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Kiran IDP camp, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. A child with an ICRC hygiene kit.

Every contribution is important to the ICRC, and we are grateful for each contribution we receive. Your generosity will help us alleviate the suffering of conflict victims worldwide and is a source of encouragement to the ICRC in Geneva and its delegates in the field. Read full overview.

Facts and Figures

  • $20 can provide first aid care for a war wounded assisted in a first aid post
  • $100 can provide a three-month supply of hygiene kits for 50 civilians left homeless as a result of war
  • $500 can provide temporary shelter for 40 families displaced by conflict.
  • $1,000 can provide rehabilitation of a water-well for a village of 50 families

Reference documents

  • Water and habitat: ICRC activities

    The ICRC is helping provide water and sanitation for over 20 million people in 48 countries affected by conflict, violence, or their after-effects.