The Pooled Funds StoryHub is a collection of stories that show the impact of the OCHA-managed pooled funds: the global Central Emergency Response Fund, the Country-based Pooled Funds, and regional funds for West and Central Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean.

OCHA’s pooled funds help provide the world’s most vulnerable people with life-saving assistance to, thanks to contributions from national governments, foundations, and private individuals.

From emergency water for communities affected by El Niño floods in Somalia, to safe spaces for people at risk in Colombia; to helping humanitarian organizations respond to millions of people in dire need in Gaza; these human stories help illustrate how pooled fund support makes a real difference – to the lives of real people when they are dealing with severe crises.

OCHA’s Pooled Funds help our partners clear land of remnants of war in Ukraine; provide children with the resources needed to stay in school in Lebanon; and many other life-saving interventions around the world.

Highlighted stories

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  Pooled funds work with Palestinian and international partners to save lives
  OPT | 2024 | CERF and CBPF “We eat less so the kids can eat at least one meal a day.”
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  Clean water supports resilience in the West Bank
  OPT | 2023 | CBPF “I was mostly concerned about the children.”
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  Solar water station brings water to under-served communities
  Lebanon | 2023 | CBPF “Cleaning the house one day meant sacrificing washing clothes, or even showering.”

#OCHAthanks our donors for your generous contributions to the pooled funds.

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