Americares goes where emergency response is needed for those affected by natural disasters. Our emergency programs provide workers with the training, medicine, and resources required to treat health issues and injuries caused by catastrophes large and small.
Learn more about Americares emergency response to catastrophic disasters.
July 19, 2016
A shipment of critical relief supplies, including water purifiers, arrived for survivors of the 7.8 magnitude Ecuador Earthquake. Fernando Bendek, Emergency Program Manager, and his team trained the Porto Viejo community to purify water, making it safe to drink. Restoring health in a community starts with access to clean water.
May 06, 2016
On Thursday, April 28, in the midst of destruction, AmeriCares partnered with the Canoa Ministry of Health to provide a warm, safe environment for children – a space for kids to “be kids” and where their parents could relax, receive health information, and interact with mental health professionals.
April 27, 2016
Our Emergency Response Director shares her personal view from ground level in Ecuador in the first days after the worst earthquake in decades shattered the country.
September 01, 2015
Greetings from Japan! Over the last few weeks, I have met with over 20 different local partners to see the status of past and present projects that AmeriCares has supported since the triple disaster in 2011.
January 30, 2014
On November 12, four days after Typhoon Haiyan, I was on a plane to the Philippines. Our emergency response team had tracked the typhoon for days and when we heard the initial damage reports, we grabbed our bags and headed out.
January 23, 2014
January 12, 2014 marked the fourth anniversary of a day that will forever be etched in the memory of Haitians — the devastating earthquake that claimed more than 230,000 lives and left more than 1.5 million people displaced in the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
March 10, 2012
On a recent trip to our office in Japan, AmeriCares Communications Director, Leslie Gianelli, visited Ogatsu, a once-thriving coastal town transformed into a wasteland by raging tsunami waters. Nearly one year later, scenes of powerful devastation are still commonplace in Ogatsu and other towns along the coast. Here, Leslie provides a glimpse of what she witnessed that day.
March 02, 2012
Every community in coastal Japan has its own stories – stories of loss, of survival, of hope. On a recent visit to Japan, Leslie Gianelli, AmeriCares Communications Director, spent time in Okawa, a community touched by the tragic loss of schoolchildren and their teachers the day the tsunami struck. Below are her reflections about her visit to the school grounds.
January 19, 2012
Ramona’s reflections after visiting the radiation-affected communities of Shinchi-machi and Soma City on the second, third and fourth day of the January, 2012 distribution with partner, Institute for Cultural Affairs(ICA).