EMERGENCY RELIEF

WHY EMERGENCY RELIEF?

Emergencies affect everyone, but people living in extreme poverty are more likely to experience hazards, less able to mitigate risks, and take longer to recover from disasters. For example, inadequate housing, lack of insurance, and proximity to climate extremes all increase the vulnerability of impoverished households. Families are forced to make impossible decisions about their food, housing, health, and education in order to simply survive. Conversely, natural disasters drive poverty. There are many documented examples of poverty increasing directly after disasters. As climate disasters and political conflicts continue to increase globally, there are now 130 million people urgently in need of humanitarian aid. Relief supplies like food, water, shelter, hygiene kits, and medical care can make all the difference for families experiencing crisis.

DID YOU KNOW?

• 130 million people around the world are currently in crises and urgently need humanitarian aid
• Economic development is hindered when communities experience conflict, violence, and instability
• As of October 2024, only 35% of the United Nations’ global appeal for humanitarian assistance was funded

OUR RESPONSE

One Day’s Wages comes alongside local implementing partners to distribute relief supplies like food, hygiene kits, and medical support during sudden onset crises like natural disasters or armed conflict.  Since 2009, we have supported 47 emergency relief projects in under-resourced communities, impacting over 434,000 people. Through our partnerships, Excellence received school supplies to continue his education after his community in the Democratic Republic of Congo was destroyed by a volcanic eruption, and people living in IDP camps received much-needed food after extensive flooding in Malawi wiped out most of their homes and possessions.