Published on 6 January 2025

Typhoon Yagi: Multipurpose Cash Assistance Program in Vietnam

Following the devastating impact of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam in September 2024, the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) deployed a rapid response team and launched, among other activities, a cash assistance project to provide urgent relief to affected people and support their recovery efforts. The initiative reached 621 households – approximately 2,500 individuals - across eight districts in Yên Bái Province in Northwest Vietnam.

Destruction of farmland due to flooding — © SDC

15 January 2024

Multipurpose Cash for Recovery: Locally-led Humanitarian Action in Guatemala

In late 2020, Guatemala grappled with severe crises as Tropical Depressions Eta and Iota struck, causing loss of life and extensive damage. Switzerland responded by deploying the GIAR and EEL teams, working with local partners to deliver aid and implement monetary distribution projects, empowering affected communities.