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HKRC Rapid Emergency and Disaster Cash Assistance (RED Cash)
Raised
0%
Beneficiaries
Around 70 people receiving the RED Cash immediately after disasters or emergency events.
Fundraising Target
HK$100,000
Fundraising Period
1 April 2025 - 30 September 2025
- The Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) provides the Rapid Emergency and Disaster Response Cash Assistance (RED Cash) to vulnerable households severely affected by local disasters or emergency events, such as fire, typhoon, floods or some household crises.
- Compared to other emergency cash assistance programmes, the HKRC RED Cash have four features below.
- RAPID - Eligible households can receive the application result and cash assistance in 2-5 days, in general cases.
- EFFECTIVE - Each eligible household can receive $1,800-$5,000 depends on household size. The cash assistance supports basic needs immediately after disasters and during the trasitional phase before medium and long term assistance.
- DIGNITY - The service users are empowered to choose the most appropriate services or products.
- COMPLIANT – Strict compliance with selection criteria and procedures in approval process and financial procedures. Monitor within 3 monts after distribution.