In an emergency, every second counts. And so does every penny.
We need your help to reach people in crisis.
When disaster strikes – whether it’s an earthquake, hurricane, food crisis, flood, or conflict – Red Cross and Red Crescent teams can be there fast, ready to respond. But we can’t do this alone. Can you help?
Right now, our emergency response teams in the UK and around the world are helping families facing life-threatening crises – whatever and wherever the emergency. People depend on us being there when they need support to survive and rebuild their lives. And we depend on you.
Please give today so we can reach people in crisis.
Why your donation matters
In an emergency, every pair of hands makes a difference, and so does every penny. These are the moments that demand our best. And the faster and stronger our response, the more lives we can save in the aftermath, and the more support we can give as people recover.
With more and more disasters happening, and costs rising, our services and teams are stretched. We need you with us more than ever.
Help us reach people affected by emergencies like the food crisis across Africa, the conflict in Sudan, and the impact of floods in Bangladesh – all of which have devastated thousands of lives.
We know there are more emergencies coming - wildfires, heatwaves, drought, storms and famine. And we have to do more with money that just doesn’t go as far as it used to.
So, if you think you can give something, please don’t wait.
Help the British Red Cross' work with a donation today.
Why do we ask for monthly donations?
A regular monthly donation helps us plan our work, because it helps us know how much income we’ll have in the future. It also allows you to plan your giving and gives you the flexibility to change it at any time.
And don’t ever think your gift is too small. Whatever you can give will help us be here for humanity – responding to emergencies, planning for future ones, and building strong, resilient communities in the UK and 190 other countries around the world.
People need us right now, and we need you.
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How your donation could help
Our teams in the UK and around the world are helping people in crisis. Your donation could help provide:
- food, clean water, shelter and clothing in an emergency
- emergency response services
- refugee support services
- support to victims of modern slavery and trafficking
- wheelchair services
- help to find missing family
If you're able to support the British Red Cross with a one-off or monthly donation, every time you hear about our work you’ll know you’ve played a part in it.
- £13 could provide a person facing a food crisis with a month's supply of healthy and nutritious food.
- £20 could give a parent in the UK the essential items they need to care for a newborn baby, when they've lost everything due to flooding.
- £50 could help a family in Bangladesh prepare for when severe flooding hits again.
- £75 could keep 150 survivors of a fire at a block of flats in the UK warm, while we support them to find emergency accommodation for the night.
Donate to the British Red Cross now.
Donating to other Red Cross appeals
You can also donate to appeals that help people specifically affected by emergencies in Israel and the Gaza, Afghanistan, Turkey-Syria, Somalia, Pakistan, Ukraine, Yemen or Syria.
We refuse to ignore people in crisis. We help people cope with disasters, conflicts and personal crises in the UK and overseas.