The CGI Community Responding to Afghanistan Earthquake: How You Can Help
Last week, a devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province. The effects have been catastrophic – killing more than 2,000 people and injuring countless others. Relief efforts have been stalled by health facilities quickly becoming overcrowded. Members of the CGI community are on the ground, providing much needed assistance such as medical supplies, food, funding, and more.
See below for the latest information on what the CGI community is doing and how you can help.
Americares, which has worked in Afghanistan since 1986 and has extensive experience responding to major earthquakes worldwide, is mobilizing emergency response efforts. The organization is coordinating with local partners to restore health services, deliver emergency funding, and provide hygiene kits and essential relief items to survivors.
You can donate to Americares to support those working on the ground here.
CARE, a women- and girls-focused relief organization active in Afghanistan since 1961, is assessing needs on the ground.
CARE’s teams have reported that over 90% of survivors are sheltering in open spaces exposed to the elements. With nearly all households destroyed and critical damage to water and sanitation infrastructure, non-food items, like blankets, and hygiene supplies are desperately needed.
You can donate to CARE’s efforts here
Direct Relief, leveraging more than a decade of work with local partners in Afghanistan, is responding by providing $50,000 in immediate grant funding and readying a major medical shipment worth $6 million. The aid includes life saving medicine, insulin, antibiotics, and emergency supplies to support frontline health workers treating survivors.
You can donate to Direct Relief to support those working on the ground here.
GlobalGiving, a trusted platform in crisis response, is supporting urgent relief efforts in Afghanistan and has already raised more than $106,000 from over 460 donors.
Donations are being allocated to meet immediate needs by providing food, clean water, medicine, shelter, psychosocial support, and aid for long-term recovery and empowering local Afghan organizations to lead both rescue and rebuilding efforts.
You can donate to the Afghanistan Earthquake Relief Fund here. All contributions support both immediate emergency relief and sustained, locally led recovery initiatives.
Islamic Relief USA is delivering hot meals, water purification kits, and shelter materials. They are also deploying mobile clinics stocked with essential medical supplies directly to affected families.
You can donate to Islamic Relief USA to support those working on the ground here.
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is conducting assessments and delivering aid such as kitchen supplies, shelter repair kits, blankets, hygiene/sanitation kits, cash assistance, and safe drinking water.
Impacted communities had already been strained by displacement, food insecurity, drought, and mass returns of refugees from neighboring countries. The NRC is underscoring the urgent need for donors to sustain long-term engagement and not just to fund immediate relief, but to help rebuild resilience beyond perpetual emergencies.
You can donate to the NRC here.
Save the Children’s mobile medical teams are navigating rugged terrain — some walking over 12 miles carrying medical equipment — to reach cut-off villages for life-saving care and evacuations.
They’re delivering emergency medical treatment, clean water, shelter support, and launching child-friendly spaces to offer critical mental health support for children traumatized by the quake.
You can donate to Save the Children’s Emergency Fund here.
Women for Afghan Women (WAW), the largest women’s rights organization in Afghanistan, is delivering urgent support to women, girls, and families most impacted.
Current relief includes mental health and psychosocial support, hygiene and dignity kits for women and girls, baby kits for mothers, and essential household items such as blankets, kitchen supplies, and gas cylinders.
You can donate to WAW here.
World Central Kitchen is teaming up with Instant Aid to provide freshly prepared meals to families in hard-hit communities.
You can donate to World Central Kitchen here.