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Rapid Response Fund<\/h3>\n

Building on a first successful experience in 2020 during the COVID-19 crisis, the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Board of Trustees decided in 2024 to create the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation Rapid Response Fund<\/strong>. The latter is activated when a set of criteria are met: the existence of a major crisis, the possibility of intervening in the rapid emergency phase at the time of the crisis, the existence of media coverage, the knowledge of trusted local field partners thanks to the Foundation’s partner WISE Philanthropy Advisors<\/a>. The Rapid Relief Fund operates on the principle of co-financing. The sums raised are paid to known and duly validated beneficiary organizations on the ground in order to respond to the crisis in its urgency. In 2025, the Rapid Relief Fund was activated for the first time to address the crisis in Lebanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Past emergency funds related to the COVID-19 pandemic:<\/strong><\/p>\n

During the Covid health crisis, many donors got involved in public utility organizations. Three initiatives have thus emerged under the umbrella of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, spurred on by partner institutions and organizations, in particular the World Health Organization and the Verbier Festival Foundation. Swiss Philanthropy Foundation has also taken a temporary action to support organizations benefiting from its thematic funds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Engage alongside WHO in the fight against the pandemic with the “COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund”<\/h3>\n

In the ccontext of the global health crisis, the WHO launched in March 2020 the first and only common fund for individuals, companies and organizations to directly contribute to the global response to COVID-19: COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.<\/p>\n

In order to expand the global network of donors, WHO has partnered with Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and the United Nations Foundation. These two public utility foundations were in charge of collecting donations, which are then used by WHO and its partners to help countries according to the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan <\/em>(2019-2020<\/a>) and its updated version for\u00a0 2021-2022.<\/a><\/p>\n

The fund was co-hosted by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation from March 13, 2020 to March 13, 2021. As of March 13, 2021, the newly created WHO Support Foundation officially became the primary fundraising agent. On December 31, 2021, the fund was closed by WHO, which continues its fight against COVID-19. In total, Swiss Philanthropy Foundation received CHF 32.3 million from 3\u2019850 donors. Swiss Philanthropy Foundation is honored to have been able to participate in this global initiative.<\/p>\n

More informations about the\u00a0COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund<\/em> impact<\/a><\/p>\n

In the press :<\/p>\n