Libya Flood Relief Fund

Thank you for your generous contribution to the Libya Flood Relief Fund. Your donations continue to make a difference, ensuring that communities affected by last year’s devastating flood have access to food, medical care, and so much more. 

Even as the cameras and headlines have moved on, your donation continues to sustain communities and organizations on the ground in Libya during times of great struggle, like during the deadliest Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone in recorded history. Storm Daniel and the subsequent flooding caused at least 4,333 deaths and displaced thousands.

The disaster coupled with Libya’s ongoing civil war, political instability, and extreme limitations on aid group’s  ability  to operate in-country meant the vast majority of those displaced by last year’s flooding remained displaced through the winter. Temperatures dropped, yet the quality of housing, food, water, and medical care remained the same for many. 

Bearing these circumstances in mind, GlobalGiving’s responding team members faced a unique challenge and opportunity: To support our international partners in providing essential services, while also working tirelessly to connect with, vet, and onboard community-based Libyan organizations into the GlobalGiving partner network and provide them urgent support. 

We are proud to mobilize your donations to support local response efforts led by Libyans and to support the ongoing responses of all our internationally-based partners still hard at work.

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported since our last report:

• Movement of Boy Scout and Girl Guides of Libya is a new GlobalGiving partner and member of the Worldwide Association of Boy and Girl Scouts, which has been present in Libya since 1954. The team’s deep roots make it possible to foster a team of Libyan scouts and guides who can act swiftly in times of conflict and disaster. Their team is well-versed in the local context, and knowledgeable on which resources to mobilize and connections to call upon for search and rescue efforts, the rapid distribution of medical supplies to emergency operating facilities, the supplying of water and support to the unhoused, and so much more. With your support, the Scouts are hard at work at the Derna Crisis Center supporting drainage operations, search and recovery efforts, and dignified burials of those who lost their lives in last year’s flooding.
• Libya in the UK formed organically in 2017 as Libyans gathered together to foster a sense of community and home while living in the UK. Our team was excited to onboard Libya in the UK onto the GlobalGiving platform in (WHEN) to support their impressive networks in both Libya and the UK.  Teaming up with the Libyan Scouts and the Libyan Red Crescent, their youth-led teams gathered the funds needed for re-housing, reconstruction, and medical care after the floods in their home country and cities of Tripoli, Derna, and Benghazi.

But the inspired action doesn’t stop there! In addition to these new partners, your donations also provide ongoing support to trusted GlobalGiving partner organizations still on the ground and supporting communities in Libya. These include:

• International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation
• Lawyers for Justice Libya 
• Islamic Relief 
• Union of Relief and Development Associations 
• Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Foundation
• International Medical Corps 
• Planet Water Foundation
• Bunyan Genclik ve Kalknma Dernegi

…and we’re just getting started! Your support of the GlobalGiving Libya Flood Relief Fund powers community-led responses in communities where it’s needed most. That means our partners get the critical resources they need when they need them. We can’t say it enough: Thank you!

With gratitude, 

Amelia + the GlobalGiving Team

Thank you for your generous donation to the Libya Flood Relief Fund. Donations to this GlobalGiving fund are already making a difference, helping to provide emergency relief and long-term support to affected communities in Libya. 

In recent weeks, donations from the Libya Flood Relief Fund have supported eight grants to high-impact nonprofit organizations at the forefront of this crisis. 

Here is what one team member supporting the response to the flooding in Libya with International Medical Corps wanted you to know about the impact of your donation: 

“GlobalGiving always seems to be there when we need you. And Libya is definitely a case of way more help needed than what’s available—so we’ll put this to good use.”

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported: 

• International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation is distributing emergency supplies, including hygiene kits, drinking water, tents, blankets, and food to 20,000 internally displaced people. The organization is also assisting with mental health and psychosocial support activities.

• Lawyers for Justice Libya advocate for social justice, human rights, and legal reform in Libya. They recently co-launched an Accountability Action Group with Libyan Crime Watch to advocate for the rights of Libyans affected by the flooding.

• Islamic Relief is distributing emergency supplies and has provided more than 7,000 liters of clean water and 39,000 meals in the first 30 days of their response to the flooding in Libya. Islamic Relief is also providing temporary shelter and non-food items, such as blankets and mattresses.

• Union of Relief and Development Associations is providing medical services, shelter, food, and clean water in the immediate response to the flooding. That will transition to recovery work through rebuilding infrastructure, restoring livelihoods, and ensuring continued access to education and essential services.

• Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) Foundation is coordinating with members of the Libyan diaspora in the United States and in Libya to offer emergency response kits, personal items, clean water, and basic medical care to affected communities.

• International Medical Corps was one of the first international organizations permitted to enter Derna to offer medicines, emergency medical care, and emergency relief support. To date, its emergency medical teams have provided more than 400 consultations, with at least 30% of them for children under 12.
  

• Planet Water Foundation is air shipping AquaBlocks, which provide large amounts of clean drinking water at scale, to affected communities. This work is particularly important given recent reports of waterborne illnesses in Libya.

• Bunyan Genclik ve Kalknma Dernegi supported search and rescue efforts in Libya and is now providing shelter for people displaced by the floods.

Your support of the GlobalGiving Libya Flood Relief Fund powers emergency response, and it means that affected communities in Libya get the critical resources they need to rebuild. Our partners are hard at work connecting these resources with affected communities and are grateful for your support. Thank you.

With gratitude, 

Amelia + the GlobalGiving Team