IRW is a registered NGO established in 1992 with a vision to serve the society by providing trained volunteer services in dire situations of natural catastrophes i.e earth quakes, floods, accidents, landslides, epidemics and other social disturbances like riots. IRW was formed in 1992 with the support of Jamaat-e-Islami Kerala at Kozhikode. IRW maintains a core volunteer group including trained men, women, medical practitioners, para-medical workers etc., and is involved major disasters across South Asia.