Read more about the Ikea Foundation and Save the Childrens combined emergency response:
Pakistan Flooding 2010
India Cyclone Nargis 2008
Myanmar Cyclone Nargis 2008
Bangladesh Cyclone Sidr 2007
Ikea Foundation support Save the Children response in emergencies
Every year, millions of people lose almost everything – their homes and belongings – in natural disasters and conflicts. In addition to medicine, food and shelter, children need a safe place to stay during the day. They need protection against violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect and they need access to proper healthcare and sanitation facilities. During a crisis, their education is often hampered by the fact that the schools are destroyed or repurposed for relief efforts.
Save the Children supports children not only during the most critical phase, but also in the long term. The IKEA Foundation (previously known as IKEA Social Initiative) has been one of the major donors in Save the Children’s response in emergencies since 2007 and has chosen to support victims of large natural disasters such as the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the flooding in Pakistan, to address their critical needs for a place to call home. In addition, IKEA retail countries help financially and through in-kind support during national disasters.
