A single, trustworthy way to make an impact
CBM Australia is proud to be a founding member of the Emergency Action Alliance (EAA). The EAA is a simple and effective way for Australian donors to help in an international humanitarian crisis. As a leading disability inclusive development agency, CBM Australia is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities are included in all responses.
What is the Emergency Action Alliance?
The EAA is made up of 15 Australian-based member charities who are experts in humanitarian aid and specialise in different areas of disaster response. By combining the expertise of the 15 members, the EAA can focus the desire of Australian donors to help in a targeted response to an international situation.
What does the Emergency Action Alliance do when disaster strikes?
When a major disaster hits countries with limited capacity to respond, the EAA brings together the knowledge, expertise and resources of 15 leading humanitarian charities. With the support of the members, the EAA can launch a coordinated, targeted fundraising appeal under the Emergency Action Alliance banner in order to streamline efforts and help more people in their moment of need. The money raised will be used quickly and efficiently to help those affected through the EAA’s network of member organisations.
How are the funds allocated?
The EAA has a unique process for allocating funds to the charities best able to deliver aid in that particular situation, allowing them to rapidly scale up operations on the ground and help more people. While members fund the EAA’s running costs, the EAA gives them back the money raised in EAA appeals to carry out their vital work.
Find out more about the Emergency Action Alliance
Hunger crisis appeal
The severe hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa is reaching catastrophic levels. We urgently need your help today to save lives.
Over 20 million people across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya are already on the verge of starvation – about half of them children. If the rains continue to fail, prices continue to rise and world leaders don’t boost aid funding to meet the needs of people in crisis, people will die.
Your donation to the Hunger Crisis Appeal will go directly to trusted EAA members including CBM Australia who are on the ground providing urgent life-saving aid including food and clean, safe drinking water.
