John, this time of year is so crucial for us as we work to support a generation of children facing immediate and long-term crises. Today, we’re sharing three inspiring stories to demonstrate how your additional support right now can make a significant impact in the lives of children around the world – but before we do: 

There’s no better time to make your first gift for children needing support. Please, will you make a MATCHED gift of $30 at this critical time before the deadline at midnight tomorrow? Every dollar makes a life-changing difference for children, and we can’t afford to miss our goal.

Your $30 donation can make a direct impact for children like the 2-year-old son of Omer Sharfy, an emergency rapid response lead at Save the Children Sudan. After violence broke out near their home in Khartoum, Omer's son became terrified. As noises grew louder and more violent, he ran to hide under a bed as a gunfire raid was set off outside.

Your $30 matched gift can make brighter futures for children like Sofia,* 16, displaced from her home in Ukraine with her grandmother after Russia launched its attack. Oftentimes without signal or power, she can't communicate with her family and doesn't know when she'll be able to see them again. 

Your contribution can be a turning point for children like Jaiyana.* At just 10 months old, she came to our health center in Pakistan. She was severely malnourished after devastating floods, which destroyed crops and grain stores that were sources of income for so many families. With your help, we can continue providing medicine and therapeutic food to Jaiyana and millions more facing hunger and malnutrition.

There's no better time to give than now, so in honor of the holiday season: 

Please, will you make your inaugural contribution with a season of giving gift and have your gift MATCHED before this opportunity ends at midnight tomorrow? We're still falling short of our critical $50,000 goal!

Thank you for doing your part on behalf of children around the world. 

Save the Children 

A generous group of donors has donated to a matching gift fund to inspire more donors like you to support our mission, and every dollar you donate will unlock a dollar from this pool. To unlock this match and help us reach our goal, please click the donation link in this email. All donations will be matched 2x, up to $20M, or until midnight on Dec. 31, 2023. Monthly gifts will be matched for the first monthly installment only. If we meet our match goal prior to receiving your one-time or monthly donation, your donation will not be matched but will still go to support our programs.