Help RedR's response to the Philippines disaster

Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines on Friday, has affected over 9 million people. At least 10,000 people are estimated to have died and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless.

RedR’s role in this emergency

The Institution supports the work of RedR.  Over the last five years RedR has been training aid agencies, humanitarian coordinators, and civil authorities in the skills they need to be prepared for a disaster such as this.  This includes members of the Philippine government who are now coordinating the emergency response.  

Though devastating for a very significant number of people, the impact of the storm has been more limited than if disaster resilience had not been a focus for the country in the last ten years.  RedR trained individuals, aid agencies and RedR Members are responding today to this devastating event, supported by the charity's technical support service and member services.  

Your support has been essential in helping RedR prepare the humanitarian community for this disaster.  Thank you.

If you or your company can provide any extra support to RedR's vital disaster preparedness and response programmes, please donate now.  

Examples of how your donation could be spent:

• Supporting technical support service and support services to RedR Members
• Continuing disaster preparedness capacity building programmes - which has been key in this emergency
• Development of RedR's Ready to Respond: Urban Disasters project which aims to ensure the needs of populations in cities are better met in the future 

 View further information about RedR’s response to this emergency 
  
For more details on this appeal and how you can support RedR, contact Katie Grey on katie.grey@redr.org.uk or +44 (0)20 7840 6006.