Morocco Emergency Relief
Cash Relief for Morocco Earthquake Survivors
Donate directly to impacted families to meet their most immediate needs in the wake of the disaster.
You can send funds directly to Moroccans impacted by the devastating earthquake.
On September 8th, the largest earthquake to hit the region in over 100 years struck Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains, with several million people surrounding the Marrakech area estimated to be impacted. Communities near the epicenter in Al-Haouz, Chichaoua, and Taroudant were already among the poorest in the country and now struggle to afford food, medicine, safe shelter, and transportation out of impacted areas.
Our team has delivered cash to 9,000+ people in poverty in Morocco since 2019 and is working to reach survivors as quickly as we’re able to raise funds and establish secure payment channels.
- We’ve begun outreach to impacted communities to prioritize needs on the ground and are working with community partners to inform our response.
- Most survivors we’ve reached still have access to banks and local cash-points, but have only received food support or no aid at all.
- We estimate that ~2M Moroccans have been impacted by the earthquake; many are women, orphans, or otherwise financially vulnerable and need both immediate cash assistance and long-term recovery funds.
- In parallel with our short-term relief efforts and dependent on fundraising, we’re also scoping program models aimed at delivering long-term recovery funds to families living in the highest poverty areas.
- We’ll be updating this page with more information in the coming days.
Donating now helps ensure we have sufficient funds to scale our response and deliver cash to survivors immediately.
Even before the devastating earthquake, Moroccans were struggling with rising living costs, a global food crisis, extreme weather, and drought. Without a swift response, this will push the most vulnerable families further into poverty.
Jamila Abass
GiveDirectly Country Director in Morocco
If for any reason we are unable to launch a response, donations will be delivered to other Moroccans in poverty or survivors of the next global emergency.
Frequently Asked Questions
+Who would be eligible to receive money?
We are currently scoping how to most quickly reach impacted families living in the highest levels of poverty. Our in-country team has begun outreach to families and local partners to prioritize needs on the ground and design our response.
+What if you raise excess funds?
Survivors urgently need money to survive and rebuild their lives. If fundraising surpasses our current goal, we’re looking to scale our response to deliver more funds to more people in need. If we’re unable to deliver funds to those directly affected for any reason, the remaining funds will be allocated to our other poverty programs in Morocco or future emergency responses. We will update this page as we continue scoping a response.
+Who is GiveDirectly?
We’re a nonprofit that lets donors send money directly to the world’s poorest, no strings attached. We have delivered cash aid to 1.5M people across 13 countries, including crises and natural disaster responses in Turkey, Malawi, Puerto Rico, and Yemen.
+Is my gift tax-deductible?
Yes, donations are tax-deductible in the United States. GiveDirectly is a registered 501(c)(3), and our U.S. federal EIN is 27-1661997. We accept all major credit and debit cards, PayPal, checks, wires, stocks, cryptocurrencies, and more.
If you’re giving outside the U.S., you can still give to this campaign but your gift may not be tax-deductible. You can donate via our international partners to claim tax benefits, but those donations unfortunately won’t be restricted to Morocco earthquake relief.
Reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions or for more information on ways to give.