AOECS Central Emergency Fund
When the war broke out in Ukraine in 2022, AOECS established the Emergency Fund to enable the wider coeliac community to come together in support of people with coeliac disease affected by major crises.
The fund’s first intervention was to finance gluten-free food deliveries to refugee camps in neighbouring countries, as well as within Ukraine itself. This support is still ongoing.
Building on this experience, AOECS has strengthened its capacity to launch targeted fundraising initiatives and coordinate emergency responses whenever and wherever they are needed.
The Emergency Fund provides a structured and transparent framework that allows AOECS to act swiftly, in close cooperation with trusted partners, when people with coeliac disease are affected by humanitarian crises.
At present, AOECS is coordinating two separate fundraising initiatives for the Emergency Fund:
AOECS Emergency Fund initiatives
AOECS Emergency Initiative for Ukraine
The AOECS Emergency Initiative for Gaza
How can you support
Companies and private individuals may send their donations directly to AOECS using the following bank details:
Beneficiary’s account name: AOECS
Bank name: KBC Banque, Brussels,
IBAN: BE66 7360 3218 2543
SWIFTBIC: KREDBEBB
Explanation: Each initiative has its own code, shown under the initiative above. Enter the code here if you wish to direct your donation to a specific initiative. If you would prefer to support the fund’s overall efforts to assist people with coeliac disease in need, simply write “Central Emergency Fund”.