Our approach

Early warning

and emergency cash,

both in the palm of a hand.

GFIR's approach is built around two pillars that work together — a mobile early warning system that alerts families before climate-driven disasters strike, and immediate digital cash assistance once they hit. Our first deployment supports 200 families in South Asia/Caribbean, and proves a model we plan to scale.

Today / Tomorrow

From a South Asia/Caribbean pilot to a global model.

Two horizons — the deployment we're building today, and the model we're growing into.

PHASE 1 · PILOT

200 families in South Asia/Caribbean.

Our first deployment is a practical pilot supporting approximately 200 vulnerable families in South Asia/Caribbean facing extreme heat and severe flooding. Families are registered through local agents and receive mobile alerts and emergency cash transfers when hazards hit.

Support the South Asia/Caribbean campaign
WHAT'S NEXT

Scale to more communities and partners.

From South Asia/Caribbean, our vision is to extend this model to other vulnerable regions — like Nepal, Haiti, Bangladesh, and Vietnam — and to work with global companies on climate resilience for their workers and local suppliers. One model, many places.

Read our principles
How we respond

Four steps, on a phone.

A simple flow designed to put life-saving alerts and emergency support directly into the hands of vulnerable families.

01

Register

Families are pre-enrolled through trusted local agents — NGOs or community merchants — using biometric verification so aid reaches the right households. The agent is the human bridge between the platform and the community.

Before disaster strikes
02

Alert

When a hazard is projected to affect a registered area, families and local agents receive disaster alerts in real time on their phones — with simple guidance on what to do next.

In the hours before impact
03

Transfer

Once a disaster affects a registered family's location, digital cash assistance is delivered to them — secure, verified, and immediate.

As disaster hits
04

Access

Families visit a local agent to withdraw cash or purchase essentials — water, medicine, transport, temporary shelter — from a trusted point already part of their community.

In the first hours and days
Help us begin

A new fund needs people who believe early.

Donate, share our work, or reach out if you'd like to help us build. Every kind of support matters when you're just starting.