The Mission

The mission of Global Relief and Development Partners is to build the leadership and professional capacity of business and government leaders in countries emerging from political and economic crisis.

We build creative partnerships between experienced U.S. business executives and high-potential entrepreneurial leaders in countries undergoing social transformation and committed to good governance and sustainable economic growth.

When successful U.S. executives join GRDP’s Social Entrepreneurship Program, they commit as volunteers to a one-year program of in-person and distance mentoring. Opportunities include one-on-one coaching, quarterly business skills workshops, intensive vocational "boot camps," and direct investment. By leveraging their intellectual capital, our social entrepreneurs transfer important professional and leadership skills to the next generation of global business and government leaders, enabling them to lead their countries out of the cycle of poverty, corruption, and violence.

Established in 2006 as a not-for-profit corporation and founded on Christian principles, GRDP is an independent international humanitarian consulting agency with headquarters in Chicago, IL, and offices in Washington, DC and Auckland, New Zealand. GRDP was launched by a team of experienced development specialists and successful business executives who recognized the need to build cross-cultural bridges between business and government leaders in the U.S. and emerging leaders in the developing world to better utilize resources and build capacities to satisfy the needs of world's most vulnerable.

GRDP offers a comprehensive set of services tailored to the unique needs of our U.S. and international partners, including needs assessment, leadership development workshops, mentorship facilitation, business development, monitoring and evaluation, and program development.