Cafod has responded to numerous humanitarian crises around the world in recent years, providing food, water, shelter and other assistance to millions of people affected by disasters such as droughts, floods, typhoons and food shortages. This has included over 250,000 people in East Africa during a 2011 drought, families displaced by flooding in El Salvador and over 20,000 who lost homes to Typhoon Washi in the Philippines. Cafod aims to provide both immediate relief and long-term support to help communities become self-reliant after crises.

1. World Humanitarian Day
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2. July 2011: More than 13 million people were
affected by a devastating drought in East Africa.

3. Thanks to your
support, we’ve
reached more than
250,000 people with
food, water or long-
term support.
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4. October 2011: we
responded to serious
flooding in El
Salvador.

5. December 2011: Typhoon Washi in the Philippines
destroyed 20,000 homes. We made sure families
had food, clothes, water and the chance to rebuild
their lives.

6. March 2012: 18
million people in
West Africa faced
serious food
shortages. We
responded before
the crisis hit the
headlines.

7. “For me, this is the worst ever season. In previous years, I
could harvest something. The most important thing for us
is food. How can I feed my family?”
Momoudou, Niamey, Niger

8. Today we’re providing
food and seeds and
running cash-for-work
schemes in Niger,
Chad and Mauritania.
We’re also helping
villages find long-term
solutions to food
shortages.
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9. July 2012: In the year since
South Sudan became
independent, hundreds of
thousands of people
returned to the country.
Many are living in crowded
camps, with few
possessions.

10. We are working with the Church in South Sudan to
provide food, shelter, safe water and better
sanitation to prevent the spread of disease.

11. We continue to work
in Pakistan, helping
families who lost
everything in the
2010 and 2011
floods to become
self-reliant again.

12. Two and half years since Haiti was devastated by
an earthquake, we are ensuring people are
prepared for future disasters, for example by
helping farmers use techniques that reduce the
risks from landslides.

13. Read our latest
emergency updates>>
Thank you for
supporting our
humanitarian work
around the world