From tsunamis and wildfires to global pandemics and civil unrest – more than ever, we know that no person or community is immune to the effects of hard-hitting disasters.
-Natural disasters caused global economic losses of $368 billion in 2024.
-Disasters affect those in poverty most heavily: High death tolls occur in low- and middle-income countries without the infrastructure to protect people from and respond to disasters.
-Natural disasters kill an average of 40,000 to 50,000 people per year, globally.
The good news is our charity partners listed below are on the ground coordinating immediate responses to disasters and providing long-term relief for affected communities. Their programs include setting up safe spaces for children, delivering critical supplies and medical support, preparing communities to reduce the impact of a disaster, rebuilding houses, providing economic opportunities for resilience, and more.
Explore the resources below to see the impact of their work.
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As World Humanitarian Day (August 19) approaches, we are reminded of the impact ordinary people can have when they come together to help others. It’s the perfect moment to uplift your Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), especially those grounded in service, faith, or global citizenship, by connecting them with purpose-driven partners like The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). UMCOR is a faith-based nonprofit working across the globe to alleviate human suffering and advance hope. Compelled by Christ to serve as a voice of conscience on behalf of the people called Methodist, UMCOR responds to disasters, addresses health and development needs,…
In times of crisis, generosity takes many forms, but few are as immediate and impactful as giving through the workplace. When disaster strikes, employees want to help. Through trusted partners like Direct Relief, your company can turn that desire into real, life-saving action — amplified by the power of workplace giving. From hurricanes and wildfires to global emergencies, Direct Relief delivers critical medicines and emergency supplies to communities when and where it’s needed most. And with the support of engaged employees and socially responsible companies, they’re doing it faster, smarter, and more sustainably than ever. Why Direct Relief?Precision. Preparedness. People-first…
The start of hurricane season, recent Texas and New Mexico floods, and other extreme weather events remind us just how quickly disasters can impact our communities, our businesses, and our employees. Yet many companies often find themselves unprepared when a crisis strikes. In difficult times, you can provide immediate support to your employees with an Employee Assistance Fund (EAF). EAFs provide a structured, compassionate way for your workplace to offer help when it’s needed most. These programs, also known as employee assistance programs or hardship funds, are established by companies to support their employees through monetary assistance in times of…
Let’s be honest. In recent years, it has often felt like the bad news just keeps coming. As soon as one heartbreaking event works its way through the news cycle, another devastating headline pulls our attention to the next pressing issue. Wow, what a positive way to introduce this topic, right? Take a moment to reframe your thinking and acknowledge at least one silver lining to the historical events of the past few years. I like to think that we have become more compassionate. I know I have, and the giving data agrees – overall giving increased by 6.3% in 2024….
On March 28, a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing over 3,500 people, injuring over 5,000 more, and destroying critical infrastructure including airports and dams. Unfortunately, the death toll is only expected to rise as the situation is assessed and heavy rains threaten to bring landslides. While we cannot yet count the total devastation of this earthquake, people now are in urgent need of shelter, clean water, medical care, food, and more. Charity partners in the region have quickly mobilized to provide lifesaving support. Many of our partners were already in the region before the earthquake, providing aid…
Even before Hurricane Helene made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm on September 26, Americares had launched a response. Before the storm, Americares emergency experts reached out to more than 360 partner clinics with offers of assistance, and in the days that followed, they shipped more than 16 tons of medicine and medical supplies, installed water purification systems, and deployed a mobile medical unit and mental health teams to restore health services and address trauma and loss from the storm. This rapid response was made possible through the support of corporate partners in the Americares Emergency…
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After 15 months of a devastating war, the humanitarian situation remains catastrophic in the Gaza Strip. Most children have lost access to quality health care, education, water and other vital services. Since the start of the war, UNICEF staff have remained on the ground, working with partners to provide safe drinking water to displaced families, treatment for severely malnourished children and medical supplies and vaccines for children in hospitals and shelters. Under the ceasefire, UNICEF is expanding existing services, while establishing new ones to reach families on the move. Urgent priorities include: Immunization Nutrition Health Water and Sanitation Family Reunification Humanitarian Cash Transfers Mental Health Support UNICEF has already reached millions in the Gaza Strip with lifesaving emergency assistance. According to UNICEF’s year-end situation report, UNICEF’s impact for children in Gaza over the past year includes: ensuring the provision of water for a monthly average of 1.8 million people, including…
Rahaf is a 13-year-old girl living in the Maghazi Camp in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza. Her experience is like that of any child living through violence. In the first few days, she shared she’s never felt fear or panic like this before. Her and her siblings clung by their parents’ side as they listened to the sound of missiles. Fire from one of the missiles even managed to creep its way into their home. The family was eventually forced to flee to Rafah. Thanks to donors like you, Rahaf was able to find healing through joining a mind-body skills group. “I found comfort,” she shared. Eventually, she learned new ways to cope with her trauma and was even able to do things on her own, without feeling the need to cling to her mother.
Some of Malaysia’s most precious rainforests and the Indigenous communities who live there will now be protected. We partnered with Indigenous leaders and environmentalists in the state of Sarawak, home to 25 Indigenous peoples and most of Malaysia’s remaining rainforests, to document how laws and policies enable the takeover of Indigenous land by private companies, leaving communities displaced and destitute. We met with Malaysian officials, and we impressed our findings on European Union authorities, urging them to use their leverage. On February 20, Sarawak announced the state will no longer issue provisional leases for oil palm plantations, specifically with the aim “to mitigate deforestation” and citing “international scrutiny, especially from the European Union.” These “provisional leases” have been one of the most harmful weapons the Sarawak government has yielded against Indigenous peoples, as they do not require the state to survey the land before leasing it and can last up to 60 years. Our researchers met repeatedly…
We left our home on the day when it all started. There was an explosion in our town at 5AM. We saw unpleasant things happening outside when we looked through the widow. We have two small children and we didn’t hesitate to start packing our stuff because we didn’t know what was going on. We drove for a day without stopping except at gas stations. We drove because the fighting was almost behind us. We were going to our friends’ town, but they called us and said that is was restless there and that there were shootings. We were confused because we no longer knew where to go. I remembered that my cousin lived in that region. We asked her if it was possible for us to come to her because we were exhausted. We needed to rest because it had been very difficult to spend a day in the…
For 10 years, fear of the presence of landmines on his land prevented Justiniano, a farmer in the Nasa indigenous community in Colombia’s Inzá municipality, from expanding his coffee plantation. Humanity & Inclusion’s deminers spent five months inspecting and clearing explosives from Justiniano’s farm. Now, Justiniano can grow more coffee to support his family. HI’s mine action work in Colombia is supported by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement.
On the morning of February 24, 2022 Russian forces invaded Ukraine in an extreme escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict which began in 2014. Almost instantly after Putin’s announcement of a ‘special operation’ in Ukraine, explosions were reported in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, and the Donbas.