Humanitarian Assistance in Africa
Africa is shaped by acute and chronic crises. Hence, the German Red Cross is involved in the continent with numerous projects and is working diligently to improve the people´s situation in each country.
Famines, such as those in Somalia, armed conflicts like those in Sudan, refugee movements in Uganda and South Sudan, and the effects of climate change in countries like Togo and Madagascar, require extensive humanitarian assistance.
Together with local Red Cross and Red Crescent societies, we work in many African countries to provide rapid and sustainable assistance to people affected by crises.
Core issues in Africa
The tasks we tackle – together with the local people, aid workers as well as donors – are wide-ranging: We support food security through the distribution of seeds and agricultural equipment, we take precautions for clean water and sanitation, health care and medical support, we provide assistance to refugees, improve disaster preparedness and the adaptation to climate change.
It is immensely important to open up perspectives for young people and provide them with knowledge on how to better protect themselves from disasters or diseases, for example, or how to increase their harvest.
