Faced with extreme events, such as record temperatures, historic droughts and floods, it has never been more urgent to form a mobilization to face the effects of climate change. In this scenario, the philanthropy gains great prominence, as it is a powerful social tool to support the combating emergencies and in reconstruction of affected territories and communities.
In times of crisis and tragedy, it is common for donations to increase significantly to resolve — quickly — an emergency issue, and they play a very important role at this time. Mobilization is important to mitigate the effects of climate change stemming from crisis situations, but also to plan and unlock rapid responses to these situations that are occurring with increasing frequency.
But what the Philanthropic Funds have to do with it?
You Emergency Philanthropic Funds, whose resources are used to respond quickly to the affected territories and communities and minimize the impacts arising from the most diverse hypotheses of public calamity, can become a essential response to extreme events, which directly impact the environmental and social sphere.
Emergency Funds
You Emergency Philanthropic Funds They are private, non-profit, and aim to collect, manage and allocate donations from individuals and legal entities for actions of public interest.
The funds were in the spotlight from 2020 onwards, with the outbreak of the Covid-19, which gave a significant boost to resources allocated to philanthropic projects in Brazil. The unprecedented public health crisis generated a wave of solidarity and the strengthening the culture of collaboration in the country. The results obtained showed the strength of the union between civil society, companies and public authorities to mobilize resources together to meet emergency challenges.
Saving Lives: a real case of emergency funds
In the context of the pandemic Covid-19, the was launched Saving Lives Fund to strengthen health professionals in public hospitals who are exposed to the virus on a daily basis. The program was an initiative of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), in partnership with Sitawi, Bionexo and the Confederation of Santas Casas and Philanthropic Hospitals (CMB).
The campaign's positive results were generated by the union between several parties. Even with the end of the pandemic, the legacy remains for the beneficiaries and those involved in the action.
Check out the results obtained by the Fund:
- R$140 million mobilized;
- 90 million PPEs purchased;
- 9 million people impacted;
- 2 thousand hospitals included.
Emergency funds and climate change
You extreme events caused by climate emergency in Brazil and around the world reveal the need to mobilize financial resources to combat this crisis. However, according to the One Planet, it is estimated that globally, only 2% of philanthropic donations are dedicated to climate-related initiatives. In this scenario, emergency funds become a powerful weapon to increase the mobilization of resources destined to combat the problems caused by climate change.
As this issue is far from being resolved, it is essential that more and more philanthropic projects emerge that have specialized and transparent management so that we can rebuild, as quickly as possible, the damage caused by the climate emergency.
Sitawi Philanthropy Management
THE Sitawi has experience and expertise in management of philanthropic funds. We allow financial resources – from legal entities and individuals, national and international – to be allocated to social and environmental causes in a flexible and transparent manner. We carry out the financial management so that the destination of capital is more efficient, ensuring the transparency and accordance of the execution of resources for all donors and civil society involved in the action.
Organizations, companies and philanthropists can create a Emergency Philanthropic Fund to combat the tragedies caused by climate change. If you want to know how, talk to us.
