Emergency relief in Africa
When floods, drought or conflict strike, local partners can respond within days, often before outside aid arrives.
Your gift provides shelter, clean water, food and medical care, and helps displaced families rebuild.
Donate nowCauses you can give to
Disaster and humanitarian reliefFlood relief
Shelter, clean water and food for families who lost their homes to floods.
$80 water purification tablets and jerry cans for two families for a month.
Target$62,871
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Disaster and humanitarian reliefDrought emergency response
Water trucking, food and livestock support when the rains fail.
$70 two weeks of trucked water for a family.
Target$63,144
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Disaster and humanitarian reliefRefugee assistance
Essentials, schooling and trauma support for families who had to flee.
$60 hygiene and dignity kits for two women or girls.
Target$73,403
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Disaster and humanitarian reliefConflict response
Food, medical care and protection for civilians caught in conflict.
$50 a family food and cooking kit.
Target$76,282
DonateFood and hunger reliefEmergency food aid
Food parcels for families when the harvest fails.
$90 two months of food parcels for a family of five.
Target$70,134
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Questions about emergency relief in africa
How fast does emergency relief reach people?
Funds are held ready with local partners, so help can reach families within days. We report how quickly first deliveries arrived.
How do I donate to emergency relief?
Choose a relief cause and give online. You can give online in US dollars by card, M-Pesa or cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and 100+ coins), and you get an email receipt straight away.