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Cyclone in Mayotte : the Rescue & Recover Fund is mobilizing

On Saturday, December 14, the department of Mayotte was hit hard by tropical cyclone Chido.
Wind gusts of more than 200 km/h were recorded, accompanied by torrential rains, ravaging the archipelago as a whole.

The needs of the populations affected by this disaster are enormous.
For the moment, among the partners of the Rescue & Recover Fund, the French Red Cross and CARE teams are mobilized on the ground.
Support from the Rescue & Recover Fund will enable them to act as quickly as possible and respond to the first emergencies.

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Access to water, a fundamental human right!

On Tuesday 3 December, the Rescue & Recover Fund have launch its end-of-year campaign and was mobilizing to support access to water.

What were the projects supported?

  • CARE: access to water for children in the Amoron'i Mania region of Madagascar.
  • The French Red Cross: access to water for vulnerable populations in French overseas territories.
  • Doctors Without Borders: access to water for displaced persons in Haiti. 

 

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Floods in Spain

Thanks to your generosity, more than Eur 550 000 has been collected to help the people affected.

On the night of Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30 October, south-eastern Spain was hit by violent flooding.
The needs of the Spanish Red Cross to help the victims were very important.

The donations made were directly affected locally through our NGO partner the French Red Cross.

Support from the Rescue & Recover Fund enabled the Spanish Red Cross to act as quickly as possible and to respond to the first emergencies.

 

 

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Discover the Rescue & Recover Fund Activity Report 2023

The year 2023 was marked by two major earthquakes, an increase in situations of violence and insecurity and many other crises.

As every year, the Rescue & Recover Fund has focused on helping people who are vulnerable or affected by various disasters through its humanitarian partners.

This activity report therefore highlights the actions carried out during 2023 and provides you with a great deal of information on the interventions of our partners on the ground, in figures and pictures.

Read the Rescue & Recover Fund activity report 2023

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Help women in extreme poverty and victims of violence

 Eur 266,286 to support our partners' actions

In 2023, the Rescue & Recover Fund's year-end campaign mobilised to help women in extreme poverty and victims of violence by funding three projects run by its partner NGOs.

  • Access to healthcare for women and children in the remote Bamiyan region of Afghanistan.
  • Fight against Exclusion in France.
  • Provision of health services for women survivors of gender-based violence in Togo.
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Earthquake in Morocco

Eur 533,174 for our partners' actions on the ground

On Friday, 8 September 2023, at 11 p.m. local time, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck Morocco. 

2,946 people lost their lives, the vast majority in the provinces of Al-Haouz, the epicentre, and Taroudant. 5,674 people were injured, 50,000 homes destroyed and 300,000 people affected.

The French Red Cross - through the Moroccan Red Crescent - and CARE - through its local branch CARE Maroc - supported by the Rescue & Recover Fund, were able to intervene quickly in support of those affected.

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Turkey-Syria earthquake

Eur 1,286,294 for our partners' actions on the ground

Very early in the morning of Monday 6 February 2023, south-eastern Turkey suffered two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 that also affected parts of northern Syria.

This disaster killed more than 50,000 people (46,000 people in Turkey and 6,000 in Syria), injured more than 120,000 people, destroyed many buildings and left thousands homeless.

Supported by the Rescue & Recover Fund, teams from the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières, CARE and IFAW intervened urgently to help people and animals.

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