's empowerment and livelihoods support to hundreds of thousands of IDPs in Syria since 2012. 500 workers on ground. Has offices in Lebanon, Jordan, and Germany.
• Way Home Odessa CharitycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 1996Ukrainian charity supporting socially vulnerable women and children since 1996. RPI equipped with minibus to evacuate over 3,000 civilians from southern frontline. RPI sells pottery made by displaced Ukrainian women to support Way Home's art therapy and pottery classes.
• Happy Child FoundationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUkrainian nonprofit based in Zaporizhzhia since 2004. Supports cancer patients and vulnerable children. Delivered aid to 2 IDP shelters, equipped volunteers to evacuate civilians from Polohy and other frontline villages. Collaborated on war-damaged housing support in Komyshuvakha.
• Basmeh and ZeitoonehsecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLebanese NGO launched in 2012, delivering humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Syria with focus on women and children. Registered in Lebanon and Turkey. Was RPI implementing partner in Lebanon.
• Humanitarian Initiative Association (HIA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMedical nonprofit registered in Gaziantep, Turkey, operating 3 primary health care centers and rapid response teams providing mobile medical, nutrition, and psychosocial support. Vetted by the United Nations. Key partner for earthquake response and malnutrition programs.
• Innovative and Powerful Vision (IPV)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNon-governmental nonprofit registered in Erbil, Iraq with sister branch in France. Led by Syrian expat medical and humanitarian staff. Main partner on maternal and child health including community management of acute malnutrition in Deir ez-Zor province, northeast Syria.
• Molham Volunteering TeamsecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNon-profit NGO registered in Turkey and US. Founded by Syrian volunteers conducting humanitarian support for displaced Syrians and civilians in Gaza. Partnered with RPI to facilitate transfer of humanitarian food aid from Jordan into North Gaza.
• Rahma WorldwidesecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNon-profit NGO registered in US. Partnered with RPI to facilitate transfer of humanitarian aid from Egypt into Gaza Strip.
• Union of Relief and Development Associations (URDA)past/formerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLebanese humanitarian organization seeking to be reference for humanitarian work, leading umbrella for grassroots initiatives. Previously supported birth registration and other programs with RPI.
• Orkidepast/formerImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHumanitarian organization registered in Turkey, led by Syrian expat staff. Main partner on community management of acute malnutrition and counseling on infant and young child feeding in northwest Syria.
• Ukrainian Partner Hospitals (Regional Children's Clinical Hospital Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Chernivtsi; Regional and City Perinatal Centers; BSMU; BioTexCom; Dobrobut Medical Center)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner8 Ukrainian hospitals receiving medical equipment, medicines, and supplies from RPI. Regional Children's Clinical Hospital in Kherson struck by Russian shelling. Zaporizhzhia hospital featured by BBC. Chernivtsi hospital designated for displaced children and pregnant women.
• Charity Fund Andreeva KaterinasecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUkrainian nonprofit evacuating civilians and animals from Sumy frontline communities and distributing humanitarian aid to vulnerable civilians including orphans.
• Voluntari Fara FrontieresecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRomanian nonprofit soliciting and transporting in-kind donations of humanitarian goods to Ukrainian volunteers and partner charities for distribution to war-affected communities in Kherson, Poltava, Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Sumy regions.
• Jordanian Hashemite Charitable OrganizationsecondaryImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerJordanian organization providing logistical support for humanitarian food aid convoy from Jordan to North Gaza.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Relief Services: Large US-headquartered humanitarian agency delivering emergency response, health, and livelihoods programming across conflict-affected regions including Syria, Gaza, and Ukraine. Substantially larger but operates overlapping program categories.
• International Rescue Committee: Major humanitarian NGO providing emergency relief, refugee resettlement, and recovery programming across more than 40 crisis-affected countries, including Syria, Ukraine, and Gaza — overlapping directly with RPI's geographies and beneficiary segments but at substantially larger scale.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian and development NGO with programs in Gaza, Syria, Ukraine, and Lebanon spanning cash assistance, food security, and livelihoods. Operates a comparable self-reliance / livelihoods program for displaced populations.

Direct peers

• International Medical Corps: Humanitarian nonprofit providing emergency medical care, training, and mental health services in conflict and disaster settings including Syria, Gaza, and Ukraine. Comparable mission and beneficiary overlap, with substantially broader funding base.
• MedGlobal: US-based medical humanitarian nonprofit deploying health professionals and supplies to crisis settings including Syria, Gaza, and Ukraine. Closely comparable to RPI's medical-equipment and health-system support work in those same geographies.
• Norwegian Refugee Council: Large international humanitarian NGO specializing in the rights and needs of internally displaced persons, with operations in Syria, Ukraine, and other RPI geographies. NRC's IDMC (where board member Nadine Walicki previously worked) pioneered urban displacement focus that RPI mirrors.
• Direct Relief: California-based humanitarian aid organization that channels medical supplies and pharmaceuticals to conflict-affected health systems globally. RPI's Ukrainian hospital program (~$100K of equipment to 8 hospitals) closely mirrors Direct Relief's model of in-kind medical provisioning to war-affected facilities.
• Preemptive Love Coalition: Mid-sized humanitarian nonprofit providing emergency relief, refugee livelihoods training, and women's empowerment programs in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Ukraine. Operates with a similar refugee-led partnership model and comparable footprint size to RPI.
• International Orthodox Christian Charities: Mid-sized humanitarian NGO providing relief and development in Syria, Ukraine, Gaza, and surrounding refugee-hosting countries. Comparable in scale, programmatic focus on conflict-affected civilians, and reliance on refugee-led implementing networks.
• Syrian American Medical Society: Medical relief nonprofit running hospitals, clinics, and medical training programs inside Syria and serving Syrian refugees. Directly comparable to RPI's medical humanitarian work in northwest Syria and Turkish border regions through partners like HIA and IPV.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@refugeeprotectioninternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/refugee-protection-international

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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