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Rapid Relief Fund
Families queue beside sacks of rice and bottles of cooking oil at a distribution point in Bago Region

Background

The Rapid Relief Fund (RRF) is a locally managed humanitarian funding mechanism established to enable rapid, flexible, and locally led emergency responses in Myanmar. Working through pre-qualified local organizations, RRF helps ensure that life-saving assistance reaches crisis-affected communities quickly, with funding that can be mobilized within 48 hours of an identified emergency.

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Goal

To enable locally rooted, community-trusted organizations to deliver fast, lifesaving relief while strengthening local systems for long-term recovery and resilience.

Volunteers fill rows of meal boxes with rice and eggs for donation to hospitals

Objectives

Objective 1

To enhance emergency preparedness and readiness

Objective 2

To deliver rapid and life-saving humanitarian response

Objective 3

To support recovery and resilience of affected communities

Approach

The Rapid Relief Fund (RRF) adopts a “3Rs” approach — Ready, Relief, and Rehab — to enable a seamless transition from preparedness to emergency response and early recovery. Allocation decisions are guided by needs, severity, and vulnerability. All partners are required to adhere to humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence.

Two long boats loaded with relief sacks are poled between flooded stilt houses

Impact

325,600
Fund (USD)
84
Total Number of Partners in Network
37
Total Number of Townships
64,652
Total Beneficiaries