emergency response

Communities Work Together to Stop Spread of COVID in Kasai, DR Congo
A food security and resiliency project quickly integrated COVID-19 prevention methods into programming to protect vulnerable villages.

Maronite Scouts Assist Beirut After Explosion
Young volunteers are helping to clean up after the August 4 blast that left much of Lebanon’s capital city in ruins.

Beirut Explosion: A Missed Birthday and a Broken City
After the devastating blast, CRS and partners were able to respond quickly to the sudden damage and loss.

Desert Locust Swarms Devastate East Africa
Farmers and pastoralists both suffer catastrophic losses after fields are stripped of crops by the voracious insects.

Nepal Retrofits Homes After Earthquake
CRS supports mason training so Nepalese can rebuild and retain valuable skills for future livelihoods.

Saving Lives Among Mali’s Displaced
CRS supplies food, water and shelter to more than 210,000 Malians forced by conflict to flee their homes.

Continuing Humanitarian Aid in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
COVID-19 precautions have not diminished relief efforts for displaced Congolese.

Bringing Water to an Isolated Village in Nepal
CRS supported construction of a pipeline system so that villagers now have a consistent supply of water and all the related benefits it brings.

Equal Pay for Women in Nepal
One resident hopes the idea of paying women the same as men for the same work catches on quickly.

Cash Grants Offer Flexibility in Disaster Recovery
"My children are why I keep surviving and working."
Agus Nundi was out fishing when the deadliest earthquake of 2018 struck Indonesia’s Minahasa Peninsula. This was followed by a powerful tsunami that surprised even...