Hundreds of people have died and thousands more are missing after flash floods swept through communities along the Nepal-Tibet border. Donate to the Nepal Flash Flood Relief Fund to support responding humanitarian partners.
Global humanitarian organization saving lives and building self-reliance by providing vital medical care; training healthcare providers; rebuilding clinics; and improving water & sanitation.
When disaster strikes, there isn’t time to wait for donations to come in before a response is launched. Nonprofits like our Charity Alliance partners can mobilize within hours of a disaster because they’ve spent months preparing for the unexpected. They often have teams, partners, supplies, and response plans in place long before a hurricane makes landfall, an earthquake hits, or a wildfire spreads. That’s why giving before a disaster is so important. Your donation helps relief organizations stay ready year-round so that they can respond to crises immediately. Our partners highlighted below bring decades of experience helping people through some of their most difficult moments. Their work shows the power of proactive giving, making it possible to deliver aid...
The compound effects of the Tigray war that began in November 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia, and a locust outbreak all contributed to an emergency food insecurity situation in the Tigray region, and the situation was particularly bad in Shire. Shire became a main center for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and humanitarian aid distribution, beginning in June 2021, following the Tigray war. Due to the conflict in northern Ethiopia, more than 1,500 health facilities were left non-functional in the Tigray region. Shire has one general hospital and two health centers, which are partially functional, and one health center, which is not functional. Most of the health facilities in Shire town were ruined and looted during the war, and the number of health professionals who were working there significantly decreased. Before the war, there was health insurance and a proper referral system, but now, the health system structure is compromised....