TRC & IFRC: A Model for National Society Resource Diversification
The Togolese Red Cross (TRC), working with IFRC and the Islamic Development Bank, became an implementing partner in a sovereign loan-financed sanitation programme — a first of its kind in Africa for a Red Cross National Society.
Pioneering Flood Insurance in Malawi: Building Resilience Before the Storm
Malawi is no stranger to climate extremes. Every year, tropical depressions sweep in from the Indian Ocean, bringing destructive floods to southern districts like Phalombe, Chikwawa, and Nsanje. Meanwhile, intense rainfall from the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone wreaks havoc further north.
ICRC Goma West Water Project: A New Model for Blended Finance
What began as a humanitarian challenge in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has become a replicable approach for providing sustainable assistance in protracted crises. For over 20 years, the response largely relied on temporary solutions such as water trucking, providing essential but short-term relief.
The IFRC-DREF Insurance: Making the Case for Risk Transfer
Since 1979, IFRC-DREF has released funding rapidly and efficiently to local Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies before and after disasters strike. But as the frequency and intensity of disasters increase, in large part due to climate change, more and more people need humanitarian assistance to cope.
That’s why the IFRC-DREF Insurance was developed, in partnership with Aon and the Centre for Disaster Protection.