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 after rapid need assessment of natural or man-made disasters.

Goal

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

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

Objectives

Objective 1

To enhance emergency preparedness and readiness

Objective 2

To deliver rapid and life-saving humanitarian response

Objective 3

To engage resources and opportunities for 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.

A street of collapsed brick and concrete rubble after the earthquake in Mandalay

Impact

(June 2025 - June 2026)

Total Number of Partners in RRF Network

135

Total Number of Townships covered by RRF Network Members

2.6M

Coverage Population