By Andrew Denu | Program Fellow
The world is facing the largest humanitarian crises in 70 years and less than one in five of all Americans are aware. 20 million people are facing extreme hunger, but with your relentless support, our partners on the ground can reach their communities to save lives.
In South Sudan, farming communities have been driven from their homes, leaving fields unharvested, animals stranded, and food prices soaring. Lack of access to clean water increases the threat of diseases like cholera, an illness that has already penetrated Yemen. In Somalia alone, 6.7 million people require humanitarian assistance. Since the announcement of this crisis in March, our partners have been responding quickly. For example:
This fund is directly supporting organizations that can nimbly and effectively provide for immediate and long-term community needs. The crisis is far from over and we must continue to scale up our response through sustainable livelihood and agricultural projects, or else any progress made will be rapidly undone. Thank you once again for being a part of this global community of support for a neglected group of suffering people. We look forward to sharing more stories from the ground in the coming weeks.
Warmly,
Andrew + the GlobalGiving team
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When a disaster strikes, recovery efforts led by people who live and work in affected communities are often overlooked and underfunded. GlobalGiving is changing this reality. Since 2004, we've been shifting decision-making power to crises-affected communities through trust-based grantmaking and support.
We make it easy, quick, and safe to support people on the ground who understand needs in their communities better than anyone else.
They were there long before the news cameras arrived, and they’ll be there long after the cameras leave. They know how to make their communities more resilient to future disasters, and they’re already hard at work. GlobalGiving puts donations and grants directly into their hands. Because the status quo—which gives the vast majority of funding to a few large organizations—doesn’t make sense.
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