Principles
Respond across the continuum of crisis
Support movements to prepare for crises, meet immediate needs when a crisis erupts, and work with their communities to repair and rebuild after the crisis hits its breaking point.
Why It Matters
Crises don’t break out of nowhere. Rather, they grow from long-term, harmful systems and conditions. Most crisis response funding focuses on immediate emergency response and fails to follow up on recovery, repair, or future crisis prevention.
By responding both to the urgent moments of crisis and the structural harms, donors can position communities to sustain themselves over time.
In disasters, just 1% of funds go to ‘preparedness’ and 2% to ‘reconstruction.’