Disaster and humanitarian relief
Drought emergency response
Water trucking, food and livestock support when the rains fail.
Illustrative photo: Theresa Ude / Unsplash
Objective for the 2026 funding round
Keep water flowing to 5,000 people and protect 3,000 breeding animals through severe drought.
Who it reaches: Pastoralist and farming families whose water sources have dried up.
Target$63,144
Funding for this cause closes in
From $70: two weeks of trucked water for a family.
The need
In a severe drought, pastoralist families watch their herds die and have nothing to sell for food. Emergency water and feed keep people and their core animals alive until the rains return.
Why give to this cause
- For herding families, livestock are their savings; losing them can mean years of poverty.
- Acting early in a drought prevents a far bigger and costlier emergency later.
- Community committees verify every distribution.
What your gift does
- $70two weeks of trucked water for a family
- $120feed to keep a family's breeding goats alive
- $2,000a water trucking run for a whole settlement
Where your donation goes
The planned budget for this cause. Every quarter, the field report shows what was actually spent against each line.
- Water trucking and repairsTrucked water and emergency borehole repairs.35%$42 of $120
- Food and cashRations or cash for the worst-affected households.35%$42 of $120
- Livestock supportFeed and veterinary care to save breeding animals.15%$18 of $120
- Nutrition screeningFinding malnourished children early.7%$8 of $120
- Monitoring and reportingTracking water access and food security weekly.8%$10 of $120
How we do it
- 1
We track early-warning data and move before the peak of the crisis.
- 2
Water is trucked to storage tanks and rationed fairly by local committees.
- 3
Feed protects breeding animals so families can rebuild herds.
- 4
Cash transfers go to families where markets are still working.
The impact your gift will have
- People and animals get water when wells and rivers run dry.
- Families keep their breeding animals alive, so they can rebuild their herds after the drought.
- Cash or food carries families through until the rains return.
What we measure and report
Targets for the 2026 funding round. Results against each one are published in the quarterly field report sent to every donor to this cause.
| Measure | Target |
|---|---|
| People receiving water | 5,000 |
| Breeding animals protected | 3,000 |
| Families receiving cash or food | 800 |
| Distributions verified by committee | 100% |
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Choose an amount
- $70two weeks of trucked water for a family
- $120feed to keep a family's breeding goats alive
- $2,000a water trucking run for a whole settlement
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