Since our founding over 30 years ago, GeoHazards International has stood for one clear purpose: equipping communities with skills and knowledge to build resilience before disasters strike. From the very beginning, we knew that lasting change requires steady, long-term commitment—not quick fixes. This year, resilience has been a focus not only in the communities we serve, but within our own organization. GeoHazards International, like many others, was deeply affected by chang

I would like to invite you to join us for an informative and inspiring webinar on our ongoing Earthquake Desk project . Earthquake Desks...

Nepali engineers and academics joined with our global technical team for robust testing of Earthquake Desks, designed to protect...

Empowering and protecting youth is the focus of this year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (October 13). This strongly...

Recent earthquakes shown in red in Bajhang (far left) and Jajarkot (center left). Our new school construction and mason training location...

This year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) theme is “Fighting Inequality.” Breaking the cycle of inequality means...

Today we celebrate the United Nations International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR). This year’s theme is: "substantially...

It amazes me to think about how GeoHazards International came to be. It was generous support from a partner early on that truly gave us a...

The news often highlights increasingly severe disasters, but I want to share a different kind of story. It’s about people who have been...

To mark the annual International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, October 13, our global team is celebrating deep connections in the...

Thirty years ago today, GeoHazards International first opened its doors. It’s extraordinary to reflect on the journey and accomplishments...

Our corporate partners, led by people with heart and vision, enhance our nonprofit work in many ways. They provide opportunity as well as...

The MIT Architecture Fall 2020 Lectures are now online, free, and open to the public. I am honored to be a featured speaker and I invite...

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the globe, collective action is more important than ever. We can make a difference in this...

I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy during this time of crisis. Our global GHI team members are healthy at the...

Next month, Bill Holmes will again tuck his tall frame into a tiny airplane to work with engineers in Bhutan, a Himalayan country that is...

I often marvel at the people who make up GHI’s team around the world. One thing they have in common is that they all live amid high...

Picture a child writing intently at her school desk. Suddenly the room starts shaking. She crouches under her desk. Unlike a common...

Where earthquake risk is ever-present, there is a window of opportunity to prevent disaster. We often meet local champions who take this...

After a major disaster, the injured will flock to a hospital for trauma care. Others will need a hospital too: women delivering babies,...