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Help the Red Cross prepare for disasters. Your donation will be used as soon as it is needed in the UK or overseas.

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A Palestinian woman sits on the rubble of her destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip December 30, 2008.

Disaster Fund

Disaster preparedness


When disasters strike in the UK and across the world, our speed of response is essential – which is why we gave £75,000 for emergency relief during the recent conflict in Gaza. Quick action prevents a disaster, such as chronic food shortages in Zimbabwe, from becoming a catastrophe.
Nobody can predict the exact location of the next flood, cyclone, earthquake or violent conflict. But when they happen, the British Red Cross must be ready to act within hours not days.

How your donation could help:

Water Pump
£5 could provide water purification tablets to 60 people
First Aid kit

£18 could provide two first aid kits, used during an incident like the London bombings.

Distribution in Indonesia after the earthquake 2006

£25 could buy two family kits for people affected by a natural disaster.

A British Red Cross volunteer in London

£50 could help train a volunteer to respond to emergencies here in the UK.

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Questions about your donation?
We have learned from experience that being prepared can play a major role in saving lives, protecting vital economic assets and safeguarding the livelihoods of vulnerable people.
By supporting our Disaster Fund, your money will be used as soon as it is needed, anywhere in the world. For example, £250,000 from the fund was recently used to provide food to people suffering from shortages in Ethiopia.

Help us to be ready in advance and save lives the next time disaster strikes, please make a donation today.
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