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Every year, natural disasters and humanitarian crises strike communities across the globe, catching thousands of innocent families unprepared.

Through GlobalGiving, your tax-deductible contribution will support short- and long-term relief and recovery for communities in need. 

These projects are promoted through a partnership between GlobalGiving and the Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI).
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Creating Local Jobs in Southern Haiti
Creating Local Jobs in Southern Haiti
by Peace Winds America
Peace Winds is partnering with several community groups in Haiti's Southern Department, the Sud, to provide members with resources and training in areas such as sewing, fishing, and cashew and peanut production. Many groups like these have been impacted by natural disasters such as Hurricane Matthew in 2015 and the major earthquake in 2021. With your support, Peace Winds is helping community members gain the skills they need to work in important sectors and support themselves and their families.
Hurricane Matthew Relief: Help Haiti Rebuild
Hurricane Matthew Relief: Help Haiti Rebuild
by Build Change
Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm and the largest in the region since 1966, struck the nation of Haiti on October 4, causing immense damage. This project will help the Haitian people rebuild their homes and lives while increasing their resilience to future disasters.
Ama Ghar Displaced Children Fund
Ama Ghar Displaced Children Fund
by The Ama Foundation
Many children were orphaned or displaced by disastrous 2015 earthquakes in Nepal. Ama Foundation worked with anti-trafficking organizations and the Nepal government to help find these children a safe home. Since 2015, we have taken 30 new children into our home, which can house 75 children - but we currently only have funding for the 46 children who currently live there. Your contribution helps us to take in more children and give them a loving home, an education and a future.
A Clean Solar Alternative to Kerosene Lamps, Nepal
A Clean Solar Alternative to Kerosene Lamps, Nepal
by Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness
Due to the mountainous terrain of the country, it is very difficult to build national electricity grid in Nepal, because of which large parts of the country are still without electricity access, and hence, people still need to use kerosene lamps. This project aims to provide solar powered lamps as a sustainable substitute.
Improving rural schools in Nepal
Improving rural schools in Nepal
by Child Rescue Nepal
Since the earthquake in 2015 we have been supporting rural schools through a range of interventions. Initially we were rebuilding classrooms and providing taps and toilets. This expanded to include educational bursaries, teacher training, libraries and anti-trafficking workshops. It is a little known fact that children who attend school regularly are far less likely to be trafficked. Help us to stamp out the sale and exploitation of children in Nepal through our school improvement programme.
School Environment Improvement Program - Nepal
School Environment Improvement Program - Nepal
by Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness
ECCA initiated School Environment Improvement Program in the year 2000. Experience has shown that enrollment of students increases and is maintained when facilities (toilets, water, greenery) are improved. Training teachers is also required to effectively manage the classrooms, develop positive relationship with children and community, and facilitate curriculum that leads to better knowledge of sustainable living. A common vision for the development of school is also required.
Better WASH for Healthy Nepal
Better WASH for Healthy Nepal
by Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness
The quality of water supply in Nepal is always questionable due to lack of proper treatment system, pollution at source, no use of disinfection and no proper maintenance of water distribution system. Sanitation-related diseases account for 72% of total ailments and diarrhea continues to be one of the leading causes of childhood deaths in Nepal. COVID-19 outbreak has also created unprecedented health crisis. There is also indoor air pollution due to the use of traditional firewood cookstove.
"Support-A-Child" Help Child Go To School & Study
"Support-A-Child" Help Child Go To School & Study
by Environmental Camps for Conservation Awareness
In Nepal, there are still many parents who do not send their children to school because of financial hardship. School enrollment and attendance need to be increased through care, support and building up child competency. Students need to be encouraged through hands-on practical learning, which will make learning interesting. Through an integrated approach with the curriculum, students will be trained to understand and gain deeper insight on various environmental issues affecting our daily life.
Provide food for 100 elderly people in Nepal
Provide food for 100 elderly people in Nepal
by Community Development Center Kathmandu, Nepal
This project has been created by Community Development Center Kathmandu Nepal (CDC Nepal) to support those elderly living at different Elderly people homes around Kathmandu valley. Those elderly have been suffering from hunger. They do not good clothes to wear in winter and suitable clothes for summer season. They do not have a good bed with proper bed clothes for sleeping. Since they have lack of medical treatment, they have been suffering from different kinds of diseases.
Relief rebuilding to 25 communities in Nepal
Relief rebuilding to 25 communities in Nepal
by Tewa
Women and children are hard- hit in Nepal earthquake. Tewa is supporting community based women's organisations working in 14 severely affected earthquake districts to rebuild communities and lives, enabling grantees to use their local skills,knowledge in supporting pregnant, postnatal, physically challenged, indigenous,marginalized and most vulnerable communities. Peace and philanthropy centres as a pilot initiative,with psycho social counselling, barefoot volunteers/grantees will be mobilized.
Earthquake and disaster risk reduction in Nepal
Earthquake and disaster risk reduction in Nepal
by PHASE Nepal
The 2015 earthquake in Nepal caused widespread devastation. PHASE aims to address the lack of disaster risk reduction awareness by providing emergency relief, reconstruction, and recovery efforts. The project focuses on rebuilding infrastructure, supporting livelihoods, and equipping local governments with disaster risk reduction plans. The goal is to develop resilient communities with improved infrastructure, services, and disaster preparedness skills, reducing the impact of future disasters.
Girls: Better after quake
Girls: Better after quake
by Visible Impact
A 9 months mentorship program aimed at unleashing the social leadership of 15 adolescent girls of earthquake affected area of Nepal. This project will reach out to the girls in an individually tailored, empowering them with diverse skills. Nuwakot is a district with one of the highest destruction caused by earthquake in 2015, labor migration among adults and highest rate of girls trafficking. Hence, the need to enhance the leadership of adolescent girls is not only necessary but imperative.
Bring Light to Isolated Villagers in Nepal
Bring Light to Isolated Villagers in Nepal
by Karuna-Shechen
Many villagers in remote Nepal have no electric sources and rely on kerosene lamps and wood fires that pose fire and health hazards. Household solar electric systems are a simple solution. They provide clean electricity and opportunity for women to be bearers of light in their communities. With your help Karuna-Shechen will train and empower women to install 104 solar home lighting systems in isolated villages.
Build educational center for 100 children in Nepal
Build educational center for 100 children in Nepal
by Himalayan Life Switzerland
HimalayanLife is building a regional school in Yangri, one of the hardest hit areas of Nepal in the 2015 earthquake. After substantial assistance in relief and rebuilding, the key to the future of the area is education. Only if good schooling is available to their children, families will reinvest themselves in the region and truly rise from the ashes, rather than migrating abroad and facing the uncertainties of migrant workers in India or the Gulf countries.
Empower Nepal to Rebuild Safer Houses and Schools
Empower Nepal to Rebuild Safer Houses and Schools
by Build Change
Nearly two years after the 2015 earthquakes hundreds of families are living in dilapidated temporary shelters. Thousands of children are learning in temporary spaces, many of which are open to the harsh Himalayan elements. They do not need to. Even unsafe houses may be salvageable through retrofitting, which is much faster and cheaper than rebuilding from scratch. We want to get families back in safe houses and schools now. Our Board and supporters will match your donation 100%, up to $45,000.
Nepal Earthquake Recovery
Nepal Earthquake Recovery
by American Himalayan Foundation
On Saturday, April 25, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal, followed by powerful aftershocks in the coming days. Destruction is widespread throughout the country and it is going to take a long time to recover. The American Himalayan Foundation has created an Earthquake Disaster Recovery Fund to help with long-term rebuilding and recovery as the people of Nepal struggle to put their lives back together in the months - and likely years - to come.
Help us rebuild schools in Nepal
Help us rebuild schools in Nepal
by The Santi School Project
The Santi School Project has years of valuable experience reaching deep into the mountainous corners of Nepal, helping to shape lives for the better. This project will support rebuilding of schools and classrooms damaged or destroyed in the earthquake, both in villages where we have long-lasting partnerships as well as villages that need to restore their schools after the earthquake. 100% of funds we receive will be spent in Nepal.
Child Refugee Crisis
Child Refugee Crisis
by Save the Children Federation
Right now, across the world, millions of children are caught up in conflicts they played no part in creating. Children make up more than half of the world's 22.5 million refugees from countries like Syria, South Sudan, Yemen, Uganda, and Bangladesh. The recent events in Afghanistan only add to the existing global refugee crisis, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee violence and persecution. Save the Children remains committed to doing everything we can to help children around the world,
Empower Athens' Displaced people through community
Empower Athens' Displaced people through community
by We Need Books
We Need Books founded Athens' first multilingual library and multicultural space in 2019, in the area of Kypseli, which is home to thousands of refugees and migrants, particularly from Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. This project will empower 100 displaced families by providing free education, resources, and opportunities to improve their lives, become more self-sufficient, and find a sense of belonging through community engagement and support.
Help Pregnant Moms Give Birth Safely in Disasters
Help Pregnant Moms Give Birth Safely in Disasters
by USA for UNFPA
For as little as $15 you can help UNFPA, the United Nations reproductive health and right agency, get 3 emergency birth kits, including a bar of soap, clear plastic sheet, razor blade, an umbilical cord tie, cloth and latex gloves into the hands of pregnant mothers and health care workers as they safely deliver babies in crisis situations.
Provide Education for Vulnerable People in Lebanon
Provide Education for Vulnerable People in Lebanon
by Insan Association
Insan Association provides formal education and professional training, as well as psycho-social support, to marginalized communities in Lebanon. It helps children of refugees and vulnerable Lebanese children who are unable to attend school due to poverty and discrimination, enabling them to experience their childhoods.Insan will assist vulnerable adults in building individual projects to prepare them for the labor market through counseling sessions.
Help Strengthen the Resilience of Syrian Refugees
Help Strengthen the Resilience of Syrian Refugees
by Concern Worldwide US
Now in its thirteenth year, the Syrian civil war has sparked one of the greatest humanitarian crises in modern history, uprooting an estimated 14 million Syrians. Since July 2013, Concern Worldwide has worked with displaced persons within Syria and with refugees and vulnerable host families in Lebanon and Turkey to meet basic needs, improve access to health care, and provide psycho-social support.
Let's Help Syrian Refugee Children in Serbia Now!
Let's Help Syrian Refugee Children in Serbia Now!
by Pomoc deci
Over 650,000 refugees from Middle East, mainly from Syria, have entered Serbia over the last 18 months and are still coming in hundreds on daily basis. Amongst them are more than 200,000 children and over 5,000 of them are unaccompanied ones. We are trying to help them stay physically and mentally healthy. Alongside humanitarian aid, we are also trying to develop an online Q&A list for their protection, information and education on how and where they can seek medical, legal and social help.
Menstrual Health Equity for Women in Lebanon
Menstrual Health Equity for Women in Lebanon
by Days for Girls International
Days for Girls (DfG) Lebanon is bringing locally made, washable menstrual Kits and health education to women. Since 2011, Lebanon has experienced an influx of refugees of which women and children comprise 1.5 million of the overall population. With protracted displacement, refugees have multiple humanitarian needs; among them are the challenges of managing menstruation with privacy, dignity, and safety.
Syrian Refugees Relief Fund
Syrian Refugees Relief Fund
by CUSTOMS HEALTH CARE SOCIETY
Customs Health Care Society, Pakistan(CHCS) has started a relief fund to help the Syrian Refugees living in Turkey.In 2016, the United Nations (UN) identified 13.5 million Syrians requiring humanitarian assistance, of which more than 6 million are internally displaced within Syria, and over 4.8 million are refugees outside of Syria. In January 2017, UNHCR counted 4,863,684 registered refugees. Turkey is the largest host country of registered refugees with over 2.7 million Syrian refugee
Help Refugees at Risk in the U.S. and Globally
Help Refugees at Risk in the U.S. and Globally
by International Rescue Committee
The U.S. accepts a limited number of refugees each year, setting record-low admission caps these past few years. Help the IRC deliver critical assistance to families in the U.S. who have fled war or persecution, including education, livelihood training, youth programs, and citizenship assistance to refugees and other vulnerable immigrant populations.
Dignity for displaced women and girls in Lebanon
Dignity for displaced women and girls in Lebanon
by Developmental Action without Borders/Naba'a
Women and girls displaced by armed conflict suffer most from not having suitable accommodation or access to a bathroom and fresh water. Many live in shared shelters or abandoned buildings without a change of clothing or the means to attend to their hygiene needs. A lack of sanitary pads and clean underwear prevents women and girls from going out and can also cause infections and skin disease. The project will provide clothing and a supply of sanitary pads to restore dignity and well-being.
Education Versus Lost Generation!
Education Versus Lost Generation!
by Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization
Today, Turkey is home to the largest refugee population in the world with nearly 4 million refugees coming from over 60 nations. Having a sustainable life in Turkey is the part that you can take action by supporting education not only by encouraging over 1 million refugee children to get enrolled in schools but also continue their education at university. Fight against "lost generation", child labor and marriage and be part of the resilience and empower youth to build their countries' future!
Empowering 80 people with disabilities in Iraq
Empowering 80 people with disabilities in Iraq
by Operation Mercy
Some of the most vulnerable and neglected Syrian refugees and Yezidi IDP's (Internally Displaced People) in Northern Iraq are families who have a family member with a disability. Operation Mercy empowers people with disabilities and their families by providing assistive devices, physical therapy and emotional resilience programs. Currently, Operation Mercy serves 80 clients and their families.
Shelter and Livelihood for Syrian Refugees in Iraq
Shelter and Livelihood for Syrian Refugees in Iraq
by Peace Winds America
The crisis in Syria forced hundreds of thousands of Syrian families to flee, many to neighboring Iraq. Peace Winds has been assisting families providing shelter, infrastructure, schooling, and livelihoods in northern Iraq/Kurdistan for more than 20 years. The "present Turkey/Syria border crisis" has greatly increased the flow of Kurdish and other refugees. The anticipated 250,000 refugees will need shelter, food, water. Peace Winds is responding.
F4L: Syria - Restore hope and dignity to Children
F4L: Syria - Restore hope and dignity to Children
by FundLife International
Football has to power to unite more than anything else in the world. More significantly, it has the power to restore childhood to children who have lost everything. The F4L programme will am to secure funds to launch a F4L Syria programme and support the child-survivors through play and normalcy. The F4L virtual stadium is a call for all football fans to help us launch our Syria Programme and bring some sense of hope and future to children.
Provide Relief for Syrian Refugees
Provide Relief for Syrian Refugees
by Mercy Corps
Over 4 million Syrians have fled the civil war in their country for the relative safety of neighboring countries. The flow of refugees into camps and host communities continues to swell - far beyond initial expectations - and strain limited resources in the region. Mercy Corps is helping refugees and community members in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and within Syria by providing essentials like clothing and blankets, digging wells and building safe places for children to play and be kids.
Support Small Entrepreneurs in Lebanon & Jordan
Support Small Entrepreneurs in Lebanon & Jordan
by Near East Foundation (NEF)
With over four million Syrian refugees in neighboring countries and continued cuts in humanitarian aid, NEF is helping refugee women and adolescent girls in Lebanon and Jordan achieve self-reliance through skills training to improve economic opportunity, financial literacy, group savings, conflict management, and social networking.
Help Syrian Refugees Heal in Gaza
Help Syrian Refugees Heal in Gaza
by Rebuilding Alliance
Syrian refugees in Gaza, worried about family left behind, asked not to show their faces. 154 families sought refuge in Gaza when their homes in Syria were destroyed. They walked across to Lebanon, flew to Egypt, crossed to the Gaza Strip seeking specialized medical care, food, and jobs but now Gaza's economy is collapsing due to 12 years of blockade and the US cut of all aid. Please help these families get back on their feet with a 3-month job placement program and restorative medical care.
Language Course & Recreational Events for Refugees
Language Course & Recreational Events for Refugees
by Burgerstiftung Koln / Community Foundation Cologne
Together with you, we support organizations and initiatives in the recording, management and integration of refugees .
Yummy food opens hearts and integrates refugees
Yummy food opens hearts and integrates refugees
by Burgerstiftung Koln / Community Foundation Cologne
Donors will help to fund a great project of integrating refugees in different ways. On a social base by cooking with new friends and connecting with others, and in a local community by presenting themselves and their work at big events.
Help Us Keep Rescuing Refugees in Peril at Sea
Help Us Keep Rescuing Refugees in Peril at Sea
by Refugee Rescue
Fleeing to seek refuge in Europe, thousands of people have died making the short sea crossing from Turkey to Lesvos. Setting off in flimsy rubber boats and wearing fake life jackets, many find themselves heading for rocks or sand banks that can readily capsize or sink a dinghy. Others abandoned by smugglers who drop them at beaches inaccessible via land. Our Search and Rescue crew and emergency response team are on call 24/7, working to prevent any more lives being needlessly lost to The Aegean.
Give Support to 800 Syrian Refugee Families
Give Support to 800 Syrian Refugee Families
by Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
Focus of DKH in the countries of Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey is the supply of refugee families, especially outside the camps, and support for host families and communities. Especially now, as winter sets in, people urgently need accommodation, clothing, blankets, stoves, and coal and food.
WeOwnTV: Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship
WeOwnTV: Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship
by Mirabel Pictures / WeOwnTV
The WeOwnTV Filmmaker Fellowship is a regional film fund and professional development program supporting the production of independent documentaries directed by West African filmmakers living in the region. The program was founded in the wake of the West African Ebola outbreak. In 2022 we began raising funds for the inaugural Idriss Kpange Filmmaker Fellowship Award which will provide filmmakers with funding for their projects, creative labs, one-on-one mentoring, and professional development.
Support Liberian Family Health Care and Education
Support Liberian Family Health Care and Education
by IMANI HOUSE, Inc
Many rural areas in Liberia lack healthcare, health ed., or literacy services. Without this Liberians don't know how to use preventative methods that decrease infant and maternal mortality and improve the quality of life. Each year IHI's Clinic serves over 15,000 people, and our literacy programs work with 200 women and our new "Liberian Women's Health Manual" will be used by local women to teach women and girls improved health, sanitation, nutrition and human rights practices. Please contribute
Climate Change activities by small farmer Pakistan
Climate Change activities by small farmer Pakistan
by Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD)
AHD adopted solution over El Nino & Climate change on agriculture by small farmers, some 50 farmers selected to implement AHD Model activities of Fuel Efficient Cooking stove, Nadi filter water technology, tree plantation, Kitchen gardening, awareness on health & hygiene, Natural Agriculture program & water conservation through small ponds at village level. within 2 years period AHD enable 50 farmers to live better and reduce the impact of El Nino and Climate Change on these farmers.
To Eradicate Cholera from Flood Victims Pakistan
To Eradicate Cholera from Flood Victims Pakistan
by Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD)
Cholera wide spread in Pakistan after floods 2022 and about 12 districts of Baluchistan and Sindh affected by Cholera, AHD Nadi filter solution will help & eradicate this disease and help 10,000 flood affected families to save them from water borne disease, Nadi filter is one time investment and lifetime solution, save multiple diseases and help in Natural life towards sustainable Goals of UN SDG # 6 to achieve quickly. this project needs to promote and replicate on large scale in Pakistan
Empowerment of Rural Families affected by Floods
Empowerment of Rural Families affected by Floods
by Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD)
Pakistan Rural Communities are the Victims of Floods 2022, millions affected devastating floods and lost houses and food stuff, we at AHD through this project want to support women and children at their door step for empowerment of rural women via Kitchen gardening, livestock and livelihood activities. AHD staff already in action to asses and provide livelihood assistance to 2,000 rural poor families needs urgent basis support.
Support for Children in Flooded Areas of Serbia
Support for Children in Flooded Areas of Serbia
by Pomoc deci
The heaviest rains and floods recorded in 120 years have struck the people in Serbia, leaving thousands of children homeless, without food, water, warm and dry clothes. This project will provide immediate relief and development assistance to the children and their families. The assistance will help about 1000 children and youth get the essentials to continue education and rebuild their lives. It will also support their parents to concentrate on repairing the houses and businesses.
Food and Shelter for Philippine Typhoon Survivors
Food and Shelter for Philippine Typhoon Survivors
by Asia America Initiative
The Philippines leads the world in natural disasters. Every year typhoons deliver destruction and displace thousands of families across the island nation. Asia America Initiative and local partners conduct emergency and long-term relief by providing food and water to thousands of affected families. We apply lessons learned from two decades of relief programs. We provide shelter materials, hygiene supplies, medicines, and ongoing post-trauma services.
Syrian Refugee Relief Fund
Syrian Refugee Relief Fund
by GlobalGiving
More than 10 years of armed conflict in Syria have caused millions of people to leave their homes in search of a safe haven. Fleeing for their lives, refugees are forced to leave all that they have behind. This fund will support relief efforts by organizations working in the area who are providing emergency assistance and ongoing support to those in need.

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