COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS - IRD EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO RECOVER AND STABILIZE BY PROVIDING RELIEF AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS TRANSITIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS CONFLICT MITIGATION AND PREVENTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL ENGAGEMENT AND LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS DELIVERING SHELTER, FOOD AND NON-FOOD HUMANITARIAN AID AND SMALL-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE TO INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS, REFUGEES AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS AND POLITICAL CRISES.