Current appeals

Make a monthly donation

By giving monthly you will help transform lives of thousands of people in need.

Doing It Tough Appeal

Donating to our Doing It Tough Appeal demonstrates your support for changing the lives of vulnerable people who are doing it tough, through the everyday work of Red Cross. Your gift will help transform the lives of people in need, by ensuring Red Cross is able to be there for those doing it tough in local and overseas communities.

East Africa Drought Appeal

The funds raised through this appeal will be used to:

• provide drought affected communities in Kenya and Somalia with emergency relief assistance
• assist health, food and nutrition, livelihood and water and sanitation initiatives in affected areas
• send specialist aid workers to assist the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement response
• support drought risk reduction and recovery activities in affected countries.

Disaster Relief and Recovery

By donating to our Disaster Relief and Recovery work you provide valuable support for our Emergency Services teams, both staff and volunteers, as they prepare, respond and provide relief to communities during disasters. Your support assists us to be active as soon as a situation has occurred and to provide desperately needed help. Whenever you see a Red Cross Emergency Service team in action your donation has been an important contribution to our team.

Red Cross Victorian Floods Appeal 2011

Funds raised by the Red Cross Victorian Floods Appeal will be used to support individuals, families and communities in areas affected by the 2011 Victorian floods.

Pole2Pole Run for Water Appeal

Australian ultra marathon runner Pat Farmer is running Pole to Pole to support Red Cross water and sanitation programs.