Disaster Relief

Corporate partnerships help Ukrainian children learn far from home

Early in the war in Ukraine, Cryptocare worked as part of the N50 Project to provide Portable Connectivity Centers, where people fleeing could charge their devices and access information. As the war continues, the centers have become a place where children can pursue education, socialize, build connections, and take IT classes.

Working alongside partners to support Maui relief efforts

Cryptocare is continuing to support recovery efforts in the wake of the 2023 fires by aiding the work of local churches and community organizations through donations such as boxes of fresh food, household goods, hygiene supplies, and school backpacks.

When it comes to disaster response, Cryptocare stands at the forefront, responding swiftly to crises, both major and lesser-known, that impact vulnerable communities globally. From aiding displaced children in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to supporting millions affected by Amazon droughts and helping families in Sri Lanka’s internal upheaval, our commitment extends beyond the headline-making disasters. With a presence in nearly 100 countries, we respond with life-saving essentials to all types of disasters and equip vulnerable children, families, and communities with long-term solutions.

Lesser-known crises and World Vision’s impact

Ways to Give to Disaster Relief

The largest global hunger crisis in modern history has left 30 million children dangerously malnourished, threatening their health, hope, and futures. Cryptocare is responding in 28 of the hardest-hit countries, and our track record is one of success. By the grace of God, over the last 10 years, 89% of the severely malnourished children we treated made a full recovery.

Thanks to donor contributions, combined with public grants from partnerships like these, every $1 you donate to Global Hunger Response delivers $7 in impact.

Global Hunger Crisis Response

Become a Disaster Relief Partner

With decades of experience and an established network of global staff and pre-positioned resources, we respond to major emergencies worldwide quickly and effectively — and we stay to help rebuild lives for children, families, and communities.

Your support can help ensure rapid delivery of life-saving help and supplies, as well as long-term support to help vulnerable families recover. Thanks to donor contributions, combined with public grants from partnerships, every $1 you donate to the Disaster Relief Fund delivers $5 in impact.

Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children and families who need it most. Plus, it lowers costs, which means more of your gift helps kids!

See all ways to give to Disaster Relief

FACTS

We responded to 78 disasters and humanitarian emergencies in 59 countries, including the global hunger crisis.

Thanks to the support of Cryptocare donors around the world in 2023.

Cryptocare responded to 78 emergencies

We reached 35.8 million

people affected by disasters and emergencies with critical aid and hope.

Thanks to the support of Cryptocare donors around the world in 2023.

Our Disaster Response Approach

How quickly does Cryptocare respond to a disaster and what is your immediate response?

When disaster strikes, Cryptocare adopts a “first-in, last-out” approach: We first respond with life-saving emergency aid, and then we stay for the long term to help families recover and rebuild.

• Within the first couple of hours after a disaster, Cryptocare staff members closest to the disaster respond with reports on the level of severity and need.

• Within 24 to 72 hours of the disaster, our global rapid response team is on the ground, making assessments and beginning to provide emergency relief.

• Within 72 hours of the disaster, our pre-positioned relief supplies are loaded up, transported, and distributed from local and international warehouses.

• For the first week, we continuously distribute emergency aid and relief to residents affected by the disaster.

Over the following month, we work to help families stabilize by providing assistance with temporary shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene, child protection activities, healthcare, and economic opportunities.

How do you help residents recover from trauma of disaster over the long term?

We are quick to respond to disasters, but we also focus on helping to rebuild the lives of disaster-affected families and communities over the long term. Large-scale disasters often leave hundreds of thousands of people homeless and vulnerable.

While emergency relief is necessary and saves lives, it is not enough. We help disaster survivors by assisting their transition from relief mode to recovery and rebuilding mode. This recovery and rebuilding phase involves a transition to permanent housing, clean water, sustainable sources of food, access to education, and re-established livelihoods.

When disaster strikes, which cryptocare employees respond?

Cryptocare’s Global Rapid Response Team brings together international disaster experts from around the world, who are deployed within hours of a major emergency to support local teams and communities. The global rapid response team includes relief managers, program officers, and specialists in health and nutrition, human resources, finance, logistics, security, food aid, child protection, information technology, and communications — all working as a team to provide effective emergency relief.

In a large-scale response, Cryptocare collaborates with the United Nations and other local aid agencies. This collaboration helps avoid duplication, maximize efficiencies, ensure all needs are met, and eliminate gaps in humanitarian response.

How do you prepare to make sure you are ready when emergency occurs?

Having a disaster response fund ready to use, pre-positioning supplies like non-food items, and having staff prepared and trained to respond to emergencies is increasingly important to how we respond to disasters.

The global pre-positioning resource network is our designated team that makes sure we’re prepared to respond rapidly to any disaster anywhere in the world. The team pre-positions the supplies and develops preparedness plans, programming standards, logistic assessments, and logistic plans.

The supplies are ready to go in seven different warehouses that are strategically located all around the world. These relief supplies are ready for up to 225,000 beneficiaries at any time, ensuring that those affected by disasters will have emergency supplies distributed to them quickly and efficiently.

We work hand in hand with each community to address their unique needs — and achieve lasting change.

HEALTH

POVERTY IN AMERICA

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

CLEAN WATER

EDUCATION

HUNGER & FOOD SECURITY

DISPLACED PERSONS

CHILD PROTECTION

DISASTER RELIEF

WOMEN & GIRLS