Why do disabled people have the highest mortality rate during disasters?

A lack of early warning and information about coming disaster, inaccessible emergency shelters and evacuation points, and disruption to social support systems results in people with disabilities being left behind or abandoned during disasters and conflicts.

Without the safety and protection provided by mobile phones allowing them to connect with humanitarian relief organisations, people with disabilities are vulnerable to isolation, abuse, and exploitation.

During a crisis people with disabilities are the least likely to find shelter, and most likely to be abused or killed.

A six storey block of apartments surrounded by ruble and debris from an explosion in Ukraine's war, the entire front of the building has been blown away to reveal the rooms and belongings of it's occupants.

We empower people with disabilities by sending them free phone top-up credit.

a railway worker pushes a wheelbarrow alongside a train carrying refugees who have fled fighting in Syria. In the wheelbarrow is a young boy wrapped in a blanket.

Sending payments directly to the phones of disabled refugees provides the best chance of visibility and protection.

A phone call can reunite disabled refugees with their family and care-givers as soon as possible and alert the humanitarian organisations best suited to support and protect them of their location and needs.

It increases independence and reduces the risks of abuse.

You can make a difference today.
Donate a phone top-up to help disabled refugees find safety and support.

A group of refugees struggle down a railway track, a man who appears to be paraplegic is carried between the shoulders of two other men. There is a look of panic and concern on everyone's face.

Imagine not being able to call for help.