ActionAid is a member charity of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) - an umbrella organisation made up of 15 leading UK aid charities. In times of large-scale humanitarian crisis, we come together to raise money to help people most affected by disasters.
The other 14 DEC member charities are Action Against Hunger, Age International, British Red Cross, CAFOD, Care International, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, International Rescue Committee, Islamic Relief, Oxfam, Plan UK, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision.
Since the DEC’s launch in 1963, they have run 76 appeals and raised more than £1.7 billion, saving millions of lives and rebuilding communities devastated by disasters – from earthquakes to hurricanes, civil war to health crises.
A proportion of the money raised through DEC appeals comes to ActionAid to help us deliver our life-saving humanitarian response.
Working with the DEC allows us to reduce costs, maximise our reach and operate in a coordinated and mutually supportive way. To find out more about the DEC, and the criteria for launching appeals, go to the DEC website.
DEC Pakistan Floods Appeal
In September 2022 the DEC launched an appeal to respond to the unprecedented floods in Pakistan, which have left more than a thousand people dead, millions homeless and a third of the country under water.
DEC charities are working directly or through local partners to help save lives, providing food, temporary shelter, medical aid, clean water and sanitation to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases.
Top image: A family sits under a temporary shelter after their home and crops were destroyed by the floods in Sindh, south-east Pakistan. Credit: Saima Javaid/IRC/DEC.
