In 2024, the Rescue & Recover Fund mobilized around two emergency campaigns (Floods in Spain and Cyclone in Mayotte) and dedicated its year-end development campaign to the water crisis, a vital resource that has become a priority issue in some parts of the world.
The activity report highlights the support provided by the Rescue & Recover Fund to its humanitarian partners to help the populations affected by these crises.
Eur 593,804 for our partners' actions on the ground
On Saturday, 14 December 2024, 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 were enormous.
CARE, the French Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders, supported by the Rescue & Recover Fund, were able to intervene to help the victims.
Eur 406,988 to support our partners' actions
On Tuesday, 3 December 2024, the Rescue & Recover Fund have launch its end-of-year campaign and was mobilised to support access to water.
What were the projects supported?
Eur 826,649 for the Spanish Red Cross' actions in the ground.
On the night of Tuesday 29 to Wednesday 30 October 2024, south-eastern Spain was hit by violent flooding.
39 municipalities were affected, with more than 650 000 people affected, mainly in the regions of Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
