Citi Foundation Boosts Southeast Asia Flood Relief Efforts

Citi Foundation has committed $200,000 to support humanitarian relief for communities affected by severe flooding across Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. The announcement on January 21 highlights the foundation’s partnership with Save the Children to deliver urgent assistance to children and families impacted by the floods. In Vietnam, prolonged monsoon rains in late 2025 caused widespread flooding in central and northern provinces, damaging homes, schools, and essential infrastructure, and disrupting livelihoods while leaving thousands of children and families with limited access to clean water, healthcare, sanitation, and education. The funding will enable Save the Children to provide critical support to affected communities, safeguarding children’s health, well-being, and dignity during emergency response efforts. Brandee McHale, head of Community Investing and Development at Citi and president of Citi Foundation, emphasized the organisation’s commitment to standing with communities in crisis, ensuring that aid reaches the most vulnerable populations while promoting resilience. Save the Children, operating in Vietnam since 1990, implements programmes across six key areas, including education, health and nutrition, child protection, child rights governance, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation. The organisation prioritizes a rights-based approach, focusing on ethnic minorities, migrants, children with disabilities, and youth with diverse needs, and collaborates with government agencies, social organisations, corporate partners, and academic institutions in 16 provinces. Through this initiative, Citi Foundation and Citi Vietnam aim to strengthen disaster resilience, provide essential relief, and support long-term, inclusive development in the region, reflecting a broader commitment to helping vulnerable communities recover and thrive in the face of climate-related emergencies.