Here is the devastating reality our teams are seeing:
FIRST, our clinics saw a heartbreaking surge in malnutrition — with some clinics reporting that 42% of pregnant and breastfeeding women are severely malnourished, and the number of children we see with Severe Acute Malnutrition — the most severe undernutrition associated with a high risk of mortality — is increasing every day.
THEN, we raised our voices. Project HOPE joined more than 100 organizations urging governments to open land crossings, restore the flow of food, medicine, and water, and end the siege. But despite these urgent calls, barriers to aid remain — and families are still going without the essentials they need to survive.
NOW, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has officially declared famine. This classification is the world’s gravest warning: mass starvation is imminent, and without immediate aid, hundreds of thousands more could die.
The situation is dire — but you have the power to help, Friend. For many children, their only available food source is the therapeutic food supplements we provide.
Your emergency gift today can help deliver aid like nutrition, medical care, and clean water to families in Gaza while sustaining Project HOPE’s mission around the world, wherever the need is greatest. Friend, will you rush a gift now?
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