John, the recent decision to halt some U.S. foreign aid funding for humanitarian assistance programs is having life or death consequences for children across the globe.

In a world where 1 in 5 children lives in conflict zones — and 1 in 11 needs humanitarian assistance — every single dollar counts in the race to save children’s lives. 

As funding is slashed, the action and generosity of supporters like you are critical to ensuring that life saving aid assistance can keep flowing. For many children, this is a lifeline and their best chance for survival.

A generous group of donors has agreed to TRIPLE all gifts, up to $500,000* to reach children in need and save lives in the world’s most urgent crisis zones. Your donation — now TRIPLED — will go where it’s needed most: the places where it’s toughest to be a child in the U.S. and across the globe.

Save the Children works in partnership with communities to deliver lifesaving programs focused on children’s health, education and protection – in the U.S. and around the world.

These programs are critical to the survival of children like 1-year-old Abdi in Somalia, who was suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Abdi’s mother, Cai’sha, was a farmer, but severe drought forced them to move to town. With few opportunities to find work, the family had little to eat.

Cai’sha brought Abdi to a Save the Children clinic when he began running a fever and had diarrhea. The staff treated him with emergency fluids through a nasal tube, and he was given milk, food and medicine. After a few days, he began to stabilize. 

John, children like Abdi are struggling to survive in the face of hunger, conflict and natural disasters –and critical aid has just been pulled out from under them. You can help keep vital aid flowing — and have 3X the impact for children, families and their communities — when you make a gift today.

Thank you for showing up for children in this urgent moment of need,

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 $500,000 in donations until midnight on March 31, 2025. If we meet our match goal prior to receiving your one-time donation, your donation will not be matched but will still go to support our programs.