Don’t Let Hazards Turn into Disasters
With the princess margriet fund

Natural hazards like floods, droughts, hurricanes, and heatwaves affected over 1.7 billion people last decade, and still continue to affect millions of people every year. The disasters destroy homes, crops, and livelihoods, forcing families to rebuild again and again.

Billions are spent on emergency relief, but much of this suffering and damage could be prevented with early action. That is why the Netherlands Red Cross Princess Margriet Fund exists.

Every €1 spent on disaster prevention can save up to €7 in emergency relief and revocery.

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Mission

The Princess Margriet Funds enables Red Cross to act before disaster strikes, by investing in disaster prevention and community resilience rather than only responding afterwards.


By supporting innovative, long-term, sustainable projects developed together with local communities, the Princess Margriet Fund:

  • Strengthens resilience of
    people most at risk from
    climate impacts.
  • Reduces suffering and saves
    lives     before hazards turn into
    disasters.
Why your support matters

Every year, millions are affected by disasters that could have been mitigated with preparation and foresight. By donating to the Princess Margriet Fund, you can help:

  • Build stronger, safer
    communities before disaster hits.
  • Save lives and protect livelihoods.
  • Invest in lasting resilience, not just temporary relief.
About princess margriet

The Fund honors Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, who has championed humanitarian action since 1966 and helped put disaster prevention and climate resilience on the global humanitarian agenda.

How does the princess margriet fund make a difference?

Projects supported by the Fund include:

  1. Training volunteers and local response teams to act early and effectively.
  2. Installing early warning systems that give communities crucial time to prepare.
  3. Restoring ecosystems like mangrove forests that protect coasts and reduce flood risks.
  4. Strengthening livelihoods and environmental resilience so families can withstand climate threats.

The solutions are locally led, scalable and sustainable, ensuring communities continue to benefit long after projects end.

Join us in preventing disasters

Your support helps the Netherlands Red Cross and partners scale up lifesaving prevention projects around the world. Together, we can make waves of change.

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