The U.S. government's decision to slash humanitarian assistance spending has cut off lifesaving aid to millions of children around the world. This decision has affected 181 of our programs — 111 have been fully terminated and the rest have been fully or partially suspended.
As a result, children are suffering — and will die. Meanwhile:
4.4 million pounds of food are unable to be delivered to children and families, including in areas where famine has been declared.
300,000 hygiene, water and sanitation kits are stuck in warehouses meant for places like refugee camps, where dangerous diseases like cholera are spreading.
13 million critical medical supplies sit idle, unable to treat sick children.
John, this additional suffering of children across the globe is entirely preventable. We’re doing everything we can to fill the gaps and keep fighting for children’s lives and rights — but we need your urgent help.
Charly* holds her children, Gervienne* and Jacqueline*, as they sleep outside their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
John, your support will go right to work for children like 15-month-old Gervienne* in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Gervienne’s mother, Charly*, fled with her children to the forest when rebel fighters approached her home. They left with little, lived in poverty and struggled to find food, a safe place to live and other essentials.
When Gervienne began vomiting and running a fever, Charly took her to a hospital. Save the Children covered all costs of her treatment for malnutrition as well as transportation to and from the hospital.
Around the world, mothers like Charly are fighting to keep their children alive. Without immediate help, many programs will close. Every day that passes, there will be more hungry children, more desperate families, more broken lives. We cannot allow this to happen.
John, you help provide a direct lifeline to children who’ve been left without support critical to their survival. Every $1 you give today will unlock $2 for children in crisis.Rush your gift now >>
Together, we can save our vital work for children around the world.
With gratitude,
Save the Children
A generous group of donors has donated to a matching gift fund to inspire more donors like you to support our work, and every dollar you donate will unlock $2 from this pool for the first $75,000 in donations until midnight on March 31, 2025. 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.
