Compassion’s mission compels us to work in some of the most vulnerable and fragile regions of the world, where uncertainties like conflicts, natural disasters and other crises can occur at any moment in the communities we serve. These unexpected realities can sometimes mean that mere days can make the difference between life and death, so it’s imperative that we can provide immediate relief when those situations occur.
In addition to relief efforts, however, Compassion also promotes mitigation and resilience planning such as pre-event risk analysis, capacity building, early warning systems, smart agriculture techniques, savings groups and micro-loans, livelihood diversification, and skills training and start-up support — to help families minimize losses and recover faster when disasters strike.
Disasters represent some of our largest global field needs – learn more about our contextualized approach in the summary linked below.