Global Disaster Fund
Right now, there are people in desperate need of life-saving humanitarian assistance – shelter, food and medical aid. In times of disaster and crisis, with your help, there can still be hope for humanity.
Recently, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines, killing at least 55 people and leaving behind a trail of destruction. It is one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the Philippines in half a century.
Devastating floods also swept across parts of Asia late last year, affecting Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. Tragically, over 1,000 people lost their lives in the aftermath of these disasters.
By donating to the Global Disaster Fund today, you will ensure that, through the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, we can deliver immediate and long-term humanitarian relief to communities in urgent need. Please donate. Your support is needed now more than ever.
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Your donation makes a difference
With your support, Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, including International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) can:
Provide emergency medical care to the ill or injured
Supply clean water, food, and shelter to displaced families
Send trained international delegates to support emergency operations
Help families recover and rebuild after emergencies
On the Ground, Saving Lives Every Day
Red Cross Red Crescent teams on the ground are working to deliver life-saving medical treatment, shelter, water, food and more, and your support will ensure that they can reach those who need it most. Donations to our Global Disaster Fund will ensure our teams can provide relief where it is needed most, today and in the future.
Every donation counts. Please give today to help keep this vital work going.
How your support will be delivered
When you make a donation, you are supporting people through the world’s largest humanitarian network to help people in need around the world. Our 191 national societies work together to provide relief wherever it’s needed most.
Your generosity means we are often the first on the ground when a disaster strikes, providing critical assistance and a shoulder to lean on during some of the worst times in people’s lives.
And thanks to humanitarians like you, we remain by the side of affected communities, long after others have left, to help them recover and rebuild their lives.
Frequently asked questions
As part of the world's largest humanitarian network, we also respond to disasters, conflicts, and other emergencies, support resilience in the Pacific, and help reconnect families separated by conflict or disaster. Our International Delegate Programme recruits skilled people and trains them to work in international humanitarian and development roles overseas. Our skilled delegates are stationed overseas to help save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity on the front line. Learn more about our overseas work here:
Your donation today will help support Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, including International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to:
- Provide emergency medical care to the ill or injured
- Supply clean water, food, and shelter to displaced families
- Send trained international delegates to support emergency operations
- Help families recover and rebuild after emergencies
When you make a donation of more than $5.00, you could claim 33.33% back from IRD. We will send you a receipt for your donation within 3 business days. If you have any questions or queries, please contact our Supporter Care team on 0800 733 276 or email at fundraising@redcross.org.nz
To donate via Internet Banking, please use the following account information
Account name: NZRC Fundraising
Account number: 12-3192-0043737-00
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Reference: Your supporter ID number if known. You will find this number on correspondence from Red Cross, it starts with “RE"
OR
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To receive a tax receipt after donating via internet banking email fundraising@redcross.org.nz after you have made the donation.
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There are five ways you can make a one-off donation.
- Online using a credit or debit card.
- Talk to us on the phone.
- Via internet banking.
- Via international telegraphic transfer.
- Visit a Red Cross shop or office.
Learn how to get involved and make a difference by volunteering, fundraising, participating in our events, or working in one of our teams within Aotearoa New Zealand or as an international delegate.
New Zealand Red Cross does not accept management payments on behalf of any entity or organisation. Any and all transactions received via this page, are a donation to New Zealand Red Cross (CC21860). If you have any questions or queries, please contact our Supporter Care team on 0800 733 276 or email at fundraising@redcross.org.nz
Learn more about New Zealand Red Cross terms and conditions for regular direct debit donations and our donations refund policy.
Please note that donations to this fund will be distributed at the discretion of New Zealand Red Cross to assist in meeting the urgent needs of those most vulnerable, including through the deployment of international delegates and in supporting global Red Cross Red Crescent Movement operations.
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