Our Mission

To make the world's most vulnerable communities safe from earthquakes and other geologic hazards,
through preparedness, mitigation and advocacy.

GHI has been working toward global earthquake safety since 1991. GHI pursues this vital mission while remaining independent of political, business or research pressures.

Vitaly I. Khalturin

"Those who saw the effects of the 1949 earthquake in Tadjikistan, who saw the landslide that was triggered, instantly burying a town of 20,000—we know the problem. But only someone trusted from the outside, like GHI, has been able to bring us together to help us develop and implement a plan for what needs to be done."

Research Seismologist,
United Institute of Physics of the Earth
Moscow, Russia

Thomas Brennan

"I admire GHI because no one else is doing the independent, objective work they're doing. GHI has the advantage of being non-governmental, which gives them flexibility. They're not constrained by bureaucracy or politics — so they can offer expertise, provide access to a network, bring resources together — and do all those things with integrity."

GHI Trustee
Former Senior Regional Advisor, Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
Manila, Philippines