We go to the toughest places to save children from earthquakes,
cyclones, conflict and disease. Where children are being exploited,
neglected or abused, we protect them from harm. We won’t stand
for it – and neither will our supporters.
In crises, children are always the most vulnerable. Without adequate nutritious food, children cannot develop as they should and are at a high risk of acute malnutrition. This can lead to stunting or death, with irreversible damage to a child’s physical and cognitive development.
As well as providing emergency nutrition for severely malnourished children, we prioritise humanitarian cash assistance for families, and lobby the international community to address the root causes of food and nutrition insecurity.
Without clean water and sanitation facilities, disease spreads quickly in emergency situations, so we provide safe drinking water, repair water supplies and ensure schools are also equipped with basic facilities to support children’s return to learning. In critical situations, we truck water to families and communities who have no other option.
In Yemen, around 14 million people urgently needed access to safe drinking water and sanitation to stop the spread of cholera and other diseases. We constructed large water access points and rebuilt public rainwater harvesting systems and small water points that had been destroyed during conflict in two of the worst affected areas.
Emergencies cause serious disruptions to a child’s education. It is crucial for their development, safety, and recovery for children to return to learning as soon as possible. In emergency situations, where the education system is unable to function as normal, we establish temporary learning centres and provide safe and protective environments for children to learn and play.
We’re currently providing access to education and support to children who’ve fled conflict in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq as well as Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Bangladesh and supporting children to learn through education programs in Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand.
