Current Active Responses
Nepal-Tibet Flooding: On August 26, massive floods and landslides struck northern Nepal, causing widespread devastation across multiple districts. Hundreds of people have been reported dead, injured or missing, and search, rescue and assessment efforts remain ongoing as authorities work to determine the full scale of the disaster.
CWS Japan is responding in coordination with local members of the Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network (ADRRN). Teams are conducting needs assessments in affected communities and preparing emergency relief efforts while also supporting longer-term initiatives to strengthen disaster resilience and preparedness. Based on identified needs, CWS and partners will work to deliver assistance where it is needed most.
Venezuela Earthquakes: CWS is mobilizing a humanitarian response to the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, where powerful back-to-back shocks have caused widespread building collapses across major cities, killed and injured thousands, and left many more displaced or cut off from essential services. Families and communities affected by the earthquakes are in urgent need of lifesaving assistance to meet their daily needs for food, clean water, shelter, and support to begin recovery.
CWS is prioritizing rapid assessment of needs, immediate support to local partners through solidarity grants and strengthening locally led networks already serving affected communities. In a fragile and evolving context, we will focus on channeling resources where they are most needed, supporting urgent relief efforts now and accompanying communities in the weeks and months ahead as recovery begins.
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All funds raised will go to CWS Emergency Response Fund for use where they are most needed in support of our Venezuela earthquake response and CWS's response to other humanitarian emergencies.
About the CWS Emergency Response Fund
In the days immediately following a catastrophic disaster, CWS provides cleanup buckets, kits and vital supplies to help impacted people begin to clear up what was left behind. In the U.S. and around the world CWS works with trusted local community-based organizations to reach the most vulnerable communities, including immigrants and refugees, to provide the support these families need.
When war, conflict and violence force families to flee their homes in search of safety, CWS provides emergency support along the journey and connects them with vital services to rebuild their lives.
The road to recovery is often long and challenging. That’s why after attention fades, CWS works to ensure that affected communities continue to receive the help they need by providing support to community long-term recovery groups.
The Emergency Response Fund allows us to quickly respond to emergencies as soon as they occur. By standing with CWS, you can remind our neighbors on the journey from response to recovery to thriving, they are never alone.
Latest Responses
Venezuela Earthquake Update: Two Months On
On June 24, 2026, two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within seconds of each other, collapsing buildings across Caracas and the surrounding region. Nearly 18,000 individuals and families lost their homes, while thousands more remain in temporary shelters, uncertain whether their homes will ever be safe to live in again. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster, local churches, community organizations and volunteers provided critical support. Two months later, the …
“After the Rain, There Will be a Rainbow”: Supporting Mental Recovery and Safe Housing in the Philippines
This Mental Health Awareness Month, CWS Japan is supporting earthquake-affected communities in the Philippines by helping families rebuild safer homes while creating spaces for healing and hope.
From Ukraine to Myanmar: How Your Support Reached Communities in Crisis
In 2025, your compassion reached more than 123,000 people worldwide affected by conflict, climate‑driven disasters and humanitarian emergencies. Your support brought lifesaving essentials, long‑term recovery resources and renewed hope to communities across the globe. Around the world, families continue to face crises that uproot homes, disrupt livelihoods and threaten their safety. Whether caused by conflict, extreme weather or sudden disasters, these emergencies can leave entire communities …