ANTICIPATORY RELIEF FUND

Prepare. Protect. Prevent.

Disasters and displacements don’t wait. Neither should we.

Operation Hunger’s Anticipatory Relief Fund is a forward-looking initiative designed to act before crisis strikes, using real-time data and predictive tools to protect vulnerable communities before their situation becomes life-threatening.

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WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATORY #RELIEFFUND

We believe that saving lives shouldn’t begin after a disaster – it should start before one even hits. The Anticipatory Relief Fund enables us to proactively allocate resources, stage supplies, and activate support mechanisms based on:

Scientific
Forecasting

Using advanced climate & economic modeling to anticipate risks like droughts, floods, and food price spikes — allowing us to act before these shocks push communities into crisis.

Community & Hunger
Spot Monitoring

Through partnerships and on-the-ground networks, we identify emerging hunger hotspots and track real-time community needs, enabling targeted, timely support where it matters most.

Ongoing Nutrition
Surveillance

We regularly assess children and households using anthropometric data and health indicators to detect early signs of malnutrition, ensuring swift, preventative intervention.

THE URGENCY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Communities across the country are facing a dangerous combination of extreme weather events and systemic vulnerabilities that deepen poverty and food insecurity. When droughts, floods, and heatwaves strike – compounded by unemployment, rising food prices, and inequality – the result is not just disruption, but devastation. To break this cycle, we must shift from reacting to disasters to anticipating them.

NATURAL DISASTER

Droughts

NATURAL DISASTER

Floods

NATURAL DISASTER

Heatwaves

SOCIOECONOMIC STRESSORS

High Unemployment

SOCIOECONOMIC STRESSORS

Food Price Volatility

SOCIOECONOMIC STRESSORS

Inequality

DATA-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS FOR LOCALISED ACTION

We don’t just react — we anticipate.

Through our internal programmes and national partnerships, we track and interpret early warning signs of food insecurity and community vulnerability.

  • Anthropometric & Nutrition Surveillance Assessments

  • National Malnutrition Index and Food Security Data

  • Climate and Economic Shock Forecasting

  • Community-led early warning signs

WHY IT WORKS?

Anticipatory action works because it tackles the root causes of crisis before they escalate.

By acting early, we can prevent hunger, protect vulnerable children, and cut the high costs of emergency response. This approach reduces dependency, safeguards dignity, and helps build stronger, more resilient communities. Through the prepositioning of Nutrition Kits, distribution of disaster response assets, and the reinforcement of local nutrition services, we create a safety net that helps communities withstand shocks and avoid spiraling deeper into poverty.

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