Emergencies can happen without warning.

Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, fires, conflict and displacement can change the lives of entire communities in a matter of moments – leaving families without food, clean water, shelter, healthcare or the basic necessities they need to survive.

AusRelief's Emergency Appeal helps us be ready to respond when and where help is needed most.

By donating to our Emergency Appeal, you are helping us maintain vital funds that can be deployed when humanitarian emergencies arise, allowing our teams and trusted partners to respond to urgent needs on the ground.

Your donation today can help us be there when the next emergency strikes.

When Every Moment Matters

In the first days of an emergency, communities can face rapidly changing and often overwhelming needs.

Homes may be destroyed. Families may be displaced. Access to food and clean water can be disrupted. Health services and essential infrastructure may be damaged or overwhelmed.

Having emergency funds available means AusRelief can act when needs emerge, rather than waiting to begin fundraising from scratch.

Depending on the emergency and the needs identified on the ground, your donation may help provide:

• Emergency food assistance
• Clean and safe drinking water
• Temporary shelter and essential household items
• Medical and health assistance
• Hygiene and sanitation supplies
• Winter and seasonal relief
• Support for displaced families
• Other urgent humanitarian assistance identified through needs assessments

The assistance provided will vary from one emergency to another because every crisis and every community is different.

Our Emergency Response

When an emergency occurs, AusRelief assesses the situation and works to identify where assistance can have the greatest impact.

Depending on the country and the nature of the emergency, we respond through our own teams on the ground and vetted implementing partners with local knowledge, experience and access to affected communities.

Our response is guided by the needs identified at the time, helping ensure funds are directed towards appropriate and timely humanitarian assistance.

Where We Respond

The Emergency Appeal supports AusRelief's response to humanitarian emergencies internationally.

This may include communities affected by:

• Earthquakes and other natural disasters
• Floods and cyclones
• Fires
• Conflict and violence
• Forced displacement
• Food and humanitarian crises
• Severe weather events
• Other unforeseen emergencies

Wherever the emergency occurs, our priority is to help vulnerable communities access the support they need to get through the immediate crisis.

Help Us Be Ready

When disaster strikes, the first hours and days matter.

Giving to AusRelief's Emergency Appeal helps us maintain the capacity to respond to emerging crises and direct assistance where it is most urgently needed.

You don't have to wait for the next disaster to make a difference.

Donate today and help AusRelief be ready to respond when communities need us most.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the AusRelief Emergency Appeal?

A: The Emergency Appeal is an ongoing fund that helps AusRelief respond to humanitarian emergencies internationally. Donations provide flexible funding that can be directed towards emerging crises and urgent humanitarian needs.

Q: What types of emergencies can my donation support?

A: Emergency Appeal funds may be used to respond to natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, cyclones, fires, conflict, displacement, food crises and other humanitarian emergencies.

Q: What will my donation fund?

A: The assistance provided depends on the needs identified during each emergency. This may include food, clean water, shelter, medical assistance, hygiene supplies, winter relief and other essential humanitarian support.

Q: How does AusRelief decide where the funds are used?

A: When an emergency occurs, AusRelief assesses the humanitarian needs and determines where assistance is required. Depending on the country and emergency, we may respond through our own teams on the ground or through vetted implementing partners.

Q: Will my donation be used for a specific country?

A: Donations made to the general Emergency Appeal are not restricted to a particular country or emergency. This allows AusRelief to direct funds towards humanitarian emergencies as they arise and where support is needed.

Q: Is my donation Zakat eligible?

A: No. Donations to the general Emergency Appeal are not treated as Zakat. If you would like to give Zakat, please donate through one of AusRelief's designated Zakat-eligible appeals or projects.

Q: How can I help?

A: You can make a one-off or recurring donation to the AusRelief Emergency Appeal. Your support helps ensure funds are available when communities are suddenly affected by disaster, conflict or humanitarian crisis.