Emergency

Disaster Relief

More than 6,500 families reached through COVID-19 and flood relief. Our largest single program.

Small Efforts began broader disaster relief work during the COVID-19 period, supporting people affected by emergencies, natural disasters, displacement and loss of livelihood. It has since become the largest single area of program spending.

The program provides emergency food assistance and other essentials during a crisis. Flood relief work has focused on severely affected communities, including areas of Balochistan.

More than 6,500 families have been assisted through ration distribution across the COVID-19 response and flood relief operations. Field monitoring of the flood response confirmed that distribution was carried out properly and that community feedback was positive.

What the program does

  • Rapid assistance in the first days of an emergency
  • Transparent beneficiary selection under time pressure
  • Quality control on what is actually distributed
  • Field monitoring after the fact, not only during

Questions

What does your first response usually look like?

Emergency food assistance. It is what can be mobilized fastest and matters most in the first days after an emergency.

Where has this program worked?

Across the COVID-19 response nationally, and in flood-affected communities including areas of Balochistan.

How are families chosen during an emergency?

Through transparent beneficiary selection. Speed does not remove the need to verify, and field monitoring of our flood relief confirmed distribution was carried out properly.

Can I give toward future emergencies?

Yes, and it is genuinely useful. Readiness between emergencies is what makes a fast response possible.

Figures are cumulative totals since the program began, not a single year, and are rounded.

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