DIRECT AID INTERNATIONAL INC

Direct Aid International founder and director Jonathan Hoffman began his humanitarian work in 1999 in war-torn Kosova, working as a volunteer in refugee camps and orphanages with the Balkan Sunflowers. Inspired, Hoffman decided to strike out on his own. Since 2002, Direct Aid International has raised over $750,000 dollars with a 3% operational cost. With that money DAI has built 50 Schools and 3 Libraries in rural Afghanistan. Serving as an unofficial ambassador for the State of Vermont and the United States, Jonathan has brought awareness of the plight of refugees in Kosova and Afghanistan while introducing our culture and sense of humanity to otherwise secluded regions of the world. Thousands have been reached in the United States through presentations, with hundreds of thousands reached through media coverage.