Humanitarian Aid
We help in greatest distress when war, natural disaster, or crisis strikes.
When natural disaster or war strikes, the most important thing is to rapidly provide emergency aid, food, clean water, and shelter. We support families living in the midst of crisis with a long-term approach, bringing hope into challenging situations.
Crises are often complex and protracted. Vulnerable people may need help with everyday survival for years to come.
Fida specialises in supporting families to cope within protracted humanitarian emergencies.
How we Help in Crisis Areas:
- We create support networks and facilitate peer support for families to strengthen their mental wellbeing.
- We create safe spaces for children to play and learn.
- We ensure children go to school, by repairing schools and providing school meals, for instance.
- We strengthen the inclusion of people with disabilities within communities.
- We provide cash assistance, so that people living in the midst of emergency can buy medicine, food, and clothing, or pay electricity bills, for example.
Local Support Ensures Reliable Assistance
Fida will deliver your assistance. This is ensured by our trusted partners, local denominations and NGOs, who have good networks and long-standing presences in crisis areas.
Fida’s humanitarian work is conducted by local people living in crisis areas. They are also teachers, entrepreneurs, market workers, farmers, and psychologists. Fida supports their survival and strengthens their ability to recover from hardships, so that they can help their own communities.
Funding for Humanitarian Operations
Fida receives funding from multiple sources, enabling diverse and effective humanitarian assistance:
- The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Fida receives significant annual programme funding for humanitarian aid – in 2024, the amount was €2.75 million.
- The European Union. Fida has a partnership agreement with the European Commission’s humanitarian aid department (ECHO), which allows the organisation to apply for EU funding for humanitarian projects.
- Private Donations. Finnish private donors make a substantial contribution to supporting Fida’s humanitarian work.
- Fida Secondhand Shops. Fida’s secondhand store network in Finland generates funds to support humanitarian efforts.
Our Humanitarian work
We are helping in these crises
Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine
Ukraine is experiencing one of the greatest refugee crises of our time. Fida is providing critical aid in the city of Zaporizhzhia and surrounding villages.
Humanitarian aid in Myanmar
The humanitarian crisis in Myanmar is deepening. Fida supports families affected by the conflict in three regions across the country.
Humanitarian aid in Yemen
Fida supports families in Yemen who are facing extreme hardship.
Essential Support in the Midst of a Crisis
I have lived in a refugee camp for four years with my small child. Fida and the local CEPAC church supported me in starting a business. I have been learning how to make soap, and now I am skilled enough to be able to sell it. With soap sales, I can support myself and my child. I can feel confident about the future, even though I am raising my child alone.
Ngoy, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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News & Stories
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Fida’s Work in Yemen Continues
Fida’s humanitarian work to support people living amid conflict in Yemen is back on track. After nearly a year-long pause, the programme has received new funding and resumed operations.
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Fida Responds to Crisis in Myanmar with Food and Cash Assistance
Fida is expanding its humanitarian operations in Myanmar. Large-scale food distributions and cash assistance will begin in June in the regions of Kachin, Yangon and Bago.
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Denis Mukwege in Finland – Handed Fida’s Petition to the Minister for Foreign Affairs
During his visit, Mukwege met with Finnish government leaders and spoke in support of peace and justice at the Pentecostal World Conference.