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 Pakistan, and proves a model we plan to scale.
Two horizons — the deployment we're building today, and the model we're growing into.
Our first deployment is a practical pilot supporting approximately 200 vulnerable families in Pakistan 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 Pakistan campaign →From Pakistan, 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 →A simple flow designed to put life-saving alerts and emergency support directly into the hands of vulnerable families.
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.
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.
Once a disaster affects a registered family's location, digital cash assistance is delivered to them — secure, verified, and immediate.
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.
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