Emergency Response
Thousands of communities around the world are affected every day by natural disasters and disease outbreaks. This leaves the most vulnerable people in urgent need of help to survive and recover. Historically, groups with a background of already working in a country with national workers are best suited to support local relief efforts quickly and efficiently. With national staff supporting our ongoing development programs, World Hope International (WHI) has played an instrumental role in assisting the vulnerable when some of the greatest disasters strike.
Learn more: 2017 Emergency Response Annual Report
Hurricanes Irma & Maria: Caribbean, Cuba, Florida, and Puerto Rico (September 2017)
WHI responded with shipments of food, water, and hygiene kits, water desalination units, water filters, medicines and electric generators.
Take Action Now: Learn more about our emergency response to victims of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and give now.
Hurricane Harvey: Houston, Texas (August 2017)
WHI served over the long-term recovery phase with shipments of goods to those hardiest hit and coordinated teams of volunteers to help in the ongoing clean-up of the area.
Take Action Now: Learn more about our emergency response to victims of Hurricane Harvey, and give now.
Mudslides: Freetown, Sierra Leone (August 2017)
Torrential rains lead to deadly mudslides, claiming 1,000 lives, and leaving 7,000 people homeless. WHI coordinated an emergency response to bring water treatment solutions on-line, delivered clothing, blankets, food, medicines, counseling to victims, and care for children who lost family members.
Hurricane Matthew: Haiti (October 2016)
Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade, devastated Haiti. While the real number of causalities may never be known, the estimated death toll was over 500 people. WHI delivered 2,000 water filters, 2,520 hygiene kits and 342 tarps to the most affected areas.
Flood Relief: Louisiana (August 2016)
WHI mounted an immediate emergency response effort mobilizing many volunteers. These workers provided 816 hours of services to gut and clean-up homes and minister to families impacted by the flood.
Cyclone Roanu: Sri Lanka (May 2016)
WHI implemented programs to care for children, provide supplies, medical care and essential furniture for their families, so the children could return to school as soon as possible.
Earthquake: Ecuador (April 2016)
Following the earthquakes that took more than 650 lives and injured more than 16,000 people, WHI provided over 700 water filters and 8,400 hygiene kits to areas with the greatest need.
Earthquake: Nepal (April 2015)
When more than 21,000 were injured and over 8,500 were killed, WHI airlifted large, industrial strength tents to over 70 families, providing shelter to protect people from the monsoon rains. In addition, WHI gave relief supplies, water filters, food and hygiene kits to those in need. A team backpacked through the mountains to deliver over 2,000 pounds of relief supplies in Nepal's remote regions who had not previously received any assistance.
Ebola Virus Outbreak: Sierra Leone (March 2014-March 2016)
As one of the largest non-government organizations in Sierra Leone, WHI recruited a Registered Nurse from the US to train health care workers, supplied ambulances, set up isolation units, helped with burials, delivered food to families, provided care for shunned survivors, and set up Community Care Centers to make care more accessible to those impacted by the disease.
Learn more: WHI's current Ebola efforts
Typhoon Haiyan: Philippines (November 2013)
Immediately following the typhoon that impacted 14 million people, WHI offered food, educational support, rice seeds, and farm animals to those in need.
Earthquake: Haiti (January 2010)
The massive earthquake killed more than 230,000 people, injured over 300,000, and left over 1.5 million people homeless. WHI made available food for 83,200 people, purified water to 68,500 families, 16,103 hygiene kits, and medication to 7,320 orphaned and vulnerable children. While providing psychological care for 887 orphaned children, WHI helped to reunite 282 children with their guardians. Seminars were held in 26 camps where 18,925 youth learned about illness prevention, and WHI re-constructed three schools in Cite Soleil, Petit Goave, and Jacmel.