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Around the world, we’re seeing how floods can develop suddenly and devastate families like Chansamone’s. Donate today and help prevent families from losing everything.

There was no warning when the floodwaters began to swallow Chansamone’s home with her and her children in it.   

Chansamone and her husband are both factory workers in Laos. After a sunny day like any other, she and her children had gone to bed while her husband spent the night at work.  

Chansamone woke up at midnight to rain and water that was nearly level with the road. By the time she called her husband for help, the water had rushed into the house and washed many of her belongings away. 

"The first floor was filled with water, I didn’t get to take anything. I took my two children, 12 and 15 years old, upstairs,” she says. 

“I felt very sad, very sad, I was not prepared and didn’t know the impacts would be this severe.”  

If Chansamone had the tools, knowledge and resources she needed to predict the floods and prepare for them ahead of time, things could have been different. That’s where you come in. 

How your donation can help

Climate emergencies push people further into poverty. But your donation can help them be ready, prepared, and resilient when the next storm hits.

Your support will help Oxfam and our local partner KONSEPSI to deliver life-saving measures to prevent disaster, such as:

Lombok, Indonesia: As part of her community's anticipatory action response, Mariani operates the ombrometer and documents water levels in her village every day. Photo: Aimee Han/Oxfam

Flood warning tools

$75 can equip villages with rain gauges to help predict flooding.

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Lombok, Indonesia: Husaini's community experiences frequent flash floods and earthquakes. She received resources from Oxfam local partner, KONSEPSI, for an emergency bag in preparation for disasters. Photo: Aimee Han/Oxfam

Evacuation essentials

$185 can stock emergency evacuation bags for families who need to flee.

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Lombok, Indonesia: Oxfam's local partner KONSEPSI staff members Izmi, Rizwan, Rini and Uun. The team is currently working with disaster-prone communities to prepare them for the risks of hydro-meteorological disasters, especially floods. Photo: Aimee Han/Oxfam

Disaster training

$300 can train and educate communities to plan for the next emergency.

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Help communities like Chansamone’s get ahead of the storm 

Climate emergencies around the world are robbing families of their homes, livelihoods and even their lives. We can’t control the storms, but we can help families get ahead of them.

Families like Chansamone’s shouldn’t have to lose everything because they don’t have what they need to prepare for climate emergencies.

Donate today to help provide life-saving support.

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This is what prevention looks like

Husaini lives in Lombok, Indonesia, which is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Storms and floods are frequent, and she’s had her home destroyed in the past by a particularly vicious one. Since connecting with Oxfam and our local partner organisation KONSEPSI, Husaini’s community no longer feels helpless as they wait for the next emergency.

Thanks to supporters like you, Husaini’s village was able to access training with our partners in Indonesia, so they’ll be prepared for the next storm. 

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Being prepared for the next storm

For Husaini, it’s not just knowing the practical actions to take, it’s also the emotional relief that feeling prepared gives her. As well as training, Husaini received a cash transfer to buy emergency supplies. This financial aid enabled her to stock an emergency evacuation bag and purchase sandbags and non-perishable food. 

Husaini says the training has made a huge difference.

“We were told how to prepare against disaster,” she told us. “We were taught what we must do when disaster happens. I already have [the emergency bag] for around a year. I have it at hand. I practiced it... We were told to prepare what we needed.”

More frequent and ferocious climate emergencies are costing families their homes, livelihoods and even their lives. 

We must act now to help.  

Will you donate today to help families get ready for the storm ahead?

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Your donation will be used in support of Oxfam’s efforts in Australia and overseas.

We work to deliver humanitarian aid, long-term development projects, and to advocate for a world where everyone is equal, free from poverty and injustice.

Oxfam acknowledges the support of the Australian Government through the Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP).